dell inspiron laptop screen goes blank

lwolf1979 · 07-18-2007, 05:17 PM

sometimes while loading my laptop. after windows loads, the screen will go blank. the laptop is still on and loading, but the screen will go black. i have to do a hard shutdown, and when i reboot it, its fine. its just every so often that it will go black. any ideas?

**Terrister** · 07-19-2007, 08:20 AM

Sounds like the backlight or inverter is starting to fail in the lcd panel.

How old is this laptop?

**Baldie559** · 07-19-2007, 03:09 PM

It does sound like the inverter board. I have a dell laptop that is a little over 3 years old and had to change the inverter board because eventually the laptop will load up and you'll see nothing on the screen. When the screen goes black hold a flashlight up to it and you should be able to see it. Anyhow the inverter board is about $50 on ebay give or take and its pretty easy to replace. You just need the little electronic screw drivers to remove the LCD screen.

07-18-2007, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
lwolf1979 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: swansboro, nc Posts: 10 OS: windows xp	dell inspiron laptop screen goes blank sometimes while loading my laptop. after windows loads, the screen will go blank. the laptop is still on and loading, but the screen will go black. i have to do a hard shutdown, and when i reboot it, its fine. its just every so often that it will go black. any ideas?

07-19-2007, 08:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,081 OS: Xp	Re: dell inspiron laptop screen goes blank Sounds like the backlight or inverter is starting to fail in the lcd panel. How old is this laptop? __________________

07-19-2007, 03:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Baldie559 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Posts: 651 OS: Xp and Vista	Re: dell inspiron laptop screen goes blank It does sound like the inverter board. I have a dell laptop that is a little over 3 years old and had to change the inverter board because eventually the laptop will load up and you'll see nothing on the screen. When the screen goes black hold a flashlight up to it and you should be able to see it. Anyhow the inverter board is about $50 on ebay give or take and its pretty easy to replace. You just need the little electronic screw drivers to remove the LCD screen.