Sony Vaio laptop screen dark

[mark]

The laptop was knocked off the teachers desk two days ago, and the screen is now almost completely dark.

Looks like the DVD Drive side took most of the hit - it's slightly mis-aligned - but working.

I've taken it apart but can see nothing broken or cables off. Any ideas??

[I had this before with another of this set of 6 laptops which we sent back to Sony. We declined repair because it was far too expensive [£450] but they'd fixed it anyway! They charged us about £100 for delivery etc but that was very nice!]

[Ric_]

It sounds like the backlight isn't working. I had this with a Dell and it turned out that the screen connector wasn't seated correctly.

If the machine was dropped, the backlight may simply be screwed.

[mark]

Thanks for the quick reply Ric! ...2 minutes - wow!

I read on a forum that you can buy those for about £12 + delivery - but I just took it apart and can see nothing to replace!

[mark]

Just called a local company. They charge £35 for an assessment plus parts - backlight and inverter - the usual two!

I've asked for a quote for the parts first...

[Lucille]

Replace the broken screen
After you position the new LCD, screw it into place in the metal frame.