T40P Black screen or fuzzy colors and goes black

I recently have this probpem.  My laptop will go black but still running or fuzzy and starts to fade and goes black but if I lift it up and tap it down softly on the desk the screen comes back up(sometimes).  I read somewhere it could be a loose cable which makes sense if I move or tap it and it comes back on.  Anyways this is happening more often.  I am wondering if I get a monitor to use for the short term will it solve the issue.  I have work to get done in the next month.  I did have to reload all my software in April and thought it could be a driver but agian tapping it makes me think that is not it.  I called an IBM repair shop and they could not fix it within a week and I need it so I am hoping a monitor is a short term fix.  Any solutions?  I can buy a new laptop but would like to fix this one and have as a backup if possible.  I am not tech savy-I do accounting and need the info on the laptop to finish some jjobs.  Also-can I just take out my drive and put in another laptop?  2373-G3U  thanks

Hello mkandziora,
the incident that your display goes off by moving your unit, seems to point to a problem called flexing.
The mobo flexes and the gfx chip, soldered on mobo, became loose and you´ll need a new mobo.
In euro´s 150,-.
It´s a more common problem of  T4* series.
Kind regards
Andreas
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