Sony Vaio Laptop Display Issue

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"HavingAProblem" <askulkarni@gmail.com> wrote in message news:<1108468854.573623.181540@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>...
> I have a Sony Laptop PCG-NV 100 (Windows XP Pro) that I bought 1 year
> and 1 month back :-(.
>
> My laptop has suddenly started giving this problem. After 4-10 seconds
> of opening the laptop the screen starts to flicker and goes (nearly)
> blank. When in a blank state I can see faint shodowy image of the
> applications ( Alt Tab, Windows+E, etc. ).
>
This is inverter problem.

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HavingAProblem wrote:
> I have a Sony Laptop PCG-NV 100 (Windows XP Pro) that I bought 1 year
> and 1 month back :-(.
>
> My laptop has suddenly started giving this problem. After 4-10 seconds
> of opening the laptop the screen starts to flicker and goes (nearly)
> blank. When in a blank state I can see faint shodowy image of the
> applications ( Alt Tab, Windows+E, etc. ).
>
> The Sony Service centre does not support this model and they are
> refusing to even look at the problem. Can somebody please help me.
>
> Thanks,
> Atul

"a" says backlight, Vlad says inverter. Either could be correct. My
money is on Vlad. The inverter, located often in the lower horizontal
monitor bezel between the hinges, might be failing, or the connection
could be loose.

For parts (and maybe some advice), try these people:
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/ I have purchased from them and they
are reliable and fairly priced.

For service, try Joe at http://www.aqstech.com . He is highly regarded
for servicing Vaio laptops - reliable, rapid service, fair pricing.

Q

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Both are correct and the first place top check is inverter.... The
NV-series did have a high fail rate on backlights however also.
(most likely cheap CCFL's and heat related)..

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You have a faulty backlight. This should be covered by warranty.

"HavingAProblem" <askulkarni@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1108468854.573623.181540@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I have a Sony Laptop PCG-NV 100 (Windows XP Pro) that I bought 1 year
> and 1 month back :-(.
>
> My laptop has suddenly started giving this problem. After 4-10 seconds
> of opening the laptop the screen starts to flicker and goes (nearly)
> blank. When in a blank state I can see faint shodowy image of the
> applications ( Alt Tab, Windows+E, etc. ).
>
> The Sony Service centre does not support this model and they are
> refusing to even look at the problem. Can somebody please help me.
>
> Thanks,
> Atul
>

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