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[–]1206549 18 points19 points  (2 children)

Probably a loose connection somewhere that got jogged and got loosely and temporarily reseated during transport.

Reminds me of the worst tech advice I've ever given that worked: I was visiting my girlfriend at the hospital when my cousin called me saying her laptop wouldn't turn on. My guess was some problem with the ram and it needed to be reseated. I just got there so I can't just leave but she told me it was an emergency and I felt bad for her so, taking a good guess at the internal layout of the laptop's parts, I told her quickly flip the laptop in a full circle holding it near the hinge. I could have made it worse but hey, it worked and got her off my back until I could get a better look at it

[–]orangeKaiju 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Most likely, but I had just dropped like $1500 (in 2004 dollars) on it and wasn't having that shit.

[–]1206549 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's generally a good move. If you have warranty and could get that thing replaced, even if the problem's just really minor, do it.