My laptop monitor isnt working.

[AllucardCasull]

Hello, let me preface. I got a POS laptop from my friend for shits and giggles, he got it from his school, how he did, i..erm..dont know..., anyway, to the problem. It worked fine for a month or so, but now when i boot, the monitor is very very dark, dark enough that i cant see crap. Is this because of some fail safe thing at the shcool where if they dont do anything for a certain amount of time, or is there something wrong with it. Thanks for any help!

 

[AJPatel]

Try checking the little switch that is hit when you close the lid of the monitor.

Try checking the power saving settings

Try checking the battery level.

 

[Batman5177]

probably the backlight is dead

this is a common problem for dell uxga laptop screens, just check the dell forums!

my Inspiron 8100 has the same problem, the backlight/inverter is dead. the people at the dell forums have found a way to replace it, but since dell doesnt sell those parts to the public, you'll have to find it yourself.

i found an easy solution tho, instead of turning the lcd brightness all the way up, turn it down a notch or 2. this will prevent the backlight/inverter from overheating.

 

[AllucardCasull]

mines a compaq, does what you said about the back light stil apply for them?