The laptop screen goes black after 6 seconds. What can I do?

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Published on 2012-09-25T17:18:28Z Indexed on 2012/09/25 21:40 UTC
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I was given a Dell Latitude D-610 today that have a strange display problem : when the computer boot, screen goes black after 6 seconds (delay after which I can still see images, provided light is at the right angle). When such a thing happen, I can get an image again by simply closing the laptop and opening it again.

So. What can I do to have the screen working again?

opening it and finding in the cable mess which one is responsible for the neon to turn off?
considering it lost and cannibalize its parts?

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