Hi, all-
I have a Sony VAIO VPC-Z11QGX/S 13.1" laptop (2010 dual-SSD model) with a cracked screen which is completely unreadable. I've been running Ubuntu on it, using an external monitor. But a recent update to Ubuntu causes it to freeze immediately after logging in, so it's been unusable.
When I try to run Ubuntu live from a USB stick, the VAIO doesn't recognize the stick as a boot device. Normally, I'd go into the BIOS setup or hit a function key to tell it to boot from the external stick manually, but without its internal screen, I can't see the BIOS setup or any other on-screen text during the boot process.
So! Two questions:
1. Any chance there's an adapter to let me run a cable out from the VAIO's internal display connector (which would normally connect to its internal screen) to an external monitor?
or...
2. Where on earth can I find a replacement screen for this thing? As recently as 3 months ago, I was seeing listings for a genuine Sony part for $90, and lesser equivalents for $70-$80, but couldn't justify the expense until now... and now that I can, it's nowhere to be found.
If anyone can point me in the right direction on either of those, I would be grateful! Thanks in advance for any light you can shed.
-Mark
I have a Sony VAIO VPC-Z11QGX/S 13.1" laptop (2010 dual-SSD model) with a cracked screen which is completely unreadable. I've been running Ubuntu on it, using an external monitor. But a recent update to Ubuntu causes it to freeze immediately after logging in, so it's been unusable.
When I try to run Ubuntu live from a USB stick, the VAIO doesn't recognize the stick as a boot device. Normally, I'd go into the BIOS setup or hit a function key to tell it to boot from the external stick manually, but without its internal screen, I can't see the BIOS setup or any other on-screen text during the boot process.
So! Two questions:
1. Any chance there's an adapter to let me run a cable out from the VAIO's internal display connector (which would normally connect to its internal screen) to an external monitor?
or...
2. Where on earth can I find a replacement screen for this thing? As recently as 3 months ago, I was seeing listings for a genuine Sony part for $90, and lesser equivalents for $70-$80, but couldn't justify the expense until now... and now that I can, it's nowhere to be found.
If anyone can point me in the right direction on either of those, I would be grateful! Thanks in advance for any light you can shed.
-Mark
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