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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 6:23 am
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Originally Posted by roberto99
Often, when a laptop display goes black, the invertor is what fails. It's a circuit board that powers the flourescent tube inside the laptop's lid.
Inverter board is what failed on mine. $700 repair,including parts. Completely covered by the AMEX extended warranty program, since I bought the laptop with my SPG Amex!
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