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Anonymous   04-14-2005 at 11:40:43 AM

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Help! My IBM Thinkpad was running fine until last night. Last night,
when I booted up, the lcd screen is almost completely dark - I can just
barely make out the stuff on the screen if I shine a light directly at
it, but it's like it has "brightness" permanently set at something
close to zero - there doesn't seem to be any light coming off the
screen. FN-F7 and FN-Home don't seem to help.

Is there anything I can do myself, or do I need to take it in? Thanks.

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Anonymous   04-14-2005 at 09:25:19 PM
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Is there any light coming from it at all?
Duncan.

<scary_penguin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Help! My IBM Thinkpad was running fine until last night. Last night,
> when I booted up, the lcd screen is almost completely dark - I can just
> barely make out the stuff on the screen if I shine a light directly at
> it, but it's like it has "brightness" permanently set at something
> close to zero - there doesn't seem to be any light coming off the
> screen. FN-F7 and FN-Home don't seem to help.
>
> Is there anything I can do myself, or do I need to take it in? Thanks.
>

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Anonymous   04-14-2005 at 04:52:40 PM
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scary_penguin@hotmail.com wrote:
> Help! My IBM Thinkpad was running fine until last night. Last night,
> when I booted up, the lcd screen is almost completely dark - I can just
> barely make out the stuff on the screen if I shine a light directly at
> it, but it's like it has "brightness" permanently set at something
> close to zero - there doesn't seem to be any light coming off the
> screen. FN-F7 and FN-Home don't seem to help.
>
> Is there anything I can do myself, or do I need to take it in? Thanks.
>
usually, the hardware problem is the inverter board next to the lcd
panel in the lid, what model and type #? if out of warranty and you
feel adventurous, you can try to replace it yourself. Lots of spare
part vendors on Ebay.

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Anonymous   04-15-2005 at 08:01:25 AM
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Depending on the model, it is either the inverter or the backlight. On
a 600 series, it is almost always the backlight. On a 770 series, it
is always the inverter.

On 14 Apr 2005 05:40:43 -0700, scary_penguin@hotmail.com wrote:

>Help! My IBM Thinkpad was running fine until last night. Last night,
>when I booted up, the lcd screen is almost completely dark - I can just
>barely make out the stuff on the screen if I shine a light directly at
>it, but it's like it has "brightness" permanently set at something
>close to zero - there doesn't seem to be any light coming off the
>screen. FN-F7 and FN-Home don't seem to help.
>
>Is there anything I can do myself, or do I need to take it in? Thanks.
>

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clayton   04-15-2005 at 02:11:43 PM
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If it's a burned out CCFL lamp, you can replace it yourself if you are
careful and can use a soldering iron. Your laptop or screen might be
listed here:
http://jkllamps.com/laptop.cfm

If it's the inverter you'll be best finding an exact replacement (eBay,
some laptop components dealers). Google is your friend in this case.
Even if you replace both lamp and inverter it will sill cost hundreds
less than getting a new LCD, but you have to do the work.

Good luck!

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Anonymous   04-26-2005 at 01:31:06 AM
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hi my thinkpad 600 has just done the same thing i dont believe its the
lcd lamp since the windows splash screen is fine on boot up and there
is light on the cursor when it is on mouse over eg microsoft home any
ideas would be aprechiated thanks in advance

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Anonymous   04-26-2005 at 03:02:14 PM
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We offer LCD repair service, whether it is inverter or backlight or
both. The charge is $195, provide a 6 month warranty. Here are the
details:


http://www.portablecomputer.com/repair/lcdrepair.asp

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newrookie   02-24-2009 at 02:12:09 AM
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Make sure you have your battery settings under IBM's "Power Scheme Settings" set to / selected for "High Battery Performance"

I didn't and my screen was pretty dark...as soon as I changed it....wella! :bounce:

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cheaptofix   02-24-2009 at 01:21:55 PM
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needs new inverter, simple as that.

------------------------------ I joined fixya, good bye tom but you can come to my own forum www.laptopquestions.co.uk

frozenlead is a good member here for laptop questions
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