video problem with samsung vm7000

[bardos]

samsung vm7000 laptop.... ancient

this is a friend's old laptop. there is a black screen, no video, computer boots up nicely in the background, i attach it to an external monitor plugged into the back and it works fine. so not the mobo or video card. definitely a problem with the lcd screen. sometimes i can see faint image. i imagine it's a problem with the backlight. how difficult is this to repair on one's own? anyone know a good online tutorial? parts place? anyone had to deal with this before?

 

[nightelph]

Your best bet is to buy and identical laptop off ebay or somewhere if you can find it and just swap the screen. That parts easy, finding one may not.