Backlight very slow to come on

[Guest]

The light for the LCD display used to come on immediatly when I turned my TP600 on. Now it can take several minutes to come on. Sometimes I wait 10 to 20 minutes and it doesn't come on and I end up rebooting. I know the LCD display is working because if I look really close, I can see it. The problem is the backlight itself is not coming on very quickly anymore. Where is the problem? TIA

[Bruce Guttman]

The reason the backlight is slow to come on is because the inverter card (a long skinny card within the display "half") is dying. If you are handy with a screwdriver, and very careful, you can replace the inverter card. If not, you can get a new "upper half" on Ebay and that is much easier to replace. If you are a complete klutz with tools, get the computer to a qualified repairman, or plan on using it with an external monitor.

Hope this helps.

[Guest]

I guess I'm "handy with a screwdriver". I found a "buy it now" on ebay that was only $12.50 with the shipping! It came today and I installed it this afternoon. It works! Thanks for the help.