[ltp] frequent black screen on start-up, good later on

[Sebastian Voitzsch]

Am Montag, 4. April 2005 18:29 schrieb Mack Stevenson:
> Has anyone experienced a similar situation? Can this be a hardware proble=
m,
> even if the screen works perfectly when it is "lighted"? Or is my
> configuration at fault? I only run Linux on the t21, so I can't tell you
> how the Windows boot process goes. Can you think of possible reasons as to
> why I am having this trouble? I remember installing lilo on the MBR; do y=
ou
> think this might be the reason?
>
My bet is one of the backlight components. This may be the inverter, the la=
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itself or the flex cable between the laptop and the screen. First, you shou=
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download the maintenance manual for your model and locate these parts. See =
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you=B4re able to change the parts by yourself. If yes, get an cheap inverte=
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and cable on ebay, should be less than $ 50 for both. If that doesn=B4t sol=
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the problem, sell the parts and get the lamp replaced by a service center. =
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wouldn=B4t recommend to change the lamp by yourselfs as you need to disasse=
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the lcd panel partly. Any mistakes will might lead to an uneven brightness.

Regards,
Sebastian