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**TriggerFinger** · 10-11-2008, 04:00 PM

AFAIK it is hardware... specifically the LCD assembly. On the other hand, you can check if is software... run linux live CD (knoppix or ubuntu), if it runs well there (not intermittent) then it is software related.

Another way is to boot into BIOS only (remove the HDD to be sure), if you experience the same intermittent no screen problem, then it is hardware.

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TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,791 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Laptop Screen Sometimes Blank AFAIK it is hardware... specifically the LCD assembly. On the other hand, you can check if is software... run linux live CD (knoppix or ubuntu), if it runs well there (not intermittent) then it is software related. Another way is to boot into BIOS only (remove the HDD to be sure), if you experience the same intermittent no screen problem, then it is hardware. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE