Ron, Thanks. I'll try the ext monitor trick, and agree it's probably the monitor screen. Was going to try Apple next, but TechRestore sounds intersting. Ken On Apr 29, 2010, at 9:22 PM, Ronald Steinke <ronsteinke at mac.com> wrote: > On Apr 29, 2010, at 6:05 AM, Gail Grainger wrote: >>> > > IMHO, it is more likely that either your backlight has failed or > your video card is not putting a signal to the screen. > > My first suggestion would be to hook up an external monitor and see > if the video shows there. If it does, your problem is one of the > above. If it doesn't show on the external monitor, you have a more > serious problem to work on. > > For that, I suggest looking at the TechRestore web site for more > assistance. They do a terrific job of diagnosing and repairing Mac > laptops, iPods, and iPhones (personal knowledge - not affiliated > with them at all except as an observer). > > Good luck, > Ron >