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justaman - May 17, 2011 at 09:44 PM
xpcman Posts 19531 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - May 18, 2011 at 01:31 PM
Hi,

I have an issue which is perplexing me. I have been given a friends laptop to look at.
The screen is black when switched on, but you can see all the LED's and, hear Windows start up. I hooked it up to an external screen and it works fine in every way. I ran a few checks graphics driver and all is well.

I've tried taking everything out and put back in again (dvd, ram, HD). I've changed the screen and inverter. And it's still hasnt made any difference.

It's an HP Pavillion dv6000

Hope someone can shed some light on this.

Thanks
Ben

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xpcman Posts 19531 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,835
May 18, 2011 at 01:31 PM
This sounds like a problem with the backlight or the inverter that supplies power to the backlight. If you can shine a light at an angle and see a faint image then you have this problem.

It can also be a problem with the cable that runs from the laptop base to the screen.

These problems are best fixed by a qualified tech.

Good Luck
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