Comment on Old laptop with non-funtional display... What do I turn it into
adarza@lemmy.ca 13 hours ago
laptop simply no longer detects the display
it could be a loose connection or broken wires between the main board and the display panel. it might be worth the effort to open it up and examine those.
SpatchyIsOnline@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
That was my first thought too, but I can’t really tell why, the display connector appears to be locked in place fine. It could just be a crappy design though because that cable runs through the heatsink, and the connector is partially blocked by one of the heat pipes so possibly thermal damage to the wire or connector?
Even just trying to re-seat the connector would require removing the entire heatsink/fan assembly which is very annoying. It’s not beyond my ability, but I asked the question about running it as a server to avoid that hassle lol, I’d much rather tinker with software than hardware it seems