Laptop will send video to another monitor, but the screen is on the laptop itself is barely legible, almost like contrast is blacked out. I tried hot keys to increase the brightness and no luck. I am guessing power inverter for lcd or lcd itself?
Your backlight or inverter is probably dead. You can see if the inverter outputs a good, stable voltage with a multimeter. If you don't own one, just replace it, and if it doesn't solve the problem, you'll have to replace the LCD too.
Your backlight or inverter is probably dead. You can see if the inverter outputs a good, stable voltage with a multimeter. If you don't own one, just replace it, and if it doesn't solve the problem, you'll have to replace the LCD too.