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    Aspire 5100 LCD monitor problem

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by dragonsbane123, Jun 9, 2007.

  1. dragonsbane123

    dragonsbane123 Newbie

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    Hi, I bought this laptop about a year ago and recently this problem with the monitor came up. The monitor appears as if it has no back light, so everything is really dark but can sometimes see what I am doing. I can see what I am doing by pressing fn + F6 to get 0.5-1 sec bursts of bright light (as if the monitor were working). I've tried restarting, but upon the initial Acer startup screen, the left half of the monitor is a dark semicircle, while the right half is lit as if it were 0% LCD brightness (like the config you do in Acer ePower Management>LCD brightness 0%) for a few seconds and it goes back to having no backlight. Thanks.

    Acer Aspire 5102WLMi
    AMD Turion 64 x2 Mobile Technology TL50
    15.4'' WXGA wide CrystalBrite TFT LCD
    ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
     
    dragonsbane123, Jun 9, 2007
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  2. Hairy_Lee

    Hairy_Lee Notebook Consultant

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    a very odd problem; it sounds like the backlight on the display has died, however it could also be the inverter not supplying enough power to the backlight.

    you could also try booting the unit without the battery in as the battery can cause problems like this.
     
    Hairy_Lee, Jun 24, 2007
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  3. rajprisam

    rajprisam Newbie

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    Hi, I have similar problem. Were you able to solve the problem?. If so, what was the solution?. thanks in advance.
     
    rajprisam, Feb 24, 2008
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  4. Boazone

    Boazone Newbie

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    Same Problem Here , anybody knows what to do ?
     
    Boazone, Feb 27, 2008
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  5. RobertDrake

    RobertDrake Notebook Consultant

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    You guys are scaring me.
     
    RobertDrake, Feb 27, 2008
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  6. Boazone

    Boazone Newbie

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    Why ? ....

    It Realy drive me crazy !@!$#@

    I am so mad it's almost brand new
     
    Boazone, Feb 27, 2008
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  7. andyasselin

    andyasselin Notebook Deity

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    post picture of what you mean if any one need part i got some too

    i got 3 died 5100 at work
     
    andyasselin, Feb 27, 2008
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