topic Re: GRX516MD 16" LCD screen is very dark HELP!!! in PCs & Accessories

GRX516MD 16" LCD screen is very dark HELP!!!

soundbite — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:11:14 GMT

HELP!!!

I turned on my vaio today only to find out that my screen was not working. I put an object into the part of the vaio where if you close the lid the plastic contact should turn the screen off. when I released the plastic contact (which can be pushed down a bit) to a certain point, the screen would come on but flicker.
Next I pulgged the vaio into my TV and after a while the screen came on but now it is very dark. I rekon this is a hardware problem because when I restart the vaio in the bios mode the screen is always very dark. Any help would be appreciated.

Ps I have tried adjusting the brightness hotkey

THANKS

Re: GRX516MD 16" LCD screen is very dark HELP!!!

kee-lo_ — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:41:07 GMT

Hi,

You probably need a new inverter.

Re: GRX516MD 16" LCD screen is very dark HELP!!!

soundbite — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:45:05 GMT

Thanks for the reply

Is this something I could do myself?

Re: GRX516MD 16" LCD screen is very dark HELP!!!

kee-lo_ — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:23:14 GMT

Probably, but it's quite fiddly as there's a small space to work with. If you do DIY then I guess you are confident.

Re: GRX516MD 16" LCD screen is very dark HELP!!!

TygerTyger — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 20:46:34 GMT

*Don't try this at home if you're still in warranty kids*

Re: GRX516MD 16" LCD screen is very dark HELP!!!

soundbite — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 20:52:20 GMT

Thank you so much mate.

I'm gonna give it a go seeing as I am good with these kind of things.
Do you know where I could get hold of the part for this particular model (16" screen)
Also do you know where I could download repair guides for this model of laptop.
I have been reading into this a bit and it seems that lots of people have had the same problem. It all seems to blow out after about a year.

THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR INFO YOU HAVE SERIOUSLY SAVED ME SOME STRESS BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY COMPUTER WAS WASTED.:smileygrin:

Re: GRX516MD 16" LCD screen is very dark HELP!!!

kee-lo_ — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:41:05 GMT

Nothing is wasted, eBay is your friend LOL

No seriously, I think you can get them at impact computers (I forget the link) and on vaio village (www.vaiovillage.com) there's some GRX gurus who probably have the service manuals.