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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 24, 2018 - 12:49pm PT
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I left my laptop on the hood of my van and drove away. As you can imagine, it eventually skidded off and hit the ground.
Cosmetically, it has a bit of road rash, and got sand in it's lapgina, but it starts.
The display is funked though.
Any suggestions besides the obvious? I already know I need a multimeter. And a new laptop. And to have a tech guy look at it. But cash-strapped at present, so wondering about tinkering...
Sigh....
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Apr 24, 2018 - 12:59pm PT
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The display + labor will likely cost far more than the laptop is worth - but you can open a request with HP to check, easily enough. That thing looks outdated and not worth much, though.
I would buy an exact copy of that model off ebay - swap the drives. It's probably your cheapest and fastest option to get up and running again.
Or - buy a better one, possibly for less. Try to get Windows 10, 7 is ancient tech at this point.
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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Apr 24, 2018 - 01:06pm PT
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Find a used one to replace it, cheap. Use and external monitor to get your important stuff off the old one (unless you were a good girl and made a proper back up recently?).
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 24, 2018 - 01:10pm PT
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I was wanting to get a new one this year, as this one has started showing wear and acting up. It's only three years old,but a cheap one. I learned my lesson about getting the cheapest model.
But it will be at least a month before I can get a new one, and since I use it for business, need one that is not a POS like this one was.
I have a Samsung pad that I can get by with for now.Painful....the text suggestion thing. But at least it's something.
Edit: Back up....no, and when I realized I had lost it and didn't know I'd be finding it, I realized that I had my backup drive with my book inside the zip pocket. It is also on the cloud, but probably not the most recently added parts. I am lucky that I didn't lose everything
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Apr 24, 2018 - 01:22pm PT
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Terri, as Moof says, use an external monitor for the time being, or to copy all the data onto a flash drive.
The hard drive is still working, and you could remove it and put it into an external drive reader to retrieve the data. A drive reader is about $30, if you shop around, and uses USB to plug into another computer.
What's the make and model of your notebook?
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 24, 2018 - 01:30pm PT
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I could use the library monitors, probably, until I get a new laptop. It is graphics that I must have my laptop and Illustrator for, and I guess I can get over my annoyance with the pad. Maybe even find actually typing whole words all by myself will be annoying once I do replace..,haha .
It is an HP-15-do35dx,if I am looking at the right place. Running Windows10.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Apr 24, 2018 - 01:31pm PT
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Good advice to make do for now. I had a high-end HP on which the i7 mother board just died at Chrishmas time. My PC guy searched for a replacement, but there were no i7s, only i5s. He said that this is strong evidence that the i7 design was faulty and all of the surplus i7s have been used. I downgraded to a heavier and slightly slower Lenovo i5 to reduce the risk. I
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Apr 24, 2018 - 01:40pm PT
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Monitors are cheap, go to Goodwill or something with a $10 budget, you get a CRT worst case.
One could make due for a long time by configuring your power settings to turn off the LCD when the cover is closed, keep the external display active. You'll need external keyboard and mouse as well. I run my laptop this way about 95% of the time.
There is a chance something is now shorted and will soon burn out. Make backups and check the temperature.
Nothing wrong with the cheapest model of laptop. The only criteria should be does it run the software you need to use at a speed you can tolerate. Laptops are depreciating and disposable items, don't waste money on functionality you don't need.
EDIT - haha - I changed my mind after looking up your model # - I'd repair it! That thing is still brand new.
https://www.amazon.com/HP-15-D035DX-Replacement-Screen-Laptop/dp/B01AIQ06ZO
"Repair Difficulty - LOW."
Might need a multi meter tho - or maybe a 1000 post thread!
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PolishClimber
Trad climber
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Apr 24, 2018 - 02:54pm PT
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If the computer is otherwise in good working order (you can test it with an external monitor), you can often repair the laptop screen yourself by ordering a generic replacement. It generally is fairly easy to do if you take your time. Honest!
You generally need a set of screwdrivers, a new panel, and a bit of patience.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Apr 24, 2018 - 04:20pm PT
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Ebay is your friend if you do decide to try to repair it. Just be very specific about what you are getting - know that it is the right part before buying.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Apr 24, 2018 - 05:43pm PT
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you might be surprised how cheap you can get a working used Micro$oft Crashtop for these days.
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WBraun
climber
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Apr 24, 2018 - 07:03pm PT
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Piss easy to replace the screen.
But you need the know how, experience amd tools which I have.
Or get an external screen ....
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Apr 24, 2018 - 07:26pm PT
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MGuzzy
Trad climber
Orangevale
Apr 24, 2018 - 05:41pm PT
Are you mechanical?
You must be new here.
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Yury
Mountain climber
T.O.
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Apr 24, 2018 - 07:36pm PT
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After such crash, I expect a lot of hidden damages to a hard drive, motherboard and other components. So I would recommend:
1) to back up your data to another drive or a cloud ASAP, because this drive can die any time,
2) do not spend a lot of money to repair this laptop (except, probably, a cheap external monitor), because this laptop can die any time.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Apr 24, 2018 - 07:57pm PT
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Is the stuff you care about backed up? That's worth more than any laptop. Make a backup to something (or two) before you do anything else. Flash drives are cheap.
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10b4me
Social climber
Lida Junction
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Apr 24, 2018 - 09:35pm PT
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get a Chrome book.
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2018 - 06:31am PT
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It's true that I wouldn't have left a Mac on the hood. I even had one of those fleeting thoughts that it wasn't a smart move as I laid it down. But usually I'm not spacey. My mistake, that.
Thanks,all,for the info and suggestions. I will take it in as soon as I can, but there are some things ahead of it, like car insurance and drivers license renewal. So, maybe next week.
The laptop, though newish,has worn much more quickly that I'd say is acceptable. The mouse pad has wear from use, to the point it can be eradicate in response, and the letters have worn off on the most often used keys. It also has a few dings that have occurred from being constantly moved around, where parts of the frame sometimes click out of alignment. So, even if easily repaired, the cost needs to be offset by expected length of life expectancy.
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