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disable part of laptop screen
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an old laptops screen has been damaged so a quarter of it doesn't work now
it is only used for occasional voice chat through skype and the rest of it is working fine - a new screen costs about £80 without fitting - so it is probably best to just buy a new laptop instead - in the meantime is their a way to disable part of the screen so that windows only shows things in the working portions?
it is only used for occasional voice chat through skype and the rest of it is working fine - a new screen costs about £80 without fitting - so it is probably best to just buy a new laptop instead - in the meantime is their a way to disable part of the screen so that windows only shows things in the working portions?
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You could try lowering the resolution. This might shrink the display area away from the edges (if it doesn't, there may be an option either in the BIOS or graphics driver control panel to make it do this).0
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What laptop do you need a screen for ? ive picked up cheap screens on ebay before for next to nothing and they are relatively simple to fit...0
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doesn't seem to beYou could try lowering the resolution. This might shrink the display area away from the edges (if it doesn't, there may be an option either in the BIOS or graphics driver control panel to make it do this).
http://www.amazon.com/Compaq-Presario-Laptop-Celeron%C2%AB-Processor/dp/B00019POR4ohyeahitssorcy wrote: »What laptop do you need a screen for ? ive picked up cheap screens on ebay before for next to nothing and they are relatively simple to fit...
cheapest I saw was £700 -
Can you not just use an external monitor?[greenhighlight]but it matters when the most senior politician in the land is happy to use language and examples that are simply not true.
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The impact of this is to stigmatise people on benefits,
and we should be deeply worried about that[/redtitle](house of lords debate, talking about Cameron)0 -
If not, what about buying the same laptop second hand but faulty, with a working screen (say one with smashed plastics, or faulty motherboard, but screen fine) and swapping the screens over....[greenhighlight]but it matters when the most senior politician in the land is happy to use language and examples that are simply not true.
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The impact of this is to stigmatise people on benefits,
and we should be deeply worried about that[/redtitle](house of lords debate, talking about Cameron)0 -
Hi there all ive read a few posts now and everyone seems to think that its not viable to replace screens but i can tell you it is i regulary use a company in the midlands called computerbasement and i always find them so helpful it may be worth giving them a ring next time you smash your screen
Regards Mark..................:beer:0 -
Would that be Mark Underhill?Regards Mark..................:beer:
Registrant of computerbasement?
If so, :spam:Move along, nothing to see.0 -
plus new user digging up ancient threads on the issue.....
/ban please0
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