Dropped Powerbook, now I can't see the screen?

[freaky]

I dropped my PowerBook and can no longer see the screen...there is a very dim image on it but it won't get any brighter and I can barely see the screen. I read that a lot of times this is because the display inverter needs to be replaced. I bought a new one off eBay and replaced it but the screen is the same as it was before.

I can see the desktop like normal when i hook up the S-Video connection to my television so it seems like it must be a hardware issue with the display.

Does anybody have any ideas what else could be the problem? I need to get it working by next week as I need to go out of town for a week and have to have my comptuer.

[symphonix]

Another possiblity, and more likely since the problem came after you dropped it, is that the backlight on the display may have broken.

[freaky]

I ended up plugging the white connector/power piece into the wrong plug (there's two that look very similar to one another).

[simbalala]

Originally Posted by freaky

I ended up plugging the white connector/power piece into the wrong plug (there's two that look very similar to one another).

This means you fixed it and it's OK now?

If so, good and good to know that the invertor board can die as a result of dropping the PB. I suspected much worse.

[freaky]

Yes, it's working now. I had unplugged that wire that powers that stupid glowing effect by the button in the front, which is the exact same size as the display's plug.

Yes, I did a lot of searching and it seems like it's always the IB that goes out whenever the display stops working (when there's a very very dim image that appears).