Screen Goes off above certain angle

The screen of my MacBook 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo goes black when I raise it above about 70º . It re-illuminates when lowered and finally goes off as normal as it nears the closed position. It is difficult to use at anything below 90º. The backlight is being switched off it appears but data is still being sent to the screen as it can be seen vaguely. Does anyone know what mechanism is used to switch the screen off and if so where it is situated and whether it is easy to fix? I do not think it is a software fault...

I'd be surprised if the magnetic latch was responsible for switching off the backlight otherwise would it not be possible to switch the screen off by putting something magnetic close to it which would be annoying? The magnets are located at the top corners of the screen and the corners of the keyboard hand rest areas. I thought it might be a loose connection to the inverter board but wouldn't expect it to remake contact once broken.

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Did you happen to restore your iPhone 5 from a backup when you first bought it? Often, data from older phones/iOS's will sometimes not transfer across correctly, causing issues like this. The best thing to do is to put the iPhone into recovery mode and restore as new to test it then
Instructions on recovery mode:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
Instructions on restoring as new:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414
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Hi aim1999,
Have tried performing a soft reset or hard reset on the phone to see if it was a bad install?
To do Soft reset: Enter *#7780# into your phone's keypad
Note: this will not delete any data from the device.
To do a Hard reset: Enter *#7370#
Note: You will need to back up your data before you do this because it will erase all data from the phone.
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First see:
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Next try:
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
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Hello Jo-anneR,
Welcome to the forums.
In this case we can try to reload the software on the BlackBerry® smartphone to make sure it is running the latest version and there are no issues with the OS.
Here is how to backup your BlackBerry smartphone http://bbry.lv/oPVWXc
Once you have backed up your BlackBerry smartphone please follow the link below to complete a clean reload of the BlackBerry smartphone software.
Link: http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB03621
Once completed test it and proceed with a selective restore, here is how to restore http://bbry.lv/qgQxLo
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I have the macbook 13.3 in white, early 2009 model. The screen keeps going off and the only way I can get it back on is to move the screen back and forth. By the looks of things this is a common problem and it's usually related to a cable between the screen and the logic board.
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My router model is WAG54G2.
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In my work place with other router my iphone never going lost connection .
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