i have a compaq presario c300 and i shot the screen with an airsoft gun, and its broken. i do not want to replace the screen, no matter how "cheap" it is. i just want some other ideas as to what to do with a screen-less laptop. here's the specs.. Product Number RM500EA#ABU Microprocessor 1.60 GHz Intel® Celeron® M Processor 420 Microprocessor Cache Level 2 cache 1 MB Memory 1024 MB DDR2 533 MHz (2 x 512 MB) Memory Max up to 2 GB Video Graphics Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Video Memory up to 128 MB (shared) Hard Drive 80 GB 5400 rpm Multimedia Drive Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support Display 15.4” WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Fax/Modem High speed 56K modem Network Card Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface Wireless Connectivity 802.11b/g WLAN Sound Altec Lansing® speakers 3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated Keyboard 101 key compatible keyboard Pointing Device Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical and horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 1 Quick Launch Button External Ports * 1 VGA port * 2 USB 2.0 ports * 1 RJ 11 modem connector * 1 RJ 45 Ethernet connector * S-video TV out * 1 Headphone-out Dimensions 25.90 cm (L) x 35.78 cm (W) x 3.5 cm - 4.4 cm (H) Weight 2.98 kg (6.6 lbs) Power * 65 W AC Power Adapter * 6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery