Solve : Laptop LCD goes dark?

1.	Solve : Laptop LCD goes dark?
Answer» Sony Vaio PCG-9832; Using either the battery alone or plugged into the A.C., The LCD display just goes dark. I get the 'SONY' logo, the screen flickers then goes dark. I can hear the 'Windows (Windows XP-Pro) Chimes' I can just about make out the displays in the LCD screen. An attahed VGA Monitor works fine. I tried the 'Function + LCD/Monitor' combonation, but none of the 'function +' atributes SEEM to work. start laptop in safe mode.the f8 key......type dxdiag in the RUN box.....how old is this.dxdiag works fine (on the attached monitor). I can see the same DIAGNOSTICS happening on the LCD but it still looks like the 'lights are out'. The 'Display' menu (within dxdiag) reads 'Digital Flat Panel (1024x768)', so it does appear to 'see' the LCD panel. {FYI: the Hardware Mgr shows both the 'Digital Flat Panel' and "Plug and PLAY' monitors} I BELIEVE the Laptop is about two and a half years old. (belongs to a friend)

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