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spliff.Life
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Hey computer keen people of NS I need your help. My screen connection cable is messed up where the hinge is. Ive tried googling every combination of words i can think of with my computer model, but have found no success. Also i dont want to pay a computer shop the estimated 200$ to replace a cable. Does anyone know where I can find specific parts such as a screen connection cable for a sony Vaio VPC-CW290x?











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i shoulda bought a mac, i know.
May 10 2014 11:01PM
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SFB
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just go to the computer store
May 11 2014 12:31AM
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louie.mirags
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Screen connection to a TV via hdmi? Or to a monitor? Should be pretty standard
May 11 2014 12:52AM
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uyghur
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Not a very good description but it could be the dvi cable
May 11 2014 1:10AM
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byubound
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The computer he posted is a laptop. Probably not hdmi or dvi, he broke the internal cable that connects screen to everything else.
May 11 2014 1:17AM
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uyghur
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byuboundThe computer he posted is a laptop. Probably not hdmi or dvi, he broke the internal cable that connects screen to everything else.


Oh probably should a looked it up... If its a laptop I'd just take it to a shop cause they're really hard to work with
May 11 2014 1:26AM
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yangumane
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have you tried turning it off and on again?
May 11 2014 3:13PM
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*SID*
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Screen connection to what? From your broad description I'd guess either a VGA, DVI, or HDMI cable. Need more detail.
May 11 2014 4:50PM
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cornblatt
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The cable that carries the video signal through the hinge to the LCD panel is called an LVDS cable.

If you look on eBay for "VPCCW LVDS" you'll see a few listed there for like $30.

Make sure you find the one that looks exactly like your original part... there are a lot of similar looking connectors for these types of cables and you don't want to end up with the wrong one.
May 11 2014 6:01PM
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spliff.Life
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byuboundThe computer he posted is a laptop. Probably not hdmi or dvi, he broke the internal cable that connects screen to everything else.


cornblattThe cable that carries the video signal through the hinge to the LCD panel is called an LVDS cable.

If you look on eBay for "VPCCW LVDS" you'll see a few listed there for like $30.

Make sure you find the one that looks exactly like your original part... there are a lot of similar looking connectors for these types of cables and you don't want to end up with the wrong one.


Sweet, thanks for the responses. this helps me out quite a bit. Im gonna take my screen apart and see if i cant find out the specific model without disassembling my whole laptop
May 11 2014 9:15PM
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op14
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update your adobe reader
May 11 2014 9:22PM
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edai
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spliff.LifeSweet, thanks for the responses. this helps me out quite a bit. Im gonna take my screen apart and see if i cant find out the specific model without disassembling my whole laptop


use caution, good luck buddy, laptops are tricky shit
May 11 2014 9:22PM
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