[ltp] the monitor illumination stays off
Volker Krüger
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:22:17 +0100
Hi again,
I just found out that my X200s has a so-called
WXGA+ LCD screen which is LED-illuminated and which does *not* have an
inverter.
So, if the screen is lacking the illumination: which reason can it be?
loose plug?
or something worse?
thanks in advance,
best,
Volker
Volker Krueger wrote:
> Hi,
>
> after a standby, my screen never lid up again.
> I can see some faint stuff on the screen, but the illumination is missing.
> Right now I am using an external monitor, and all, except for the
> internal screen, seems to be working fine.
>
> I unplugged the laptop from power and removed the battery in order to
> reset it, but this did not help.
>
> It is a brandnew X200s with an LED-illuminated screen.
>
> Is the monitor dead? Or does anyone have a good idea what it could be?
>
> thanks a lot in advance,
> best,
> Volker
>
>
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