COMPAQ LTE Lite 4/33C - Display is dead?
Hi all!
ok, this is an old machine from 1993. Hope that someone has a hint for this problem: I have a COMPAQ LTE Lite 4/33C and it looks like new. I had it stored in its original package in a room for more than 2 years. it worked perfectly well before and it was not touched during those 2 years. Now, i switched it on..and everything looks fine but the display stays DARK! The hard disk is fine and spinning but nothing shows upt on the display. What could have caused that?? How can i fix it? As i said the machine was not touched for more than 2 years and it worked perfectly before! Thanks, lactose |
COMPAQ LTE Lite 4/33C - Display is dead?
Either the dispay itself, the video chip on the motherboard or the backlight
is dead. Finding parts for any of them is going to be next to impossible. Might try Craig's List or eBay and see if another is out there, but it's unlikely. Time for the old warhorse to be retired permanently. HH "Lactose" wrote in message ... Hi all! ok, this is an old machine from 1993. Hope that someone has a hint for this problem: I have a COMPAQ LTE Lite 4/33C and it looks like new. I had it stored in its original package in a room for more than 2 years. it worked perfectly well before and it was not touched during those 2 years. Now, i switched it on..and everything looks fine but the display stays DARK! The hard disk is fine and spinning but nothing shows upt on the display. What could have caused that?? How can i fix it? As i said the machine was not touched for more than 2 years and it worked perfectly before! Thanks, lactose |
COMPAQ LTE Lite 4/33C - Display is dead?
Lactose wrote:
Hi all! ok, this is an old machine from 1993. Hope that someone has a hint for this problem: I have a COMPAQ LTE Lite 4/33C and it looks like new. I had it stored in its original package in a room for more than 2 years. it worked perfectly well before and it was not touched during those 2 years. Now, i switched it on..and everything looks fine but the display stays DARK! The hard disk is fine and spinning but nothing shows upt on the display. What could have caused that?? How can i fix it? As i said the machine was not touched for more than 2 years and it worked perfectly before! Try it with an external display, if that works, try shining a bright torch on the display. If you can see a very dark, faint display, then it's likely to be the inverter or the cold cathode flourescent tubes that have failed, or the flexible connection from the lower part to the display panel. http://www.trademoon.com/SearchResul...te%20lite%2033 Shows a list of some parts still available for that machine. Not recommending them, they just came up first on Google. -- Tciao for Now! John. |
COMPAQ LTE Lite 4/33C - Display is dead?
On 22 Okt., 05:01, John Williamson
wrote: Lactose wrote: Hi all! ok, this is an old machine from 1993. Hope that someone has a hint for this problem: I have a COMPAQ LTE Lite 4/33C and it looks like new. I had it stored in its original package in a room for more than 2 years. it worked perfectly well before and it was not touched during those 2 years. Now, i switched it on..and everything looks fine but the display stays DARK! The hard disk is fine and spinning *but nothing shows upt on the display. What could have caused that?? How can i fix it? As i said the machine was not touched for more than 2 years and it worked perfectly before! Try it with an external display, if that works, try shining a bright torch on the display. If you can see a very dark, faint display, then it's likely to be the inverter or the cold cathode flourescent tubes that have failed, or the flexible connection from the lower part to the display panel. http://www.trademoon.com/SearchResul...te%20lite%2033 Shows a list of some parts still available for that machine. Not recommending them, they just came up first on Google. -- Tciao for Now! John. My monitor doesnt fit into the monitor plugon the compaq laptop. seems an old system. the connector i have isn from a viewsonic 19" monitor and has one pin more that the lte lte plug has...so i cant try it now |
COMPAQ LTE Lite 4/33C - Display is dead?
On 22 Okt., 03:33, "HH" wrote:
Either the dispay itself, the video chip on the motherboard or the backlight is dead. *Finding parts for any of them is going to be next to impossible. Might try Craig's List or eBay and see if another is out there, but it's unlikely. *Time for the old warhorse to be retired permanently. HH "Lactose" wrote in message ... Hi all! ok, this is an old machine from 1993. Hope that someone has a hint for this problem: I have a COMPAQ LTE Lite 4/33C and it looks like new. I had it stored in its original package in a room for more than 2 years. it worked perfectly well before and it was not touched during those 2 years. Now, i switched it on..and everything looks fine but the display stays DARK! The hard disk is fine and spinning *but nothing shows upt on the display. What could have caused that?? How can i fix it? As i said the machine was not touched for more than 2 years and it worked perfectly before! Thanks, lactose thanks, hh in fact it is still very easy to get parts. a few bucks and u can buy a second working unit on ebay and use the parts of it. can this be fixed? i remember that when i opened the packagage it smells humid...so i believe that humidity caused this. i will have to open it..maybe it can be fixed.. |
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