I have been taking to the bank that Compaq warranty servicing is saying
that the monitor is broken because it has a crack in it. I can see a
crack but I didn't drop it. It shows up in rainbow colors when you boot
it up and when you put your thumb on it, the rainbow pattern changes.
Is is possible that they are wrong?
On 11/27/2012 9:21 PM, ew wrote:
On Nov 27, 2012, at 9:13 PM, Mark Wallace wrote:
If I got the part right, I am not sure that I do, the LCD display is $64. I
haven't tried to do anything with the hard drive. I need a piece of software
to try and shut down the damaged sectors. Any suggestionss?
Before ordering any parts you should properly diagnose. As mentioned if you
connect the laptop to an external monitor, you can narrow down the issue.
One thing to be careful of: It is not uncommon for a laptop to overheat due to
dirty cooling fins. This can lead to the video chip overheating and causing
the solder to melt. Once the laptop
cools, the video chip becomes partially disconnected. If the laptop connects
normally to an external monitor you can rule out this scenario, but you can
rule out a bad video cable or other
motherboard issues.
Hope this helps.
Eric
On 11/27/2012 7:56 PM, Alan Snyder wrote:
Jack,
1) go for the full factory reset. I just reset a linksys 5 times the other
night and still works like a charm. If it doesn't work after a factory reset,
then perhaps a circuit is fried.
2) If you suspect foul play with the netgear firmware, I would give ddwrt a
try. Also, you have more options like wireless bridging and such with open
source firmware.
Al
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On Nov 27, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Jack Chastain <[email protected]> wrote:
I have a Netgear WGR614v10 I purchased about 2 years ago. It is connected as an
extension of my main network with the main router being my FiOS WiFi unit in my
office. Two years ago, I had Tech Support assistance to set it up as an
extension and it seemed to work well.
Today (and probably for at least a year or so now), the unit indicates it has a
WiFi section active (on front panel) but I do not have a signal present. I used
WiFi Analyzer on my phone to check. My main office signal is present at -90+ db
but other than a few other neighborhood signals, nothing is there.
I apparently cannot access the router either. I removed all other network
cables leaving only the Linux system it is normally supporting via wired
conenction. I rebooted everything - I cannot access the router. I used both
192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.100. Without the supporting FiOS router though, the
Linux system does not see any network at all and obtains no address itself. (I
pretty much expected this as the Netgear was set up to be an extension, so it
can only get an address from the FiOS system).
Now the FUN part - I called Netgear - I am PRETTY sure the guy was simply mis-speaking,
but his words were "The reason your WiFi does not work is that your Tech Support
contract has expired". I have no real issue paying for a tech support call, but I
can't believe that the function of the WiFi signal is TIED to the contract - can this be
at all real? A 6 month contract was twice the amount I paid for the silly thing too.
Screw that - I will buy a new device for that.
So - I thought I would pop it out to the folks who know the most about these
things. Anyone ever played with one of these? I am about to do a full factory
reset on it and try to start over, at least trying to get into the router
itself, but I recall having a pretty tough time initially, so I figured I would
ask first.
Jack C
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