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    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by spradhan01, Oct 10, 2009.

  1. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    My friend has a HD Pavilion DV2000. His LCD is having a strange problem. We cannot see anything on the screen in night and in day, we can see it hardly. Its screen is kind of old Nintendo gameboy, which requires home lights and cannot see in dark. Any idea whats going on? I never came through this type of problem.

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    spradhan01, Oct 10, 2009
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  2. Amnesiac

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    Sounds like the backlight or inverter is dead. You'll have to replace the screen I'd say.
     
    Amnesiac, Oct 10, 2009
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Can I just fix that backlight or I need to replace the LCD?
     
    spradhan01, Oct 10, 2009
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Still looking for solution for this problem like mystery of UFO?
     
    spradhan01, Oct 11, 2009
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  5. Ayle

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    The backlight contains mercury vapor. So if you break the bulb, you'll be in trouble. You can do it yourself but I'd advice against. The inverter is more simple to replace. Is the laptop still under warranty?
     
    Ayle, Oct 11, 2009
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    No its not. SO what stuff do I need to do the change myself as well as any link to follow the procedure?

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    spradhan01, Oct 11, 2009
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    I advice you to buy another laptop instead of trying to fix your old laptop LCD. Why go all this mess to save a few bucks without guaranty that it will last for another year?
    At this point it is more practical to buy a new one... go treat yourself a little man, give your old HP a rest. :)
     
    rafaelholter, Oct 13, 2009
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    But.. I'm curious, How long since you bought your old HP by the way? You previously answered that it doesn't have any warranty? So I guess its morethan 2-3 years already?
    Good luck to you man.
     
    rafaelholter, Oct 13, 2009
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Its not my laptop but my my friend. He loves it coz it got all the data and it is like his gf :p. So, he was requesting me to take a look.
     
    spradhan01, Oct 13, 2009
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    Definitely a faulty backlight or inverter. Inverters are relatively easy and inexpensive to replace, so I would try that first. If it doesn't work, then it's the backlight, and those are hell to replace; you'd be better off just replacing the whole display panel.
     
    Mastershroom, Oct 13, 2009
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    If Im about to replace the whole LCD then why not practice a surgery on that LCD? When can I get those backlight stuff?
     
    spradhan01, Oct 14, 2009
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