Recent content by sponkwig

Thanks for your reply, I really appreciate it. It's interesting what you said about the CPU. I always thought that when you bought a laptop you were stuck with the CPU. Knowing that you can upgrade the CPU that's not soldered down in certain laptops is new to me and almost a game changer when...

I'm actually thinking of getting one myself but I've been tasked with sourcing a budget laptop for a work colleague. I'm no expert but the first thing I want to know is the spec of the CPU because it doesn't matter how swish the screen etc if the CPU is pants. That said and an important...

I've played about with the screen cables as much as possible but still the same result. However, I noticed that it is possible to bring the screen back on..... as long as I keep tapping the Fn+F6/Brightness key continuously! Obviously this is totally impractical but does this obversation narrow...

Thank you, I'll try re-seating the screen connections and see what happens. It feels like it's not getting enough power and when something happens such as connecting a VGA cable, it jolts into action for just a few seconds, but I think you're right; failing video card. Thanks again.

This is a strange one. My friend gave me his laptop to fix. When booting the screen works briefly but eventually turns off. Sometimes it comes on again for a few seconds but then off again. It works fine with an external monitor via VGA cable, and again, the laptop screen works for a few...