[TriLUG] OT - Sony VAIO model PCG-9211 (PCG-F580)

[Marty Ferguson]

How about checking on bay for a while 'till you can find
one to canabilize?

M

David McDowell wrote:
> It would seem that someone did one of a few things to this laptop,
> fortunately or not, it wasn't a cleanable coffee spill.
> 
> Someone:
> 
> 1.  dropped it
> 2.  sat on it
> 3.  stepped on it
> 4.  all the above?
> 
> (and it wasn't me!)
> 
> The LCD screen is cracked, thus not working.  The plastic shell around
> the display is intact and the hinges appear fine.  I can attach the
> laptop to an external monitor and still use it.  Does anyone have any
> recommendations (besides Sony) on where I might seek a replacement
> display??  I believe the company is going to write off the laptop, so
> I figure I'll try to salvage some usage out of it for myself since it
> will technically "be in the trash".
> 
> I'm planning, if salvagable, to run Linux on it... :)
> 
> Thanks,
> David