Vertical white line on laptop screen

[Steve_H80]

My old laptop has developed a vertical white line on the screen. It's there if I boot to the BIOS too so I think I can discount any software / driver issues.
What does the hive mind think? Could it just be the cable or is the screen likely to be the culprit?
The laptop is a prehistoric HP G61, originally Windows 7 but now running Linux.
I'm quite happy to start pulling the laptop apart because it owes me nothing and has no important data on it.

[camel_landy]

Could be either but chances are it'll be the cable as it passes through the hinge area.

M

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

camel_landy said:

Could be either but chances are it'll be the cable as it passes through the hinge area.

M

This, all those years of opening and shutting the lid will have caused a wire to break.

Had the exact same thing with an old Acer laptop and the same problem killed our dishwasher.

[Steve_H80]

Thanks guys, I'll look at sourcing a replacement cable.