5792 LCD not working

[Dash8Pilot]

I just got my 5792 in the mail today, pull it out of its box, plug it in and hit the power button. I hear the fans power up, the power LED turns green and there is HD activity, but the screen is completly blank. I hooked the computer up to an external LCD and that worked fine so my thought is that the LCD is either broken or not connected somehow. I attempted to call the "24/7 technical support" but became frustrated and gave up after over an hour of waiting on hold. Is there anyway that I can verify that it is connected properly myself without having to send it back. I've waited over a month for this computer, I really don't want to have to deal with shipping it out and waiting for it again...

[Seraph621]

Try using the function keys on the keyboard (the ones in orange) to turn the brightness up; it might be working but just turned down too low to be visible.

[Justin_W@XoticPC]

Please contact our technical support department at: 1-(800) 741-2219 (9AM - 5PM PST) OR 1-(877) 645-9312 (24/7 Domestic Tech Support)

[rugbypl]

I am having the same problem. The laptop is gorgeous, and is sturdy. I got it in, but was going to sea the next day so i put vista on and took it with me, but didnt get to play with it. When I got home friday i picked up Call of Duty 4 and started playing it. The screen flickered once, flickered twice then went out completely. Needless to say I was not happy. I rebooted it and it was still dark.. I waited a couple of days to mess with it and hooked it up to an external monitor, and then the laptop screen came on.. I was happy. Tried playing call of duty again and it went out. Hooked up an external monitor again and it completely froze on me.. So i believe the video card is bad.

For XoticPC. Even on Friday at almost 1000 PM EST i was able to get ahold of someone in a couple of minutes.. He said he couldnt help much but put in a service call for today. So thanks for the support, its nice to talk to someone at tech support that speaks english!!!!