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The display has dimmed, and looks washed out (faded)

The display is barely visable, and looks like a photographic negative on my Toshiba Satellite 4010 CDS/CDT laptop

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  • kstonefelt Apr 06, 2009

    mightymoe, geekman,

    Thanks for the suggestions.

    My screen is dim, even at boot up.

    Running Windows Pro 2000

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Is it dim when booting up even before it gets to the Windows screen? Assuming you are running windows. If it is dim even before it gets to the windows screen then the lcd needs replaced. If not and only gets dim when in Windows mode then it is more than likely a driver issue.



    Let me know.

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You most likely have a defective CCFL backlight, it may have the following symptom:

  • Screen flashs on red/pink and off.
  • Picture stays on in red and slowly be come normal.
  • Picture flickering with dim display.
  • Picture flickering on and off.
All these symptoms indicate that the LCD backlight lamp (CCFL Lamp) has reached the end of the life and all you need to do is replacing the CCFL lamp

Connect an external monitor to your laptop and power it up, if you see the normal Windows images then the video card and laptop is OK and the problem is definitely the backlight.

Dim image and/or dark display on the laptop's LCD screen indicates a faulty LCD backlight and it could be the inverter that supplies high voltage to the CCFL lamp or it is the CCLF lamp is nearly burnt out or burnt out, most likely this is the case.
The inverter can be replaced easily but the CCLF lamp is more time consuming and requires soldering skills.
Check out www.lcdparts.net for parts, repair service and DIY info.

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