**** I dropped my laptop!

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lol... Okay here's the laptop I have. It was expensive and it's very nice.
http://www.techist.com/forums/f84/hp-pavilion-dv5t-1098-99-a-187142/

I dropped it last night because I feel asleep with it on my bed. It was open and landed front side down. So it pushed the screen completely open so now the screen swings freely. I can hear the audio but the screen is dead. I don't even know where to begin with this. There's two wires heading into the laptop on both sides. Both of them are hooked in. However that's all that's holding the laptop together. This was a really nice BrightView Infinity Display too... First real drop too....

Anyways does anyone know where I should even start with this? Somehow I have to replace the screen or fix something. I don't get why the screen is off though if the wires appear to still be plugged in?? Thanks for anything guys!

Here's 2 images.
http://www.imagenerd.com/uploads/laptop1-Mq3PF.jpg
http://www.imagenerd.com/uploads/laptop2-gOz9r.jpg
 
Yeah I took the photos with my camera phone. I'm not sure if it's warrantied. I bought it off the HP website. So it has whatever warranty HP offers. Do you think it'd cover this?
 
Usually repairing screens costs more than buying a new laptop.

See if it is covered under warranty. If not.... well... that sucks. :p
 
Okay the laptop works perfectly normal on my TV. So it deffinantly is the screen. Hey saltynay how so? Why would cracking it do better?

And patonb do those come with the entire top half?

I think my best bet is to try to get it warrantied. I don't have much info as all they sent me was a box with the laptop and a few instructions. It shipped directly from China. It was customized through HP's site.
 
Well atm your story is it fell off the bed whilst you were sleeping personally as a company I wouldn't spend $100+labour on your incompetence no offence. If the screen is cracked then a more worthy story could be embellished if thats the way you want to go just a thought.
 
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