Why can't my laptop find the new camera in the cover I replaced?
I removed the old display cover and replaced it with a new one.
When I started the laptop back up and tested it, however, the computer couldn’t find the camera that is part of the cover. I followed the advice for troubleshooting the camera, including ‘Scan for hardware changes,’ but it the camera still doesn’t show up in Device Manager.
I hasten to say yes, I DID plug the new camera into the connector on the computer!
Interestingly enough, when I plug the old camera into the connector, the computer finds the camera and it works just fine.
Has anyone else run into this problem? If so, is there a fix for it?
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I feel pretty dumb, because there was a simple reason why the computer couldn't find a camera: BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A CAMERA TO FIND!
Just because the new back cover to the screen had the camera cable on it, I assumed without looking the there was also a camera attached. There wasn't!
I took the camera out of the damaged/replaced cover and installed it in the new cover and, voila, it worked just fine.
I'm going with the excuse that this was the first time that I'd ever been inside a laptop computer, but still, what a dope!
Thanks to those who responded. I thought that I owed you this update.
из Jonathan Wheeler