screen problems

[peter301149]

I have a VGN-CR42Z/R vio laptop just out of waranty and have problems when opening the screen with lines horizontal and screen fading and mouse pointer not working, then if i fiddle obout with the screen I can get it into a position where it works Ok, problem Soney want over £200 just to look at it, anyone had this problem and resolved it, ?

[Blencogo]

Hi Peter,

It sounds like a bad contact somewhere between the motherboard and the LCD possibly within the hinge.

Unfortunately it will need someone to look inside for the problem. If Sony is too expensive then try a local notebook repairer with a good reputation.

[peter301149]

Hi,
Thanks for your suggestion, im no expert but thats what I thought, now to find someone I can trust.