Solve : Monitor doesn't work?

1.	Solve : Monitor doesn't work?
Answer» I have a three year old Gateway Solo 1450 notebook. I've USED it for the past three years at college. I put the computer into 'standby' when I left my room around 3 pm this afternoon and EVERYTHING had been working fine. I got back around 7 and turned the computer on and the monitor was not working. I got no image and no illumination at all from it. I turned the computer off by HOLDING the power key down for 5 seconds (as the user's manual instructs). I waited about 15 minutes and turned it on again. There were faint images that showed that it was booting up correctly. I've tried letting it rest for a few hours and it still doesn't WORK. Is there anything (short of replacing the screen/computer) that I COULD try?

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