Laptop screen mount

Hello,

I'm wondering if the hinges of the screen could be fixed? If so, how do I
open that?
The screen will not stay up. It falls down and I have to support it with
some books on the back of the screen.

Thank you!

You should be able to replace the factory friction bushings from your
manufacturer. Check out their website for replacement parts.

Samurai

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:33:20 -0500, "john smith" <>
wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I'm wondering if the hinges of the screen could be fixed? If so, how do I
>open that?
>The screen will not stay up. It falls down and I have to support it with
>some books on the back of the screen.
>
>Thank you!
>

samurai wrote:
> You should be able to replace the factory friction bushings from your
> manufacturer. Check out their website for replacement parts.
>
> Samurai
>
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:33:20 -0500, "john smith" <>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm wondering if the hinges of the screen could be fixed? If so,
>> how do I open that?
>> The screen will not stay up. It falls down and I have to support it
>> with some books on the back of the screen.
>>
>> Thank you!

The hinges might need replacement as samurai suggests. Some laptops
have screws that hold the hinges in place and if not tight, can also
cause the loose screen. See if you can pop the covers from the hinges
and check. Older Compaqs have this problem with regularity.

Q

The hinges will have to be replaced. When I've bought them, they were
around $30 (for both sides, set of two). The difficulty of replacing
them varies greatly, on some it's very easy, on others it's very difficult.


john smith wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm wondering if the hinges of the screen could be fixed? If so, how do I
> open that?
> The screen will not stay up. It falls down and I have to support it with
> some books on the back of the screen.
>
> Thank you!
>
>

That varies with the laptop. I have to use a prop for my Compaq 1800T.
Replacing the hinges wouldn't help me because the shaft of the hinge is
rotating inside the screen housing. So the hinges aren't really working as
hinges any more. Given the age of my laptop I'm going to use epoxy glue to
fuse the hinge shaft to the display housing. ( On my to-do list. )

"john smith" <> wrote in message
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> I'm wondering if the hinges of the screen could be fixed? If so, how do I
> open that?
> The screen will not stay up. It falls down and I have to support it with
> some books on the back of the screen.