> Bought a second hand 4030cds in excellent condition - or so I thought!
>
> One day in - screen has become virtually unreadable - like the backlight
> has
> gone or there is a problem with the inverter.
>
> Laptop works fine with a normal monitor - but thats not why I bought a
> laptop!
>
> Does anyone have any information about how this can be fixed? Is it a home
> job or am I looking at serious wonga!
>
> The machine is great with all original manuals, disks, etc. - I loathed to
> just not use it. Bought privately so no comeback at all
Not just the screen contract thumbwheel on the right side of the screen lid
is it?