So uh, is this computer totally and completely forgeted?

[Trymos]

I trash picked this wreckage of a computer near a dumpster.

It's a HP pavilion dv6t-6c00

Specs are:
8gb of ram

Has wireless

AMD Radeon GPU

Intel CPU running at forget-If-I-Know ghz

No harddrive installed but it still has the bracket.

Windows 7 product key is still readable on the bottom.

I installed a copy of windows 7 onto a spare drive I had then I tried booting off of it...

One problem though: I got the bracket out but somehow can't get it back in even with videos and I can't figure out why. It installs just fine without any harddrive at all in it.

I'm considering just installing the harddrive without any bracket at all and see if it even bothers to attempt a boot.

But here's the thing:

1. I dont think I can even hear a fan running.

2. That dent seriously scares me that the screen is going to be impossible to replace.

3. This laptop might have the stufftiest specs in the world and I might end up wasting money on fixing it.

Should I just consider this laptop completely and totally forgeted and sell it on ebay as-is or something?

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[Ravencroft·]

i would trash it

[Trymos]

Additional notes: I have a spare LVDS display at the same resolution as this one would be I believe.

Problem: It's from a Toshiba laptop and it probably wouldn't like its presence.

[Refticus]

replace the screen and see what happens from there.

oh it's a laptop
gg.

see if you can recover some parts?

[Ravencroft·]

replace the screen and see what happens from there.

oh it's a laptop
gg.

see if you can recover some parts?

You can still replace the screen on a laptop. I did it with mine.

[Jake White]

You can still replace the screen on a laptop. I did it with mine.

^

Take it to a shop, see if the screen repair is enough.

[Trymos]

^

Take it to a shop, see if the screen repair is enough.

Are there even shops that will diagnose this for you for cheap?

As in, just diagnose and nothing more. I can handle repairs myself including MAYBE the dent.

[Ravencroft·]

Are there even shops that will diagnose this for you for cheap?

As in, just diagnose and nothing more. I can handle repairs myself including MAYBE the dent.

Yeah of course. Local tech shops have so much knowledge and can seemingly diagnose or fix anything.

[Foxscotch]

unless you actually need a laptop for some reason I'd just suggest getting the non-broken stuff out, and trashing the rest, instead of spending time and money trying to fix it