Sony NR70 backlight problem.

[little-man]

I just bought a Sony Clie NR70 from eBay and it has a screen problem. The backlight doesn't work very well on the top left part of the screen. The seller says that it is fine without the backlight. Could it be a bad connection that I can fix, or would I need to get a new screen? It hasn't come yet, but I would appreciate any suggestions. You can look at the description and pictures at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1943000095&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6 Thanks.

[little-man]

OK, I got it now and it's charging. It seems that the screen also turns and extra 45 degrees further than it should, and there is a screw missing from the side panel. The turning mechanism seems to be loose compared to my friend's NR70v. Is there a way to tighten the screw or something to make it only turn the distance it should? Could this be related to the backlight problem? Thanks in advance for any help.

[little-man]

Wow, this is interesting. It's charged now, and it seems that whenever I close the clamshell with the screen out, it says "hold" and then turns off.

[little-man]

HA, I FIGURED IT OUT!!! The screen doesn't flip over when it twists, so it turns off when it thinks I close it. It isn't recognising the twist. There, I figured out what the problem is, now I need a solution. HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!

[fearlessfozz]

Heres a link to a guy who knows why the screen wont flip on this forum.

http://www.pdastreet.com/forums//showthread.php?threadid=6406

Aparently there is a switch that controls the screen veiw and your switch is broken too it sounds like. So far all i find you can do is send it in for repair. How much did you pay for it? If you can afford it i would send it back to the guy and buy a new one. Hopefully you and the other guy with the same problem can work to gether to figure something out, sorry i couldnt help more.