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After getting home from 10 hours of work that, thanks to the weather, felt like 12 I opened my netbook to look at my idle games & shoot the shit with you fine folks only to find that the screen won't turn on.

I won't lose anything because it's all backed up, but it will surely be a downer until I can get it a shop to find out if it can be repaired. With any luck it's something simple like a loose connection that can be gotten at with tools I don't have.

After getting home from 10 hours of work that, thanks to the weather, felt like 12 I opened my netbook to look at my idle games & shoot the shit with you fine folks only to find that the screen won't turn on. I won't lose anything because it's all backed up, but it will surely be a downer until I can get it a shop to find out if it can be repaired. With any luck it's something simple like a loose connection that can be gotten at with tools I don't have.

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I feel for you. About a month ago I was called at work by my son who told me that my youngest daughter had spilled a glass of milk on my new gaming laptop.

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Ouch.

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Yup, Christmas present from my wife. Didn't even last a year.

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Always keep your old shit around, you might need it.

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This has saved me a few times. Had a laptop take a shit while I was on call for the weekend. Pulled out my old one, ran a few updates and I was good. It also meant I could take my time finding a deal on a new laptop instead of having to buy one immediately.

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Just last year I have my 10 year old Hills hold out laptop to a friend who needed it. If I can't get this one fixed maybe I'll drop him a line to see if he held on to it.

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You can probably use an external screen.

HDMI to USB or some shit if it's available. If you're in luck, it might have an HDMI port.
I don't know shit about netbooks, though.

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Double checking the ports was my first move. I found an old monitor, a VGA/HDMI adapter... No power cord. I might have one in my box of cables at the office. I'll check tomorrow.

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You'll probably be able to pull it off.

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Plug it into an external monitor to see if the video card is still okay and only the built in display needs work.

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anything can be fixed with a big enough hammer.

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For the record; the hammer is my penis.

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In light of recent evidence I'd like to revise my .