Hi!
I have a L1300 notebook that I step on some months ago and the DVD-drive is twisted inside the computer (doesn't open, but the light flashes), screen propably broken (its also twisted, doesn't show any picture or even backlight) and the keyboard is floated. The DVD-drive isnt a problem since the computer does not boot from an USB-drive. The screen isnt a problem because I can use an external monitor with it. Same thing with keyboard and mouse. But, the real problem seems to be in the chip under spacebar (it has a passive cooler above, so I dont know what chip it is). I think it is the graphics chip, because when I push spacebar (or the cooler) when the computer is on and operating, it crashes and the screen fills with error-stripes and stuff. The computer doesnt usually start before I "exercise" the chip by applying pressure to the space bar.
So, my questions are:
Can "the chip" be fixed in any way?
and
Can the computer boot from USB by a BIOS update?
or do I just swap the rams to my other computer and the harddrive to an external usb-hdd-drive (that has a broken hdd inside)?
Thank you