New screen

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:38 pm

My son has kicked his football against my laptop screen and knackered it.
have looked on ebay for new screens and found these.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-HP-COMPAQ-NX6 ... dZViewItem

i should be able to change it myself.
also found a yankee one for 150 dollars and was wondering if that is a better deal.

any help appreciated.

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:39 pm

Got new for old home insurance? that would be the best deal!

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:56 pm

can i claim on home insurance for that?

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:00 pm

if i was to get a new one can i transfer my files across.

the screen is totally knackered so cant see anything.

is there a way to hook it up to another computer and save all files?

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:00 pm

depends on your policy, but if you could claim for, say, a dropped TV or a football whacked though the window, you could claim for a laptop.

Obviously, this laptop is never used for any business purpose, is it

on my Home Insurance, I have claimed barrister fees against an employer and damaged leathers after a bike crash!

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:07 pm

panlid wrote:if i was to get a new one can i transfer my files across.

the screen is totally knackered so cant see anything.

is there a way to hook it up to another computer and save all files?

#1 - if it is still working and you can get hold of a normal PC desktop screen, then you plug that in, boot up the pc and the display will appear on the external screen.

#2 - if you feel you can replace the laptop screen yourself, then you should be able to do this:
Open it up and get the hard drive out.
Then get something like this
Plug your old drive into the connector, then plug the USB plug into another PC and a new drive will appear on that PC.

Job Done!

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:17 pm

just taken the pc screen cable out of the pc and pluged it into the lappy but it didnt show on the screen.
any help?

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:25 pm

Press F7 or some of the other F kkeys

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:30 pm

did you actually power on the system with it plugged in already? much easier if you do that.
What is the actual model number of the laptop?

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:33 pm

HP nx6125

will try again be back in a mo

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:41 pm

ok, i pressed all the f keys and i am now on my lappy through the pc screen.

how would i save files now to the pc?
do i need a special cable or would i be better buying an external hard drive and copying everything onto that. something i was going to get round to doing anyway.

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:50 pm

External hard drives are cheap as chips these days.....well worth it!

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:55 pm

I would 2nd that

No need to skimp on size either!

If you fancy a bit of PC DIY, instead of buying a ready to plug-in External Drive, you could buy an USB Enclosure and a standard 3.5" Hard Drive and put the two together yourself in about 15 minutes - give yourself loads of extra space for the same price or less

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:24 pm

i just want an external that i can plug in and quickly transfer stuff.
cheers for that.
now....
do i go for a new lappy on insurance or just buy one of those screens and swap it myself?

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:30 pm

well... your laptop was a nice spec for its time ..... if you got new for old cover, you can get a VERY nice once for the price you paid.... if you haven't got new for old, it depends....

End of the day, you need to check the policy - and if you bought it with the recipt having your trading name on it ..... time to repair, probably

Least your data is intact (bet your boy is relieved!!)