Thin horizontal line on Yoga Ideapad Yoga llS

My daughters Yoga 11S has thin horizontal line.
She is in college.
Should I panic?  Do I need to worry about full "black screen" crash?
Missed warranty by 2 months.
Disappointed anyone have ideas or suggestions?

hi kbrunk,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums and sorry to hear about your trouble.
Horizontal lines are commonly caused by an imminent failure on the LCD (either the LCD panel or the LCD cable) or the GPU. To identify which component is failing, the unit must be connected to an external display. If the display is fine then the culprit is the LCD cable, otherwise, it's the GPU (which is integrated to the CPU (CPU is soldered to the motherboard)).
In the event that the problem is with the LCD cable, you can opt to:
1. Contact lenovo for service
2. Have the machine serviced at a professional computer repair center (if they don't have the parts for the repair, you can purchase it online (like this item).
If it's not convenient to have the unit serviced at the moment (ie. need it for an upcomming exam, thesis, etc.), the computer can still be used if the horizontal line is still bearable but I recommend you get it serviced ASAP.
Regards
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