[SOLVED] What to do if motherboard damaged and can not connect display on motherboard but it works fine with external monitor?

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What should I do, my laptp's motherboard is damaged and I can not use any display but it works fine with external monitor with hdmi or vga but I need to make it portable?
 
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How have you determined the motherboard is the problem, and not the display connector or the display itself?

Typically, motherboards don't just stop sending a display via one connector. If the motherboard was damaged, I'd expect you'd have more issues than just a non-functional laptop display.

If the panel itself hasn't suffered any damage, you're probably looking at a damaged ribbon connector (connects the MB to panel). They can be under stress when opening/closing a laptop, as they're routed via the hinge. Probably the most common element to 'fail'.

What laptop do you have, specifically?
How have you determined the motherboard is the problem, and not the display connector or the display itself?

Typically, motherboards don't just stop sending a display via one connector. If the motherboard was damaged, I'd expect you'd have more issues than just a non-functional laptop display.

If the panel itself hasn't suffered any damage, you're probably looking at a damaged ribbon connector (connects the MB to panel). They can be under stress when opening/closing a laptop, as they're routed via the hinge. Probably the most common element to 'fail'.

What laptop do you have, specifically?
 
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