Laptop screen randomly becomes black half

irishred1991

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Jan 3, 2013
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Hello,
i have a brand new hp dv6 laptop its been used for around 5 months. it was never dropped or anything.
randomly a gray line appeared horizontly across the screen and then a few days later half the screen went black verticaly (on the right side)
is it fixable or does the screen need to be replaced? thank you so much
 

larrym

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Oct 29, 2012
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Try hooking it to a external monitor just to make sure that works. It could be a lose wire connecting the MOBO and the lcd display. It could be the LCD itself which is pretty easy to replace but might cost a bit. I have replaced many, and depending on the model, they were $60 to $120.