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<blockquote data-quote="missyvortex" data-source="post: 53411">Have display problem where on powering up the screen and backlight come on but backlight powers off after 5 seconds. Backlight isn't dead since i can see briefly it works and can tell rest of laptop is fine since can hook up to crt but this renders it useless as a laptop.Thinking from what I've read that its some power issue, maybe Power management unit dodgy (though reseting the pmu did not solve it) or more likely display inverter broken. it could i suppose by cable problem except sypmtons stay same regardless of angle opened up at and so am pretty sure its not the common flickering cable snatched in hinge thing.Problem is its difficult to tell which is wrong or how to fix - probably very expensive to get technician to repair so was hoping it could be done at home if i could work out what it is and get the part. So if anyone knows what problem these symptons match up to or where i could get a display inverter in the uk, then please let me know.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="missyvortex, post: 53411"] Have display problem where on powering up the screen and backlight come on but backlight powers off after 5 seconds. Backlight isn't dead since i can see briefly it works and can tell rest of laptop is fine since can hook up to crt but this renders it useless as a laptop. Thinking from what I've read that its some power issue, maybe Power management unit dodgy (though reseting the pmu did not solve it) or more likely display inverter broken. it could i suppose by cable problem except sypmtons stay same regardless of angle opened up at and so am pretty sure its not the common flickering cable snatched in hinge thing. Problem is its difficult to tell which is wrong or how to fix - probably very expensive to get technician to repair so was hoping it could be done at home if i could work out what it is and get the part. So if anyone knows what problem these symptons match up to or where i could get a display inverter in the uk, then please let me know. [/QUOTE]

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