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Kymmy · 14-07-2010, 10:26

Ribbon cables are impossible to fix (they're designed to constantly flex where most repair methods are not), you need to replace, but they should be on ebay and/or via the manufacturer.

Most laptops have a removable strip just above the keyboard, if you feel competant enough then remove the strip and you should see the bottom half of the ribbon/cable connectors that go to the screeen. Gently probe them and also the cable itself with a piece of small plastic with the screen in the working and also in the fault position and you may be able to alter the state of the fault. If so then you know which cable/connector it is.

14-07-2010, 10:26	#23
Kymmy Inactive Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,385	Re: help labtop just gone very dark Ribbon cables are impossible to fix (they're designed to constantly flex where most repair methods are not), you need to replace, but they should be on ebay and/or via the manufacturer. Most laptops have a removable strip just above the keyboard, if you feel competant enough then remove the strip and you should see the bottom half of the ribbon/cable connectors that go to the screeen. Gently probe them and also the cable itself with a piece of small plastic with the screen in the working and also in the fault position and you may be able to alter the state of the fault. If so then you know which cable/connector it is.