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Old 02-17-2014, 08:44 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by JohnR View Post
let it boot and then take a flashlight and shine it on the screen, look all over and see if you see something very faint - it may be the backlight has failed. Remember you can turn on and off with the power buttonr or closing lid.

Also try wiggling the screen gently and see if anything changes.

Don't see anything And I tried wiggling, nadda.


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Try this
-remove battery and power cord
-hold in power button for 1 minute
-plug in power cord--leave battery out
-press power button to turn on laptop
Hope that works
Tried it, no luck either.


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