Yeah, I think either the motherboard or the power supply died and I didn't want to deal with it. Besides the caps on the original motherboard, I never had a problem. I just sealed around them with silicone to make damn sure that I didn't find caps that belonged on my 5850's on the bottom of my...
Hey folks, more stuff for sale.
Trades I will consider:
2GB+ DDR2 sodimms
3DS Games
1x Dell 2408WFP 24" 1920x1200 Monitor [bsold[/b]
1x Dell 2407WFP 24" 1920x1200 Monitor $180 shipped or $160 locally in 45252
Excellent external condition. No dead pixels. More or less externally identical to...
Check eBay for an identical laptop that has a dead display. A dead display more than likely means that the LVDS cable, backlight, or inverter are bad. Everything else in it is working. Hell, you might even be able to swap a few more parts and have a bunch of spares.
Cyclone3d is right, if you...
I'd recommend the CCFL, but doing the inverter is far easier than replacing the CCFL. I've replaced 3 or 4 CCFL's and 2-3 inverters. It's very difficult to do the CCFL, but it's more likely to be the cause of your problems based on your description. Replacing the inverter is usually easy.
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