The Screen on my Macbook 4.1 Intel Core 2 Duo Went Black

Display Screen Blackness on MacBook October 2008

Model Name: MacBook

Model Identifier: MacBook4,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.1 GHz

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I have backed everything up to an external and have been able to hook the laptop to an external monitor everything seems to be wrorking fine but my laptop screen is still black.

So far I:

1

Took battery in and out. Firstly I, disconnected the power cable. Then I took out the battery. Pushed on the power button for five seconds and then replaced the battery and power.

This worked but then I shutdown my computer and when I powered it on again I was back to square 1.

2

Set System Preference Energy Saver Sleep Mode to never. This had no bearings on the screen.

3

Safemode boot

4

Brightness adjustment. Moving F1/F2 up and down I got a temporary screen.

There hasn't been any flickering. It's either on/off.

I've been able to transfer files to an external using a torch (arduous work).

When I power it on it does tend to be noisy.

The power tone can still be heard.

Would a screen replacement be the best thing?