Laptop Screen Blinks or Goes Black

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Brianinsyracuse Participant Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Syracuse,NY Posts: 4	Laptop Screen Blinks or Goes Black 03/27/2009 9:10 AM
	Laptop screen blinking or going black some times when i move the screen it flickers or just goes black but it comes right back if i move it further either way like a dead zone in the hinge is there anyway to fix this or is it a warn spot that wont come back __________________ Some men call me Able some men call me Cain. Some call me sinner lord. Some men call me a Saint (The Eagles)
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Kilowatt0 Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth - I think. Posts: 2143 Good Answers: 165	#1 Re: Laptop Screen Blinks or Goes Black 03/27/2009 10:16 AM
	There is a small flat cable (ribbon cable), that supplies voltage and information to/from the screen. It could be that it is loose on one end or the other and just needs to be pushed back into place. Or if this laptop is older, the cable itself might be going bad, and it will get worse. The good news is the cable can be replaced fairly cheaply; the bad news is that you will have to dismantle the case to replace it. If your not comfortable with doing that, take it to a reputable repair shop. __________________ TANSTAAFL (If you don't know what that means, Google it - yourself)
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langyaw Guru Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 744 Good Answers: 58	#2 In reply to #1 Re: Laptop Screen Blinks or Goes Black 03/28/2009 2:52 AM
	nothing can be added to this. GA, Kilowatt0. __________________ Now the darkness only stays the night-time, in the morning it will fade away. -- George Harrison (All Things Must Pass)
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Andy Germany Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 50.390866N, 8.884827E Posts: 17996 Good Answers: 200	#3 In reply to #2 Re: Laptop Screen Blinks or Goes Black 03/28/2009 12:04 PM
	OH YES THERE CAN!!!! If its a Toshiba, they have lots of clever ways to stop you opening the case easily, these bits break off easily, get a professional to replace the cable!! __________________ "What others say about you reveals more about them, than it does you." Anon.
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preetam89 Participant Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1	#5 In reply to #1 Re: Laptop Screen Blinks or Goes Black 05/14/2009 4:35 AM
	HI,FRIEND....I HAVE A HP DV2910TX ENTERTAINMENT PC.I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM....THE DISPLAY GOSE BLACK FOR 1-2 SEC THAN ITS BECAME NORMAL.U SAY THAT ITS A PROBLEM OF ADAPTOR....BUT IT ALSO PERSIST IN BATTERY MODE....WOULD U CLARIFY IT?.....U CAN SEND ME MAIL,ITS MY MAIL ID-preetam_nanda07@yahoo.co.in
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Isti80 Guru Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Next to the Prime Merridian (51°29'34.50"N 0°13'32.85"W) Posts: 780 Good Answers: 1	#4 Re: Laptop Screen Blinks or Goes Black 03/28/2009 7:26 PM
	It's called 'Owner's Manual' that can sometimes be helpful and I have it installed as 'eom.pdf' on my laptop by the manufacturer, DELL, (126 pages of it). It gives you all the disassembly procedures for maintenance and what have you nd has very good illustrations with some texts. Try look for it and you may even find it! __________________ Making mistake is part of learning.
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