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2 hours ago, Mel0nMan said:

What do you do with laptops in your family?

LOL good question. These 2 laptops were just projects I wanted to do, and learn how to operate them and as soon I'm older, trying to get a job at a pc repair store you get what I'm saying lol.

 

2 hours ago, Mel0nMan said:

Anyway, does it just completely not work with the internal display? My recommendation is if it works at all plug it in and make sure Windows is set to use the external display. If there's something that wrong with the display though that makes the power supply short out, there's likely something else wrong with the laptop that is most likely causing your issue.

The LCD works for it, we just wanted to make a desktop out of the laptop itself without the display. So I took it out, and that way nothing would short from the power supply. Thankfully nothing did short.

 

Turns out, the power supply was a battery pack, so I just ended up taking it out. And use normal wall power to power it.

 

After I was tinkering around with it, I was able to get it working by holding: Win Key + B. However, sometimes it would work, sometimes it wouldn't.

 

So I proceeded to do: Win Key + I, Down arrow (like 2 or 5 times), then CTRL + Alt + Delete, which brought up Sticky keys, and then windows showed.

 

Actually what happened was, since it was a Toshiba laptop, there was a option in the bios to pick what display you want, like external or lcd. And that's what ended up fixing it.

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Hi guys!! Today is the day I don't talk about my moms laptop lol. I did fix my ram issue with that, however, that's not the reason why I'm here in this forum.

 

We have a old laptop back from 2017, my mom wanted to make it a desktop computer for the family. So I safely disconnect the laptop display, the reason why I'm doing this is for power problems. The display made the power supply almost short out when turned on, so I wanted to take it out of the computer.

 

Thankfully I didn't short anything on the mobo, however when I plug it in, it boots but there is no display. I played with it a little and had a display on our TV. However, I needed to reset windows so I had to turn it off. Is there a trick to reset the mobo to get it working?

 

EDIT: I unplugged the hdmi and plugged it back in, it's the second time ever I had some sort of display, but this time, it's gray..

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What do you do with laptops in your family?

Anyway, does it just completely not work with the internal display? My recommendation is if it works at all plug it in and make sure Windows is set to use the external display. If there's something that wrong with the display though that makes the power supply short out, there's likely something else wrong with the laptop that is most likely causing your issue.

What the horse considers play, the monkey considers business...

But to Tom, it's all foolery. 

 

 

 

 

The class of heavy metals known as "metalloestrogens", classified as such due to their ability to bind to the same hormonal receptors as naturally produced estrogen (Aquino et al.), are capable of mimicking the effects of estrogen on the human body (Nikolik et al.). Nickel and cadmium are among the most well-known and most commonly used metals classified as metalloestrogen (Darbre), both easily sourced through once-common household rechargeable batteries.

Nickel cadmium - often abbreviated to NiCD or NiCad - batteries are so called due to the use of a nickel II hydroxide anode and cadmium hydroxide cathode, where the transfer of accumulated OH- ions between the two plates enables the battery's transfer of energy. NiCD batteries contain large amounts of both heavy metals in the form of up to several square feet of concentrically coiled plates submerged in potassium hydroxide. Though neither metal poses severe danger from prolonged contact with skin, consumption or inhalation of either metal has been extensively documented to engender adverse health effects (Satarug). 

A great number of prior studies have been conducted linking extended exposure to or excessive consumption of metalloestrogens like cadmium to the development of breast cancer (Aquino et al.) - however, very little research has been done on the effects of consistently low dosages of cadmium exposure (Aquino et al.). Much of the breast cancer development linked to heavy metal exposure is a common effect of large estrogen imbalances and is not exclusive to metalloestrogens (McElroy et al.). Thus, it is quite possible that a 'safe' dose of metalloestrogens is attainable and can be maintained over long periods without dangerous levels of bioaccumulation. 

Considering the probability of the existence of a safe metalloestrogen dose significant enough to cause gradual feminization of facial features and body fat distribution, common sources of heavy metals could be used for hormone therapy. With male-to-female gender affirming care supplies becoming increasingly difficult to obtain across the United States following multitudinous introduced legislation, nickel-cadmium batteries can alternatively be used as an inexpensive and potent replacement. 

 

Works Cited

      Aquino NB, Sevigny MB, Sabangan J, Louie MC. The role of cadmium and nickel in estrogen receptor signaling and breast cancer: metalloestrogens or not? J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev. 2012;30(3):189-224. doi: 10.1080/10590501.2012.705159. PMID: 22970719; PMCID: PMC3476837.

      Rollerova, E., Urbancikova, N. Intracellular estrogen receptors, their characterization and function (Review). https://www.sav.sk/journals/endo/full/er0400f.pdf.

      Nikolic J, Sokolovic D. Lespeflan, a bioflavonoid, and amidinotransferase interaction in mercury chloride intoxication. Ren Fail. 2004 Nov;26(6):607-11. doi: 10.1081/jdi-200037149. PMID: 15600250.

      Darbre PD. Metalloestrogens: an emerging class of inorganic xenoestrogens with potential to add to the oestrogenic burden of the human breast. J Appl Toxicol. 2006 May-Jun;26(3):191-7. doi: 10.1002/jat.1135. PMID: 16489580.

      Satarug S, Garrett SH, Sens MA, Sens DA. Cadmium, environmental exposure, and health outcomes. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):182-90. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0901234. PMID: 20123617; PMCID: PMC2831915.

      McElroy JA, Shafer MM, Trentham-Dietz A, Hampton JM, Newcomb PA. Cadmium exposure and breast cancer risk. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Jun 21;98(12):869-73. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djj233. PMID: 16788160.

