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03-26-2009, 08:23 PM
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True Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 138
|  Screen dead on GBA, any techies here?
what are the odds if I open it up it will be a loose connection? (though im not sure, if shaken it doesnt help at all), I power it on, I can turn on backlight (i know not important), and the screen somewhat glows, and the sound works, but I get no anything on the screen.
This was a freebie from a friend, what are the odds if I open it up I will be able to fix it? | 
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03-27-2009, 05:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 5,242
|  Re: Screen dead on GBA, any techies here?
Well, the way I see it, you don't have a lot to use. You never know.
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03-27-2009, 10:38 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: U S A Posts: 55
| Re: Screen dead on GBA, any techies here?
GBA....
Wow.. Old School ftw!
I don't think you can fix it..
The solution here is to:
Put it on the floor. Go get a hammer, And crush it! 
And if you mean by not working, then it might be this:
Believe it or not, when you have a scratch on the monitor of your Game Boy it’s probably not the screen itself that’s damaged. The Game Boy screen is made up of liquid crystals, so if the actual screen were damaged, then your unit is beyond repair. The Game Boy’s body actually has a clear plastic outer screen referred to as a “screen cover”. This is not the protective cover you can buy separately but the plastic outer casing covering the sensitive screen.
You can purchase a replacement screen covers that come with a specially designed tool to remove the old cover and install the new one. These covers are available for the Game Boy Classic, Pocket, Color and Advance. The Game Boy Advance SP requires special equipment that is not available so you have to go directly through Nintendo’s repair service. Luckily this model is collapsible so your screen is mostly protected. The Game Boy Micro’s screen cover is part of the removable faceplate so if it is scratched or damaged you simply need to get a new faceplate.
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03-28-2009, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 5,242
| Re: Screen dead on GBA, any techies here?
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Originally Posted by Ryan Riot  GBA....
Wow.. Old School ftw! | That's not old school, mate. You must be really young.
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03-28-2009, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 6,056
| Re: Screen dead on GBA, any techies here?
Can look on eBay for a screen for it too; I'm sure there's something on there for a screen for one.
And yeah, GBA isn't 'old school'... If you want 'old school' for a GameBoy series... I still have my original GameBoy  .
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03-31-2009, 07:40 PM
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Formerly charles_scott Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,597
| Re: Screen dead on GBA, any techies here?
I have a gameboy pocket series.... and a gameboy color...
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04-03-2009, 11:22 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: U S A Posts: 55
| Re: Screen dead on GBA, any techies here?
I'm not REALLY young.
Ha, I have a Sega,Super Nintendo,Nintendo,N64,And original Atari.
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06-03-2009, 10:52 AM
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Aprilia SX125 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom, Leicester Posts: 2,010
| Re: Screen dead on GBA, any techies here?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan Riot
Put it on the floor. Go get a hammer, And crush it! | Useless idea, but its something i'd do myself
i wouldnt bother buying a screen, the Gameboy Advance SP on ebay are pretty dirt cheap | |
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06-18-2009, 04:40 PM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Somewhere inbetween FL and NY Posts: 3,025
| Re: Screen dead on GBA, any techies here?
I wish I could fix my first gameboy, such good times...I saved up money for months too get it... and then my mom threw it out the front door one day 
and btw
Old school = physical activity
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