----- Original Message ----- > I've been running FC4 on a Toshiba Satellite 1115-S103 laptop since test > 1, and FC3 before that. (Clean installs each time) > > The other day the screen (LCD in the lid) went dim, and can't be read. > The image is so dim it looks like it's "burned" onto the screen. That's > not the case, because when I shut the system down, the screen turns off > and it's all "dark". > > I can still use the machine remotely (via ssh). > > Does ths sound like a hardware problem, or is it possible that there's a > "power setting" that could cause the screen to dim? > > I've tried restarting the machine, but the screen is the same dead/dim > continuously... > > I was thinking of taking it in for repair.... but I'm also thinking it > will likely cost more than it's worth to fix...It's a few years old, out > of warranty. > > Anybody have any comments or suggestions? > > Thanks, > Don ----- New Material ----- Sound like a hardware failure. I have a compaq that suffered a lightening strike through the modem that blew out the "backlite" component of the LCD. After research, I found some lites available for various models (not mine) and warnings about the replacement needing to be done in a clean room. I bought a new laptop. The old one is acting as a headless webserver until something else dies.
