[Novalug] linux laptop, is it worth repairing?

[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Saturday 10 October 2009 9:34:34 am cruiserad at comcast.net wrote:
> i need a reality check
> have a toshiba tecra m3 prt no PTM30U-OLGO17 with a great linux dsitro on
>  it. I paid $150 for it about six months ago, and has worked great up to
>  this point. Now, half of the screen has gone dead.a. Is this worth
>  repairing?b. if so, what's the cheap parts source I should I be looking
>  at?(I'm a Mac kind of guy, not familiar with PC repair)

Place I worked before would sometimes get screens off of eBay.  Replacing them 
is dead-simple.  Pop the frame off the front of the screen (probably has 
screws, often hidden behind those little rubber things), lift the frame out 
and disconnect the inverter from it (there's a cable).  Then just do it in 
reverse with the new screen.

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Mackenzie Morgan
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