Paul Ingarfield

I reckon this is cable. If it is the part of the cable that powers the screen it could well shut down the whole PC. That would probably short out the power supply. The fact that it trips when the screen is pushed back implies that the cable is getting tighter through the hinge and then shorting. If the screen is moved forwards then the cable slackens. I don’t know this laptop but You may also have to remove the cover that sits between the screen and the keyboard to be able to remove the screen covers. Again I don’t know the laptop but the screen bezel should come off with some GENTLE lifting of the bezel that touches the actual screen so that you release any clips. Use your fingers if you can so that you don’t damage the screen. Make sure you have removed any screws first.

I have had that problem on a number of machines that I have tried to wipe. The quickest way I have found to get around it is to remove the HDD and get an external HDD enclosure. Connect it up to another PC and wipe it by reformatting the HDD. There may be a ‘System drive’ on the HDD that will also need wiping and deleting so that there is only one partition on the drive. Reinsert the HDD and start again with a completely fresh OSS install. I must admit that I have experienced one or two difficulties when the HDD is reinstalled and the laptop/PC no longer recognises it or runs with it but mostly this works.

The screen cable runs through the hinge so it sounds like the cable has frayed in the hinge and is getting shorted. You need to dismantle the screen and remove the whole screen and back from the laptop and examine the cable. Any of these cables can break inside so it is probably best just to completely replace the cable thatruns through the hinge section.

Hi, These are great netbooks but they are prone to the keyboards failing. I have 2 and have replaced the keyboards a couple of times on both. One way to check is to use a USB external keyboard. However don't forget that the USB sockets don't always startup until windows is fully opened. If the netbook can be switched on and windows starts then try plugging in an external USB keyboard. If that works it is your keyboard on the netbook that is at fault. If you are using win 7 it should allow windows to startup without having to access the keyboard so that you can try this. If you are on win 10 it is a bit harder but it still may work because win 10 starts the USB ports earlier. If it is the keyboard a new one is about £10 on ebay. Remove the old keyboard with an old credit card or similar and push the card corner down between the keyboard edge and the plastic at the top of the keyboard. The keyboard is held in with two lugs at the top and one either side that need to be prised out with the old credit card....

A possible cause is that the short ribbon connectors that go back into the small L shaped board that had to be transferred from your old screen to the new screen. If these ribbon cables are not pushed in far enough or are slightly off the touch will not work or works strangely. I read this on another forum somewhere and can no longer find it but it seems a possible culprit to me.

Hi, I think Dub is correct. You need a PCI - E card in a desktop PC to read it. I looked and did not find anything except the PCI - E adapter card. Be very careful. The interface information that you find on the internet about these interfaces is very confusing for the semi technical (me). You must research carefully about the interface and make sure you buy the correct adapter.

I am not quite sure what you mean by offset but what this sounds like is that the N Trig board is not quite in the right position. The N Trig board is the L shaped board that you need to take from the old screen and stick it on the new screen. If you look at the opened tablet, on the bottom left area, as you look at the inside of the tablet, there is an L shaped space. The N Trig board must fit properly into this space or the screen will be skew or even stand proud. There is enough space for the N Trig board but not much space. If possible try lifting the screen again and repositioning the N Trig board. If that is not possible or may cause more damage than its worth you may have to live with the screen being offset. As a good ‘lesson learnt’ for this it is to position the new screen with all the bits connected in place before actually sticking it down so that you can make sure it sits correctly. That said I am not implying that you did not do that. ;o)