Thanks for the answers.. Does the fact that the screen lights up for a second or so imply that the backlight is working? I've tried jigglng the screen and I've bought an inverter card.. That should arrive in a few days, meanwhile, more ideas are welcome. I was hoping it was merely a dumb keystroke combination. David On Sep 22, 2005, at 7:54 PM, zefred wrote: > > Le 23 sept. 05, à 00:20, David DelMonte a écrit : > >> I'm working with my daughter's TiPB/500. >> >> When it starts, the screen comes on perfectly for 1 sec. Then, >> while the rest of the computer starts normally, the screen blacks >> out - almost - I can vaguely see the desktop if I try hard enough. >> >> This happens in regular startup; after a PRAM reset; in firewire >> mode; and in safe mode. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> THANKS >> >> David