Comments on: The LCD screen on my laptop has gone dull. I don’t mind using the external monitor. How long you think the laptop will last now?

By: Sunil S

Sunil S — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:58:16 +0000

I have a Compaq Presario v3000 series 3033AU model (AMD Turion). After switching it on, quite rarely it displays for a few seconds & works fine with external monitor. Is it a inverter or bios (corrupt) problem. The company tells me for the replacement of the motherboard

By: Matti B.A.

Matti B.A. — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:08:48 +0000

I have a four and half years old IBM R50e. Lately I have vertical lines on my screen from the time I turn it on. When my computer working intensivly the screen fills up with more lines. Some times they move around. What could be the problem?
Matti B.A.

By: Matti B.A.

Matti B.A. — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:08:48 +0000

By: PETER PAPPAS

PETER PAPPAS — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:16:32 +0000

I have the same model 1955 S 801 and I think I finally have to replace the inverter board.
How did you make out with taking it apart without the exact manuals you requested?
Peter P

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:25:40 +0000

Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron 1526 and the screen has suddenly gotten dull. I thought it was just because the battery was running low, so I plugged it in and let it charge all night. But it’s still dull. The only time the screen gets bright is when I turn it on. Any ideas on what the problem may be?

By: malcolm

malcolm — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:54:05 +0000

Hi i have an acer aspire 3000 with a dull lcd-screen on the vga port with external monitor it works fine. switched the lcd from a working laptop no change switched backlight inverter board and the vga cabel still screen stays dull any ideas.

Kr,

Malcolm

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:38:36 +0000

Maurine,

The screen, after being on for a while, starts to get very light around the edges.

Test the laptop with an external monitor. If external monitor works fine but internal LCD fails the same way over and over again, probably it’s related to the LCD screen. You’ll have to replace the screen.
By the way. What if you enter the BIOS setup menu and leave the laptop in there for a while. Does it fail the same way even with the BIOS setup screen?

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:31:17 +0000

John,

Fn+F6/F7 keys are working.
But even at maximum Fn+F7 setting, brightness is lesser than it was.

If you confirmed that all software settings are correct and your laptop responses to Fn+F6/F7 keys, most likely this is related to hardware.
From this description it’s hard to tell what is going on. I’m thinking maybe this problem is related to the inverter board. Apparently the inverter board is not providing enough power for the backlight but it’s only a guess. Also, there could be something wrong with the screen backlight. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you what is wrong without testing the laptop with another inverter or spare backlight.
Did you try reimaging the hard drive with factory software?

By: Maurine

Maurine — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:56:21 +0000

I have a Compaq 12xl327 laptop. The screen, after being on for a while, starts to get very light around the edges. What do I need to do to fix this?

Thanks!

By: John

John — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:46:18 +0000

Thanks.
I had installed Windows 2003 Server on ‘Toshiba Satellite P100′ laptop. Toshiba support site does not have ‘Toshiba Power Saver’ utility for Windows 2003. (In Control Panel power options, I have selected ‘Always On’ scheme).
Fn+F6/F7 keys are working.
But even at maximum Fn+F7 setting, brightness is lesser than it was.
What should I do ?

Thank You.