PCG-GRT785B - Broken screen connection?

[ianmanton]

Help!

I have had this laptop for a year and a month.... and guess what it has now broken!

I hesitate over the sale of goods act here in terms of "fit for purpose", if opening the screen to use it doesn't constitute normal usage I'm lost but anyway I don't know what to do.

I've got the screen back on but it will flicker and switch off, or not come on at all past a certain (small) angle. Could the "lid shut" trigger be malfunctioning or is a connection likely to have become dislodged? I'm sure it's in the same area as the power supply as it keeps changing its mind as to whether the power supply is connected or not (it is,,,,).


Any ideas on repair strategies? Buying this cleared out my finances a year ago and they haven't recovered to afford repair! Are there any companies out there you guys know of?

Grateful for any response,
Cheers,
Ian

[jammold]

Well, this is the best Google could come up with:

SONY VAIO Replacement Parts

Sadly, the GRT is not listed. A local PC repair shop seems the best way of doing this...

[robpaxton]

 Mandy said:
If its not like a GRX - I have no idea:smileysad:

It is like the GRX - the hidden screw is the way forward - you may also need to remove the screen bezel to get to the display connectors. There are screws under the rubber buffers and you will need to use care when unclipping the bezel.

[ianmanton]

Thanks everybody

The screen bezel was the only thing I managed to get off on attempt number one and as I said before everything (as far as was obvious) was ok! (Did snap off one of the mini 4armed things that lock the cover back down but theres still five of em lol and it stays shut quite happily.

Fingers crossed.... I haven't lost the screen since my fiddle, but it if goes again I know where to go now! That little screw is above the firewire port on this model and just to the side of the memory stick port!

Thanks for your help again and will no doubt be back when/if I open her up to check!

Ciao
Ian