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I bought a used IBM Thinkpad model R51 laptop. It's worked great for 2 years. Today, I was using it and suddenly, without warning (or symptoms) the screen went black. The computer didn't shut off, the screen went black. I tried turning it off and rebooting several times with no luck. The machine comes on (cuz the led lights come on, and you can hear the motor running), but the screen stays black. Does this mean the backlighting suddenly burned out? It never dimmed or even blinked prior to the "blackout".
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Hi, there could be a few reasons in which over heating can be major but overall make sure about Over Heating, RAM and Battery gradually. I hope your problem will be solve easily.
your battery could be failing,thats the most obvious thing.Then you might have accidentaly set the sleep mode,if you have this facility in your software(most pc's do).you must just search through your soft to see if you have enabled this function--good luck!
get a PCMCIA USB port, I have one with 2 ports, I have seen them with as many as 4, and I found mine on ebay, though most electronics stores would have them, you can also get them with firewire ports, too
Go to the IBM/Lenovo WEB site - support/download page and download the latest Windows XP or Vista device drivers for your model computer,
Use this link :-
http://www.ibm.com/products/finder/us/finders?pg=ddfinder&cm_re=other-_-suprcn-_-download
your wires connecting from your laptop hardware to your display is messed up and is only "re-connected" and "hot-wired" by your action of closing/opening the lid.... use your warranty... your problem is when your warranty is expired so be glad this happened when you still have warranty
To answer your question Morgan, yes you can get a new LCD display for your laptop! Typically people sell the entire assembly which is the screen, backlight, display cable. It then fits into the thin plastic casing around your current screen. They are actually pretty easy to replace the problem is you oftentimes have to remove the computers keyboard, and other pieces of plastic on the top that might be in the way. Also there are usually anchoring screws on the bottom that have to be removed as well. There should be one little teeny tiny cable you have to pull out that connects to the mainboard, and then reconnect with the new display. Try this website if you want to order a new one their price is only $120 (which is great for a new LCD screen).
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