Anthony Martino
Royal Flush
Just picked up what I thought was a great deal off Craigslist, a Dell Vostro with a 128GB SSD, i5, 4GB, etc. for $60. The only catch listed was that the display was a really dim display, which would be a non-issue because I intended to just hook it up to our tv and use it to watch stuff online.
Anyway, get it home, the display is so dim I have to shine a flashlight onto the screen in order to see anything so I can move around the desktop.
Tried the VGA cable and the HDMI cable, neither detected my tv was hooked up (which works fine on an older laptop we're trying to replace)
Made sure the tv was on and connected first before powering up the laptop, still doesn't detect my tv, so I can't duplicate the display over to it.
So what I originally believed was a screen problem appears to be a motherboard/graphics issue (since the graphics are integrated).
Does it sound like I've diagnosed this correctly? And if so, I assume my only option is to try and replace the motherboard?
Anyway, get it home, the display is so dim I have to shine a flashlight onto the screen in order to see anything so I can move around the desktop.
Tried the VGA cable and the HDMI cable, neither detected my tv was hooked up (which works fine on an older laptop we're trying to replace)
Made sure the tv was on and connected first before powering up the laptop, still doesn't detect my tv, so I can't duplicate the display over to it.
So what I originally believed was a screen problem appears to be a motherboard/graphics issue (since the graphics are integrated).
Does it sound like I've diagnosed this correctly? And if so, I assume my only option is to try and replace the motherboard?