My wife has a well used, pretty beat up Gateway 6020GZ laptop. All she does, for the most part, is internet “stuff” so its fine for her. No need for an upgrade.
However, tonight her screen went black - not entirely black, you could barely make out the image on the screen. Just went out as she was typing.
I moved things, pushed things, etc. but to no avail. I remembered that others had discussed a similar problem, and that it sounded like the inverter is likely the issue. Good news, able to google and find an inverter for the system for between $30-60. (BTW - I assume there’s not a right inverter and a left inverter since there’s only one part #.)
Two questions:
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I cannot seem to find a manual online showing how to take her screen apart - any tips of where to look for such?
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Turned off her computer, let it sit for a few minutes, turned it back on, screen was fine. For about 15 minutes, then went out again. Was able to repeat that. Can an inverter do that? I was under the impression it was either good or not.
Thanks