T41 Blank Screen

[marco1]

Boots fine when cold but gives me a blank screen on reboot.

Centrino 1.6ghz 7500 radion graphics card

[marco1]

After waiting awhile I rebooted successfully and ran pc doctor.
On the video part of the test the screen went blank. I guess its time for a new motherboard.

[jamiphar]

It sounds to me like the GPU is coming loose. I've had it happen where the laptop will run fine when it's cool, but once I stress the video card with a benchmark or tests, it goes blank.

Does the screen ever go out when the laptop is cool? Does it happen when you move or pick up the laptop?

A loose GPU is actually fixable most of the time. Its connection to the motherboard simply has to be redone. I do offer this service for $150 total. Feel free to e-mail me at james@arndtcomputer.com if you're interested.