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Every thing is pink on my screen.Connected a CRT to check and its ok there.Is it the inverter?

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A solid pink/magenta image on the laptop LCD while external video looks normal almost always points to the internal display path, not the graphics chip or drivers. An inverter only powers the backlight; it does not carry color data. So a pink cast typically comes from either a failing CCFL backlight (common on mid-2000s panels) or a problem in the LCD panel/cable path where one color channel (often green) drops out, making everything look pink.

Try these quick checks to narrow it down:

  • Does it look pink in BIOS/boot screens? If yes, it is hardware.
  • Gently flex the lid and hinge area. If the color flickers between normal and pink, the LVDS cable or its connectors are suspect. Reseat both ends (motherboard and panel) and inspect the cable where it passes through the hinge; replace the cable if there is any damage.
  • Do an RGB test: display full-screen red, green, and blue. If green looks very dim or wrong while red/blue look OK, the green channel is missing, which again points to the LCD cable/connector or the panel’s TCON/driver.
  • Watch cold start behavior. Very pink on white backgrounds that improves as the screen warms up is classic CCFL aging. An inverter swap will not fix that; you need a new CCFL tube or, more practically, a complete panel replacement.

If reseating/replacing the LVDS cable does not change anything, the next most likely fix is the panel itself (backlight or panel electronics). Good call by on the cable; internal LVDS wiring can cause the same pink/green/blue tints you see when a VGA lead is flaky. For safety, disconnect battery and AC and observe ESD precautions before opening the lid.

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Or the cable.

Never seen it on a laptop but I have an old CRT and if you wiggle the cable it alternates between pinky greeny and bluey

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No its not a cable problem or no bent bins that I can see.Swopped the inverter but no good.More advise needed.

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