FNS Professional Laptop (Anyone heard of them?)

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Could it be a Clevo?
http://www.clevo.com.tw/products/8500P.asp
Terry

"Mark & Denise" <m*a*r*k*d*r*w*e*b*S*P*A*M*@m*c*h*s*i*.*c*o*m*> wrote in
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> Well, I have another computer to fix for the family. It is my Uncle In
> Law's work laptop. It's only brand tag is a bubble type sticker on top
> that says FNS Professional. I cannot find anything on the web, newsgroups,
> or even eBay. This thing has a larger screen, and is heavier than my
> wife's Compaq laptop that is less than 50Mhz slower. They told me the
> screen died and then the harddrive, or in the other order. Well the
> harddrive does work, as the laptop boots and presents a fine signal to my
> external monitor. On the laptop's own screen I can barely, and I mean
> barely, make the presence of a window. It's running Windows XP Pro. I
> tried to use the "Fn" key and "sun", plus the arrow keys to adjust the
> brightness and contrast to no avail. Anyone ever seen one of these?
>
> FNS Professional (Only model # I find is 8500P and it maybe off some
> component.)
> Intel Pentium III @ 500Mhz
>
> I'm thinking a connection came loose, or so I'm hoping, and the LCD
> screen's backlight isn't working for that reason. One can only hope, on a
> laptop that you can't find anything on the web for, let alone parts.
> Thank you,
> Mark
>
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