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You name it, I said it last night. Cracked open the laptop and reseated the flex cord. All seemed well for half an hour, and then I rebooted. And the problem reoccured. Reseated that damn thing again and again and the longer I fiddled with it the worse it got. Haven't heard back from Dell tech support so I'll research the user forums again. Next step: replace the back light and/or inverter. I really didn't need this right now. But I do need a functioning computer, so I guess I'll just have to deal with it. Cover your ears.