In my case with the Averatec, it was a small circuit board that provided power to the display backlight. It could also be a failure in the wire that supplies the power. This wire would go through the hinge assembly and gets flexed each time you open or close the display cover.

Good luck,

Peter Shkabara
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From: John Clemence [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: Problem with Laptop Display

Hi Paul,
Thank you for your helpful reply. I followed Peter and your advice and have established, (with the aid of a torch and viewing screen at an angle), that there is an image present on the laptop. I will try to google the make, model and fault to see if there might be any suggestions on the likely cause - do you know if laptops have separate power boards as do desktops? if so, that might be a likely starting point. I agree with you Paul, nothing lost in trying to repair something thats already broken!
Thanks again for taking the time to help.
Regards,
John.

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