Assuming all else is working, why not just remove the screen and hook up to an external monitor?
I doubt you would fine a case to fit anyway.
------------------------------The power supply is the most important component in any computer. Without a good quality one, you usually wind up with a really expensive door stop. Reply to tlmck
if the just the screen doesn't work just plug an external monitor into it. there's no reason to open it up and put it in a "CPU cabinet?" you could open it up and try and replace the backlight inverter and check the cables if you want to try and get the screen working , but if you don't know what you're doing you may just break it