I'm a amateur computer guru that decided it would be smart idea to try and clean up the inside of a co-worker's Dell Latitude. I took it apart (struggled to do so), cleaned it with air, put everything back together (Which fitted perfectly and didn't give me any troubles at all), and attempted to power it on. I had recently got a new 12-cell superb 8800mAH battery since the old gen battery failed. I installed the new battery, plugged it in, and when I started it the screen lit up, but remained black. No BIOS beeps, there was a slight delay, and I heard the windows start up, but still nothing was on the screen. So I decided to look up a video to see if I had correctly re-installed the screen.... Welp, I didn't. I put the dark gray wifi (I assume) cable on the video card at the top, and the black on the bottom. So I changed it back to the appropriate way (Yes, I did have the battery removed, and the AC cord unplugged), put the battery back in, plugged it back in and got a 2 beep bios code. So I took the ram out, re-installed it, and once again there wasn't any beep, and the screen was black. To my dismay, the computer feels like it is getting hot quickly where the cpu is which leads me to believe it may need a new one OR new thermal paste. Also, (New development) the screen has now started to change colors between a array of dark green to white, and then back to black. Doing a little research I found this could be a few things, the video card, cables, or even a file to control the temperature of the computer's screen colors (Like red, green, blue, etc.) I haven't touched the laptop since in fright it may cause more damage...
Please someone help me with this quickly, I only have a time frame of about 1-2 weeks... lol
Please someone help me with this quickly, I only have a time frame of about 1-2 weeks... lol