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BroSteve · 10-14-2005, 12:08 AM

Nice forum you've got here. Please help.
My Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop display goes blank after 4-5 minutes of operation. The computer operations continue uninterrupted. I can see faint icons with a flashlight.
At first I tried the Dell Website Troubleshooter. Then I installed a replacement inverter card but got the same result.
I then noticed that the bottom edge of the display gets hot right before the screen goes blank. Is it possible the display (but not the laptop itself) is overheating for some reason? And is there a solution?
If I restart the computer after the screen cools down, the display exhibits normal startup resolution but then blanks-out again after the 4-5 minutes.
An external monitor works OK.
I am running Win XP Home 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2. Thanks for any help.

10-14-2005, 12:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
BroSteve Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Display edge gets hot and goes blank after 5 minutes Nice forum you've got here. Please help. My Dell Inspiron 2600 laptop display goes blank after 4-5 minutes of operation. The computer operations continue uninterrupted. I can see faint icons with a flashlight. At first I tried the Dell Website Troubleshooter. Then I installed a replacement inverter card but got the same result. I then noticed that the bottom edge of the display gets hot right before the screen goes blank. Is it possible the display (but not the laptop itself) is overheating for some reason? And is there a solution? If I restart the computer after the screen cools down, the display exhibits normal startup resolution but then blanks-out again after the 4-5 minutes. An external monitor works OK. I am running Win XP Home 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2. Thanks for any help.