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  1. certifiedpctech

    Acer laptop 5517-5136 dim screen

    Ive checked all connectors already. I did default BIOS already however I haven't tried. Do you mean like a BIOS update?
  2. certifiedpctech

    Acer laptop 5517-5136 dim screen

    No i already looked and found that it was a magnet attached to the power board, then i replaced the power board and still nothing.
  3. certifiedpctech

    Acer laptop 5517-5136 dim screen

    The new adapter did the same exact thing. Not sure where to go from here. Probably gonna recommend purchasing new equipment. Any other ideas please feel free to share. Thanks
  4. certifiedpctech

    Acer laptop 5517-5136 dim screen

    I have not yet tried a new adapter. I just find it hard to believe that the adapter would cause this but I am open to try anything to get it to work. Also I can boot into the BIOS fine but the screen remains very very dim as always. When plugging in through external VGA brightness is perfect I...
  5. certifiedpctech

    Acer laptop 5517-5136 dim screen

    I just received that part in and no luck! have no idea where to proceed from here. Any help would be appreciated, I'm thinking about recommending the customer buy a new laptop.
  6. certifiedpctech

    Acer laptop 5517-5136 dim screen

    The parts that were replaced were used but tested. The inverter is identical to the one that came with the laptop i matched them using the part number. I did a littble bit more research and think that it could be the power button board, which controls dimming the screen when the laptop lid is...
  7. certifiedpctech

    Acer laptop 5517-5136 dim screen

    Is the power supply backlight part of the motherboard?
  8. certifiedpctech

    Acer laptop 5517-5136 dim screen

    Hello all, I have an Acer Aspire laptop. When the laptop powers on I can see the Acer screen and then the screen looks like it goes blank, however you can still see the letters on the screen if you look at the screen from the right angle. I have already replaced the screen, inverter, and lcd...

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