Screen problem

[Chrisk]

I have an ECS laptop and the screen keeps going out on it. You can actually see the desktop but it is barely visible. I have hooked it up to a regular monitor and it runs fine. Sometimes the scrensn stays visible for up to 5 min. but mostly only a few seconds. It even does it in DOS mode. Anything in particular that I could check out? Thanks.

[mairving]

Hopefully it is in warranty. It sounds like the screen will need to be replaced. Usually it is too expensive to replace unless it is under warranty.

[glc]

It's the backlight or the inverter - or a wiring issue. The whole screen probably doesn't need to be replaced, but it does have to be opened up and repaired.

[Chrisk]

It is out of warranty. Would a frayed wire cause this? I will try to open up the screen and not break anything as I do it.

[Chrisk]

Took screen apart and it ran fine. Put back together an OK so far. Maybe a bad ground?

[Chrisk]

Back together and same problem today. Last noght I left it on with the screen pulled apart and it worked for over 2 hrs. Could it be a heat problem?

[Chrisk]

Took apart again and it seems one of the screws was causing a grounding problem. OK so far. Thanks!