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2 hours ago, Mel0nMan said:

What do you do with laptops in your family?

LOL good question. These 2 laptops were just projects I wanted to do, and learn how to operate them and as soon I'm older, trying to get a job at a pc repair store you get what I'm saying lol.

 

2 hours ago, Mel0nMan said:

Anyway, does it just completely not work with the internal display? My recommendation is if it works at all plug it in and make sure Windows is set to use the external display. If there's something that wrong with the display though that makes the power supply short out, there's likely something else wrong with the laptop that is most likely causing your issue.

The LCD works for it, we just wanted to make a desktop out of the laptop itself without the display. So I took it out, and that way nothing would short from the power supply. Thankfully nothing did short.

 

Turns out, the power supply was a battery pack, so I just ended up taking it out. And use normal wall power to power it.

 

After I was tinkering around with it, I was able to get it working by holding: Win Key + B. However, sometimes it would work, sometimes it wouldn't.

 

So I proceeded to do: Win Key + I, Down arrow (like 2 or 5 times), then CTRL + Alt + Delete, which brought up Sticky keys, and then windows showed.

 

Actually what happened was, since it was a Toshiba laptop, there was a option in the bios to pick what display you want, like external or lcd. And that's what ended up fixing it.

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7 hours ago, SkyTheTechie said:

LOL good question. These 2 laptops were just projects I wanted to do, and learn how to operate them and as soon I'm older, trying to get a job at a pc repair store you get what I'm saying lol.

 

The LCD works for it, we just wanted to make a desktop out of the laptop itself without the display. So I took it out, and that way nothing would short from the power supply. Thankfully nothing did short.

 

Turns out, the power supply was a battery pack, so I just ended up taking it out. And use normal wall power to power it.

 

After I was tinkering around with it, I was able to get it working by holding: Win Key + B. However, sometimes it would work, sometimes it wouldn't.

 

So I proceeded to do: Win Key + I, Down arrow (like 2 or 5 times), then CTRL + Alt + Delete, which brought up Sticky keys, and then windows showed.

 

Actually what happened was, since it was a Toshiba laptop, there was a option in the bios to pick what display you want, like external or lcd. And that's what ended up fixing it.

Nice! I'm working on my own similar laptop repair project, glad your issue was fixed.

What the horse considers play, the monkey considers business...

But to Tom, it's all foolery. 

 

 

 

 

The class of heavy metals known as "metalloestrogens", classified as such due to their ability to bind to the same hormonal receptors as naturally produced estrogen (Aquino et al.), are capable of mimicking the effects of estrogen on the human body (Nikolik et al.). Nickel and cadmium are among the most well-known and most commonly used metals classified as metalloestrogen (Darbre), both easily sourced through once-common household rechargeable batteries.

Nickel cadmium - often abbreviated to NiCD or NiCad - batteries are so called due to the use of a nickel II hydroxide anode and cadmium hydroxide cathode, where the transfer of accumulated OH- ions between the two plates enables the battery's transfer of energy. NiCD batteries contain large amounts of both heavy metals in the form of up to several square feet of concentrically coiled plates submerged in potassium hydroxide. Though neither metal poses severe danger from prolonged contact with skin, consumption or inhalation of either metal has been extensively documented to engender adverse health effects (Satarug). 

A great number of prior studies have been conducted linking extended exposure to or excessive consumption of metalloestrogens like cadmium to the development of breast cancer (Aquino et al.) - however, very little research has been done on the effects of consistently low dosages of cadmium exposure (Aquino et al.). Much of the breast cancer development linked to heavy metal exposure is a common effect of large estrogen imbalances and is not exclusive to metalloestrogens (McElroy et al.). Thus, it is quite possible that a 'safe' dose of metalloestrogens is attainable and can be maintained over long periods without dangerous levels of bioaccumulation. 

Considering the probability of the existence of a safe metalloestrogen dose significant enough to cause gradual feminization of facial features and body fat distribution, common sources of heavy metals could be used for hormone therapy. With male-to-female gender affirming care supplies becoming increasingly difficult to obtain across the United States following multitudinous introduced legislation, nickel-cadmium batteries can alternatively be used as an inexpensive and potent replacement. 

 

Works Cited

      Aquino NB, Sevigny MB, Sabangan J, Louie MC. The role of cadmium and nickel in estrogen receptor signaling and breast cancer: metalloestrogens or not? J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev. 2012;30(3):189-224. doi: 10.1080/10590501.2012.705159. PMID: 22970719; PMCID: PMC3476837.

      Rollerova, E., Urbancikova, N. Intracellular estrogen receptors, their characterization and function (Review). https://www.sav.sk/journals/endo/full/er0400f.pdf.

      Nikolic J, Sokolovic D. Lespeflan, a bioflavonoid, and amidinotransferase interaction in mercury chloride intoxication. Ren Fail. 2004 Nov;26(6):607-11. doi: 10.1081/jdi-200037149. PMID: 15600250.

      Darbre PD. Metalloestrogens: an emerging class of inorganic xenoestrogens with potential to add to the oestrogenic burden of the human breast. J Appl Toxicol. 2006 May-Jun;26(3):191-7. doi: 10.1002/jat.1135. PMID: 16489580.

      Satarug S, Garrett SH, Sens MA, Sens DA. Cadmium, environmental exposure, and health outcomes. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):182-90. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0901234. PMID: 20123617; PMCID: PMC2831915.

      McElroy JA, Shafer MM, Trentham-Dietz A, Hampton JM, Newcomb PA. Cadmium exposure and breast cancer risk. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Jun 21;98(12):869-73. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djj233. PMID: 16788160.

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