I have 2 laptops sitting in front of me, both Compaqs.
Computer A is a Presario, 1200.
Computer B is an Armada 1530
Computer A runs decently, as does computer B. However, B has a cracked monitor, so that only half the screen works.
Can I switch the screens/lids between the two? (yes, I know, why do I want to do this when A works fine. It’s a long story, that I’d rather not go into at the moment)
If that’s not possible, is there a way to get the screen on computer B fixed?
Laptops almost never use any sort of standard parts, even between models from the same company, so you’re probably out of luck. It would probably be best to send Computer B back to Compaq and have them put a new screen on.
I doubt that your laptop is set up to accept an incoming VGA signal from another computer as video input, but regular desktop monitors are, so if you can score a cheap used 15" monitor, just use that and hook it up to your laptop’s VGA-out port.
I suppose if you have video-in on your laptop you could hook the VGA-out to a video converter (the kind you’d use to hook up a TV to it) and then hook that into the video-in port of the other computer, but that’s more expensive unless you happen to have all that hardware lying around (and your laptop may not even have video-in; not all laptops do).