I replaced LCD screen but the image is very faint
I cracked the LCD screen on my HP Pavilion laptop. When it cracked, there was only a red tinted picture on the left third of the screen. I replaced the LCD screen and when I turned the computer on, you could BARELY see a faint image. I got a new inverter and put it in and the image remains very dark and basically unviewable. Where do I go from here?
You didn’t have to replace the inverter. If two-thirds of the cracked screen worked fine and you could see the image, there was nothing wrong with the inverter board.
First of all, check all connections between the video cable, LCD screen and inverter. Try reseating all connectors and test the laptop again. If you still have the same problem, try installing original LCD and inverter back.
If your laptop works fine with the original cracked screen and it’s bright, but the new LCD screen has only a faint image with no light, apparently the new LCD screen is defective. Most likely the new LCD screen has bad backlight lamp. You’ll have to replace the screen.
Do you need spare parts for your laptop? Search here by the laptop model and part description.
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October 8th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
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November 14th, 2008 at 10:25 am
I have a Gateway 4540GZ laptop. The LCD screen is very dim. I tried to adjust the contrast and brightness with no success. I checked the power options in control panel and set every option to always on. No success. I connected an external monitor and the external monitor works ok, but the LCD is still dim. Any suggestions?
November 14th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Charles,
If the screen is very dim most likely it’s bad inverter board. If not the inverter, then bad backlight inside the LCD screen.
I would try replacing the inverter board first.
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:21 pm
hi there,
i have a toshiba satellite pro L20. unfortunately the lcd screen does not work, and i have tried to use the laptop with an external monitor. however, i see the windows startup screen when on the external monitor but then after that he laptop defaults to using the lcd screen which is borken. how can i get the laptop to output the display on the external monitor after windows has started up?
thanks,
vish.
October 8th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
I also have a HP DV1000 and had the screen go dim. I took it to a repair shop and they told me I needed a new inverter and quoted me a ridiculous price. I bought an inverter online and replaced it myself and it was still dim. Thinking that it might be the backlight, I bought a new LCD screen and its still dim. So there was more than likely nothing wrong with previous LCD screen. I have no clue what could be the problem at this point. It connects fine with an external monitor. Do you have any idea what could be the problem and what should be my next steps at this point? I really need my laptop for school and as a poor law student I have no money to buy another laptop!
Thanks,
Keshia