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Hi.
Someone bought me a Vaio PCG-GRT915M some time back. All's been well until recently, when it started playing up when I turned it on.
What happens is that when I switch it on, all I get is a grey screen with black lines across it horizontally. Usually, after a lot of turning off and turning back on again, it will eventually boot as normal. I reinstalled it completly (with XP Home), reset the BIOS defaults, tried it plugged into the mains and running on battery, but no joy. I fear it's something nasty like a problem with the screen or the graphics card, but wondered if anyone else had any ideas that would avoid a possible costly repair bill ...
Thanks!
Have you tried restoring it to factory defaults, or a clean install from yourself? Have you installed the latest (and correct) drivers from vaio website?
Have you tried restoring it to factory defaults, or a clean install from yourself? Have you installed the latest (and correct) drivers from vaio website?
You probably need a new inverter board. It's not going to be cheap
You probably need a new inverter board. It's not going to be cheap
I don't think you'd be able to buy it from any high street shop, if you're not 100% confident it's best to get a professional to do it.
I'd imagine that would be around £300
The inverter unit for your model is available from Nexttronics and depending in the screen you have will cost between $70 and $100 plus shipping.
Have a look
here.
Not as scary as I thought
The inverter unit for your model is available from Nexttronics and depending in the screen you have will cost between $70 and $100 plus shipping.
Have a look
here.
Try these people, they should be able to give you a quote by phone or email.