Sony Vaio lcd screen issue

toddneil23 · 07-24-2008, 10:50 AM

My older brother gave me his old Sony VAIO pcg-k27, its a decent laptop and better than my desktop, only problem is i cant see the screen, its like the backlight is out but when it first loads i can see the vaio logo plain as day same with the bios screen, and if i go into bios setup i can see it perfectly to. but as soon as the win xp loading screen comes up fade to black, you can still see the screen but its like playing an old school gameboy, anybody have any idea what the problem is? please help me out.

kinbard · 07-24-2008, 10:52 AM

First thing I would do would make sure the backlight is up all the way. You will have to search the keyboard for the keys. Its usually the FN key and a symbol that looks like the sun with an arrow pointing up.

toddneil23 · 07-24-2008, 11:27 AM

k just checked brightness thats not the problem its up all the way.

kinbard · 07-24-2008, 11:29 AM

Is there any difference about the brightness when on battery as opposed to power cable?

toddneil23 · 07-24-2008, 11:45 AM

no i just unplugged it and nothing changed.

kinbard · 07-24-2008, 11:55 AM

I would reinstall the video driver, and also peruse power settings to see if anything is set wrong.

toddneil23 · 07-24-2008, 03:39 PM

i went one step further and reformated the computer, and then reinstalled the video drivers, and still same problem. it cant possible be the backlight cause i can see everything before windows starts to load.

07-24-2008, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
toddneil23 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Sony Vaio lcd screen issue My older brother gave me his old Sony VAIO pcg-k27, its a decent laptop and better than my desktop, only problem is i cant see the screen, its like the backlight is out but when it first loads i can see the vaio logo plain as day same with the bios screen, and if i go into bios setup i can see it perfectly to. but as soon as the win xp loading screen comes up fade to black, you can still see the screen but its like playing an old school gameboy, anybody have any idea what the problem is? please help me out.

07-24-2008, 10:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
kinbard Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 2,365 OS: Solaris 10, XP,SuSE10, 10.3,11, Freespire,PCLinuxOS, Vista HP, and a partridge in a pear tree	Re: Sony Vaio lcd screen issue First thing I would do would make sure the backlight is up all the way. You will have to search the keyboard for the keys. Its usually the FN key and a symbol that looks like the sun with an arrow pointing up. __________________ Half viking, half pirate, stronger than both 5 Steps XP Repair

07-24-2008, 11:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
toddneil23 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: Sony Vaio lcd screen issue k just checked brightness thats not the problem its up all the way.

07-24-2008, 11:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
kinbard Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 2,365 OS: Solaris 10, XP,SuSE10, 10.3,11, Freespire,PCLinuxOS, Vista HP, and a partridge in a pear tree	Re: Sony Vaio lcd screen issue Is there any difference about the brightness when on battery as opposed to power cable? __________________ Half viking, half pirate, stronger than both 5 Steps XP Repair

07-24-2008, 11:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
toddneil23 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: Sony Vaio lcd screen issue no i just unplugged it and nothing changed.

07-24-2008, 11:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
kinbard Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 2,365 OS: Solaris 10, XP,SuSE10, 10.3,11, Freespire,PCLinuxOS, Vista HP, and a partridge in a pear tree	Re: Sony Vaio lcd screen issue I would reinstall the video driver, and also peruse power settings to see if anything is set wrong. __________________ Half viking, half pirate, stronger than both 5 Steps XP Repair

07-24-2008, 03:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
toddneil23 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: Sony Vaio lcd screen issue i went one step further and reformated the computer, and then reinstalled the video drivers, and still same problem. it cant possible be the backlight cause i can see everything before windows starts to load.