laptop update:
i took the lcd assembly apart last night to get a jump start on it
looks like someone was inside before, i saw hairs stuck to elec tape and scratched paint off screws, but maybe they were mine i dunno, hehe i forget quickly
the backlight solder joint on one end seemed to be broken but doesn't seem as if the backlight is the culprit, seems the backlight inverter. did an arc test, no juice is coming out, i should be able to CPR the state of wisconsin with that thing (1850 volt output)
so im going to drop some cash on an inverter...
Ahh i see i see..
interesting. keep me informed.
Maybe i'll send you out another laptop..
or take the inverter from one of the burnt out ones sitting around here
i ordered an inverter from ebay, its a shot in the dark, inverters were hard to find for this bad boy, on ebay it was listed as a CPx 13.1 inch, but i thought the screen was 14
heh. I've zapped myself with an lcd inverter before. leaves a nice burn on your finger.