In message , Paul in Houston TX
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My Lenovo T410 did exactly the same as yours last year. It's 7 yrs old.

Including not making any sounds - or do you run with most sounds
suppressed anyway?

Researching possibilities on the web I found that laptops in general tend to
break the vid cable due to flexing - opening and closing the lid.
So, decided to take a chance on a new OEM cable from Ebay for $15
including shipping.
Took me a few hours to put it in but it did the job. I use the T410 as
a backup for
the main laptop.

I think I could probably change the panel (including backlight, and
inverter if it has one), but the lack of sounds makes me disinclined to
try.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

By most scientific estimates sustained, useful fusion is ten years in
the future - and will be ten years in the future for the next fifty
years or more. - "Hamadryad", ~2016-4-4