dark monitor on dell inspiron 6000

[Uncle Scotty]

Hi,

My monitor is dark. I can see the desktop vaguely, and it gets better
when I shine a flash light on it, but the brightness that I am used to
is definitely gone.

I tried holding down the Fn button and hitting the up and down arrows,
but it doesn't change. I tried the pressing up on the power chord
where it enters the laptop and hitting the power button, but to no
avail (read that somewhere on line).

Are there other things I can try to bring back the desktop the way it
used to be?

Thanks, Scott

 

[Alister]

Hi,

My monitor is dark. I can see the desktop vaguely, and it gets better
when I shine a flash light on it, but the brightness that I am used to
is definitely gone.

I tried holding down the Fn button and hitting the up and down arrows,
but it doesn't change. I tried the pressing up on the power chord
where it enters the laptop and hitting the power button, but to no
avail (read that somewhere on line).

Are there other things I can try to bring back the desktop the way it
used to be?

Thanks, Scott

Sounds to me like the backlight on your screen has gone.

Not much you can do except replace the screen.

Alister

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My monitor is dark. I can see the desktop vaguely, and it gets
better when I shine a flash light on it, but the brightness that I
am used to is definitely gone.

I tried holding down the Fn button and hitting the up and down
arrows, but it doesn't change. I tried the pressing up on the power
chord where it enters the laptop and hitting the power button, but
to no avail (read that somewhere on line).

Are there other things I can try to bring back the desktop the way
it used to be?

Get the defective hardware repaired or replaced.

 

[Uncle Scotty]

How do you know whether it is indeed defective hardware or whether it
is something like corrupted video drivers?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My monitor is dark. I can see the desktop vaguely, and it gets
better when I shine a flash light on it, but the brightness that I
am used to is definitely gone.

I tried holding down the Fn button and hitting the up and down
arrows, but it doesn't change. I tried the pressing up on the power
chord where it enters the laptop and hitting the power button, but
to no avail (read that somewhere on line).

Are there other things I can try to bring back the desktop the way
it used to be?

Get the defective hardware repaired or replaced.

How do you know whether it is indeed defective hardware or whether
it is something like corrupted video drivers?

If what you have given is accurate, based off experience, it is a defective
screen.

Test it if you like - hook the laptop to an external monitor. The video
card driver is the same no matter your output format. If you have the same
problem on an external monitor, then you may be right.

Actually - does it look that way (dim) even before Windows starts? If so
(and in the BIOS you have not set the monitor brightness to something
impossibly low) - you've proven it is hardware.

LCD monitors are backlit. Your light is a bust.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My monitor is dark. I can see the desktop vaguely, and it gets
better when I shine a flash light on it, but the brightness that I
am used to is definitely gone.

I tried holding down the Fn button and hitting the up and down
arrows, but it doesn't change. I tried the pressing up on the power
chord where it enters the laptop and hitting the power button, but
to no avail (read that somewhere on line).

Are there other things I can try to bring back the desktop the way
it used to be?

Get the defective hardware repaired or replaced.

How do you know whether it is indeed defective hardware or whether
it is something like corrupted video drivers?

If what you have given is accurate, based off experience, it is a
defective screen.

Test it if you like - hook the laptop to an external monitor. The
video card driver is the same no matter your output format. If you
have the same problem on an external monitor, then you may be right.

Actually - does it look that way (dim) even before Windows starts? If so
(and in the BIOS you have not set the monitor brightness to
something impossibly low) - you've proven it is hardware.

LCD monitors are backlit. Your light is a bust.

Uncle Scotty,

You haven't reported back to the newsgroup if you discovered the cause of
your trouble and what finally resolved it for you (if it has been
resolved...)

Please come back and let us know!