Comments on: Replacing failed backlight lamp on IBM laptop

By: IBM ThinkPad screen went blank >> Inside my laptop

IBM ThinkPad screen went blank >> Inside my laptop — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:09:42 +0000

[...] Here’s what you can try: 1. Check the display close switch – a small button located close to the left hinge. Make sure this switch moves up and down without any problem, try tapping on the button. When the button gets stuck in the “closed” position, it cuts off power from the inverter board and the screen will be black. Tapping on the display close switch can help to turn the screen back on. 2. Try reseating connectors on the inverter board. The screen can go black when it’s not making good connection with the inverter board. 3. Replace the inverter board. [...]

By: Laptop backlight (CCFL) lamps >> Inside my laptop

Laptop backlight (CCFL) lamps >> Inside my laptop — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:14:10 +0000

[...] Here’s my previous post about replacing the backlight lamp in an IBM laptop. This post might be useful too. [...]

By: Replacing laptop backlight >> Inside my laptop

Replacing laptop backlight >> Inside my laptop — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:55:38 +0000

[...] This guide provides some additional information to my previous post about accessing and replacing laptop backlight lamp. Warning! The backlight lamp is very fragile and can be easily damaged. In order to replace the backlight lamp, you’ll have to disassemble the LCD screen. It’s not easy. If you have no experience fixing laptops, do not open the screen! The forth step says: Now you can test your newly put backlight. If in any case it doesn’t work, you could try replacing the inverter. Replacing the inverter was just a matter of unhooking a couple of cables. [...]

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:18:35 +0000

Here are instructions for taking part a dell notebook screen. Replacing the backlight lamp should be similar to the above mentioned IBM notebook.