TriggerFinger

Hi,

When you say dim and cannot see anything, you mean even if you view it at an angle or use a flashlight you cannot see the Windows Desktop (assuming it has booted up into Windows) or you cannot see the logo or POST (assuming during startup)? I ask because if you can still see however faint something running beyond the dark screen (ex. POST, Windows desktop, etc.) then it could be cause by your backlight or LCD.

Another thing... have you tried connecting it to an external monitor? I suggest you do that and see if what you see on the LCD before is also showing on the monitor.