MBP 17" half of screen goes blank

The bottom half of the screen will go blank and if I apply pressure to the bottom right corner of the screen it comes back momentarily. I took the thing apart and checked the cables and saw no real damage but a friend who knows more about these things told me it was a "LDMVA" cable (I think I may have mispelled this). Does anyone know the cable I am referring to? I am hoping it is just the cable and not the entire screen. Any suggestions?

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Many such display issues can be addressed by replacing the inverter cable, or one of the cables in the screen. If your machine is under warranty, take it in for service. Run the hardware test that came with it.

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