Hi Andrew,
> Well you hit upon the most common breakage for a laptop, so you are 
> not alone (I used to work for HP service and we got those all the time)
> If the screen is cracked it's probably had its day. However you could 
> see if you can see anything on the screen using a bright light shined 
> on it. If you can, then the backlight is broken (not the display 
> itself, unless it looks bad around the crackage of course). Also, you 
> might want to check and see if opening it up and checking if the cable 
> is still attached at both ends., Just replacing the backlight would 
> cost less if you can find a supplier for it (although you'd still see 
> the crack in the screen when you're trying to work, which could be 
> annoying). An easier alternative would be to turn it into a desktop 
> computer by attaching an external monitor to it, and have the computer 
> display switched over to the external).
> Here's a link to the service manual for it, if you decide to go 
> delving into the wonderful world of micro-parts (just a joke to try 
> cheering you up a bit):
> http://tim.id.au/laptops/toshiba/satellite%20l600d%20l640d%20l650d%20pro%20l600d%20l640d%20l650d.pdf 
>
> And I attached the pdf just for sending to you, not the list, so 
> you'll get this twice.
>
> Hope something there helps,
> Best regards
> Alex
>
> On 11-09-14 8:40 PM, Andrew Z wrote:
>> [sobbing on]
>> My SL is on apparently long vacation. And was just the wrong time....
>> kids are good. Kids and sturdy laptops are compatible. Fancy, non 
>> sturdy designed laptop and kids - incompatible.
>> I have 2 laptops one X yo Dell D620 - can replace any part on the 
>> cheap - company has tons of them. But it's "kids resistant".
>> My favorite toy ( wife's present) Toshiba satellite L645D is semi 
>> compatible - the keyboard is definitely "kids resistant", but %%% 
>> screen is absolutely not.
>> Don't know what they did, but it has a crack and is not working at all.
>> Replacement on ebay and amazon is $80.
>> http://www.amazon.com/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-L645D-S4037-SUBSTITUTE-REPLACEMENT/dp/B004A8SIOI/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1316054043&sr=1-1 
>> <http://www.amazon.com/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-L645D-S4037-SUBSTITUTE-REPLACEMENT/dp/B004A8SIOI/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1316054043&sr=1-1> 
>>
>>
>> [sobbing off]
>>
>> Q:
>>  any better ideas then just suc%% it up and pay $80 ?
>>
>> Andrew
>