T61 screen flickered for awhile, now no backlight

Hi all

My T61 widescreen began flashing a few weeks back, then a few minutes after the start, the backlight is out. I went to restart, but it came again dark. However, a light tap on the side of the cover has the backlight to the top, but it was released again in a few minutes, also rotating top down the lid caused the light only flashes on briefly, but not permanently. Tapping and turning is no longer effects. I can easily see the desltop with a flashlight and it all just seems like it should.

There is no "pink screen," I read here is a symptom of a bad backlight.

Thinking it may be mechanical, a bad connection (which is what the manul says check first), I removed the bezel cover and back of the front monitor, checked the main connection in the computer, but hesitate to sink into the side of the monitor in addition, because of all these "do not touch" stickers.

Any speculation on what is happening? Bad inverters causing flicker?

I am considering a new outboard monitor, something more grand, because I use the machine for graphics and 1440 x 900 is really a bit small.

Is there a type of big fight to connect my T61 to a second monitor? No constraint on the size or other specifications?


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