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881045 2010-04-29 11:24:00 Hey my mate has given me his T40 to look at, when you start the laptop after a while the screen will go black before you even get past the xp loading screen. Once I was able to able to load the diagnostic test and tested the system board everything passed. Any ideas? nedkelly (9059)
881046 2010-04-29 11:26:00 Will last known god config, or safe mode work? Was or is SP3 on it? Speedy Gonzales (78)
881047 2010-04-29 11:47:00 Does not get that far most of the time. I also dont think it is xp, it went black screen even when running the diagnostic before xp had even loaded nedkelly (9059)
881048 2010-04-29 11:54:00 Probably the back light or the inverter for it. Shine a bright light at the black screen and if you look carefully you should be able to see the display.
Also have you tried plugging in an external screen?
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881049 2010-04-29 12:11:00 have tried external screen. If it was the inverter would I see anything at startup? nedkelly (9059)
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