Hi guys,a friend of mine has this old HP P3 laptop and it's display isn't lighting anymore.....the image is there,the laptop work's normaly but no light....We've tried everyting,even changed the display...it works but it doesn't light up and it's not from any setting we know........can you please help us

backlite is burned out. i'm repairing one now with a new screen/lite for a fella. i tried changing just the backlite. very tedious job. i accidently broke the backlite while installing . this lapper is only 3 year old. it may be your friends lapper may be hard to find parts for

For some info about replacing a voltage inverter or backlight, and what some typical symptoms are, see response 5 in this: http://www.computing.net/hardware/w...

I am having the same problem with the back light for a VARbook. Only difference I don't see any orange before the screen goes dim. I have check the power chord, pulled the old battery and put in a new one, pulled the memory and reseated memory, pulled the hard drive and reseated the HD.Blew out the fan for dust. When I put everything back together i got a series of beeps. 1 111 111 1. Anyone have any ideas. thanks, Samantha

Samantha A common symptom of a defective voltage inverter or a failing backlight is a very dim display then blackness - what is happening is the voltage inverter is turning itself off. I have no idea what manufacturer actually made your varbook, and the parent site has no manuals. You could try emailing them. Service Department Contact Information: E-Mail: support@vartek.com If the laptop has an external video port (a 15 pin D shaped port) you could try connecting an external monitor to it. If you installed ram that wasn't in the laptop when it previously worked, try removing it and installing the original ram. Always remove the main battery and AC to DC adapter whenever you remove or install ram or the hard drive.