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    faulty VGA pin

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Dinkleburg, Jul 25, 2011.

  1. Dinkleburg

    Dinkleburg Notebook Consultant

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    My sister dropped her 9" netbook(Acer Aspire One) and the display is damaged.

    I tried hooking the netbook to my external monitor using the VGA out.

    The BIOS boots up along with
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    After which the monitor displays the message “Check signal cable”

    The netbook then logins into windows (I hear the windows sound).

    The netbook display which until now was switched off is now on. (I can only see the distorted white LED back light)

    I then tried using the keyboard (FN + f5) to switch displays like I have before (external monitor only, both netbook and ext monitor, etc). None of them worked.

    The same thing happens when I connect it to my 720p TV.

    A year back, I had hooked up the netbook to my 720p TV at 1366*768(netbook detected 1366*768 as the default resolution, so I thought it was normal). It functioned normally the 1st couple of times.

    The 3rd time the TV became blank displaying “Check signal” (exact current scenario).

    Could this have caused the VGA pin to become faulty on the netbook?

    Can the VGA pin be replaced by soldering a new one on the mobo?

    Thanks for taking time to read!
     
    Dinkleburg, Jul 25, 2011
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  2. TwiztidKidd

    TwiztidKidd Notebook Evangelist

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    Does the netbook look like it was dropped on the side with the VGA-out plug? There's a chance that the VGA-plug is soldered directly onto the motherboard and could be damaged internally. Most manufacturers use a small ribbon cable in between MB and the VGA plug. You'd have to open up the laptop to check on that. It could be just loose.

    First allow Windows to finish up booting then try this: "WinKey" + "P" then hit "->" Right Arrow once and then press Enter. If you have your external monitor hooked up the image should display on it.
     
    TwiztidKidd, Jul 26, 2011
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  3. WackyT

    WackyT Notebook Deity

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    Can you start it up in VGA Mode or Safe Mode from the F8 screen?

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    WackyT, Jul 26, 2011
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  4. Dinkleburg

    Dinkleburg Notebook Consultant

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    I thank both of you for replying!



    Yes!

    The netbook is really slow. Im doing a bit of housekeeping uninstalling, defragmenting, chkdisk.(taking forever)

    Im unable to change the screen resolution in vga mode. 640*480

    I need a few mins/hrs lol. Working at 640*480 on a 1080p 24" monitor is a pain.
     
    Dinkleburg, Jul 26, 2011
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  5. WackyT

    WackyT Notebook Deity

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    You won't be able to change the resolution while in VGA Mode. What you want to do is uninstall the installed video driver, reboot, and reinstall the version off the Acer website for the model.
     
    WackyT, Jul 26, 2011
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  6. Dinkleburg

    Dinkleburg Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks!

    I was having all sorts of problems!

    The display on the monitor wasnt aligned and the auto button on the monitor didnt help.

    Somehow it all came together! :)

    Its working! This post is from the netbook. :D

    Sweet 1080p
     
    Dinkleburg, Jul 26, 2011
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  7. WackyT

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    Sweet! Glad to see it wasn't a serious issue!
     
    WackyT, Jul 26, 2011
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  8. Dinkleburg

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    faulty intel drivers :D
     
    Dinkleburg, Jul 26, 2011
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