Laptop Display Related Problems and Possible Cure

Symptoms: Intermittent display problems, dim display, fade display, unstable display, blank display, corrupted display, black display, white display, display goes off after some time, flickering display, freezing display, permanent lines on display, strange display, no display at all, broken screen, dead screen.

Possible Causes: loose or faulty video connector cable, screen’s inverter circuit board faulty, screen back light faulty, screen itself faulty, on-board graphic processing integrated circuit overheated and malfunction, on-board GPU faulty, any one of internal module has short circuit or faulty.

Possible Cure: Rework of faulty connectors, replacement of faulty video cable, refurbish or replacement of inverter PCB, replacement of backlight, replacement of screen, refurbishment or replacement of on board GPU, replacement of short circuit module, In case the damage is not curable and beyond repair.

Last Options: Replacement of main board (subject to availability) or it is the time to purchase a new unit.