Broken lcd, how can we go about it. - HP Compaq Presario V2555US Notebook

LCD display screens on notebook PCs are made of two thin layers of glass with dark liquid crystal material in between. The glass is covered on the outside by layer of plastic. Cracks in the glass cannot be felt due to the plastic covering which rarely breaks or is fractured. When the LCD display glass is broken any of the following may happen:

• Lines or patterns may appear on the screen. There may be many lines or only a few lines.
• Black "spots? may also appear. This can be liquid crystal material spilling out of a crack. A crack may be present which causes lines to appear but no liquid crystal spots are apparent. The spots may be small or may appear later or grow larger in time. Customers often say that there were no black spot(s) when the unit was sent for repair, so it must have occurred during or after shipment.
• The screen may be totally black, however, some sort of pattern can usually be seen if you look close enough.

It is important to understand that lines on the LCD can also be caused by video issues. These can normally be resolved by downloading a new driver or could have been caused by the media you are using. If in fact your LCD display is "black" the quickest fix is to connect it to a external monitor. If one is not available and depending on the type of damage your have you can try to re-install the graphics card software & driver or send the notebook in for repair. I have added 2 web links that go into deeper detail about LCD display problems. Both are from HP Compaq support site for your model.

Call HP to determine if the unit is still in-warranty, and they will be replacing it. Otherwise, you may have to upgrade it through their Out-of-Warrranty programs.