I had the same issue on my HP Laptop. I managed to source an inverter board from Ebay at a reasonable price and the replacement was very straightforward once you work out how to remove the case around the screen.
Paul
April 2008
The backlight or the inverter that drives it have either gone bad or become disconnected. Be careful you can get a belt off a backlight inverter.
t
March 2008
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