Quote from jsassman:

I have a similar issue and wonder about the answer to this question: I do see the screen very dimly. Is this a sign the inverter board is bad? Hope so since I ordered one and it awaits installation. Thanks, in advance, for your help! Jim

Hi jsassman, did something happened to your machine before the screen failure (dropped the machine, hinches problem, liquid spill ?)

In your case the LVDS cable and the screen itself should be good so the problem could be the inverter cable (could be simply disconnected from the motherboard), the inverter board, the backlight bulb or the microfuse on the motherboard that protects the inverter circuitry.

[quote|lemerise]Hi jsassman, did something happened to your machine before the screen failure (dropped the machine, hinches problem, liquid spill ?) In your case the LVDS cable and the screen itself should be good so the problem could be the inverter cable (could be simply disconnected from the motherboard), the inverter board, the backlight bulb or the microfuse on the motherboard that protects the inverter circuitry.[/quote]