Can i fix a moniter on an IBM think pad laptop if it\'s screen is not showing

[drizydre]

hey there am called drizydre and i have an IBM thinkpad laptop which has a spolit screen, so can i fix a working flat screen monoitor on my laptop to act as my screen display?

 

[WR2]

Hello drizydre;

As long as it's the laptop LCD screen that is bad and not the graphics card.

If you hold the laptop near a light or shine a flashlight on it - can you see anything like a very dim screen?
If so the desktop type monitor should have no problem running on your laptop.

In any case it's worth hooking up a desktop type monitor and testing it out.

 

[jsc]

And if you can dimly see the screen, that shows that the backlight is probably burnt out. That is a relatively inexpensive (compared to replacing the screen) repair job.