IBM Thinkpad (laptop) Monitor Burntout

I left my laptop on for two weeks,by accident, while i was on vacation and upon return to my shock and horror my screen is blank. When i rebooted my computer still nothing on the screen. I plugged in the monitor from my desktop and it works fine. I then determined my monitor must be burnt out. What do i do!?!? thanks

Geoff Hewat Mar 20, 2007

thanks for the help but unfornutaly it didnt work.... do u have any other ideas/solutions for me?
Geoff Hewat Mar 20, 2007

thanx for the solution but it didnt work...n e other suggestions/solutions?

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It could be your LCD backlight giving you problems. With the computer on and the shine a flashlight in the lower left hand corner of your screen. Look for the ?Start? button, if your backlight is not working you?ll see a faint ?start? button if you look closely. Depending on the laptop this is usually an economically repairable problem. Let us know if you have any other questions and please don?t forget to rate this posting.

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