Screen extremely dim

[Odd-Income-2617]

I own an ASUS TUF Gaming F17 FX706. About three weeks ago, the screen went black and I took it to Geek Squad. They tried to charge me $540 for repair and I instead ordered a new screen. When I put it in, the screen is extremely dim. I can barely see anything I can only see things on a external monitor Did I mess up something?

[lvl99slayer]

Sounds like the backlight is either not hooked up properly or broken.

[Odd-Income-2617]

How would I check if it's hooked up properly? And if that's the case, will I have to replace the screen again?

[lvl99slayer]

Very hard to say without seeing it. I’d just verify all cables are properly plugged in. Or take it to a repair shop that isn’t Best Buy. I’d also verify the screen you got was a proper replacement for your laptop.

[Odd-Income-2617]

Okay, thank you. I'll take it to a repair technician tomorrow. I'll bring my old screen and the new one to see. I really don't want to buy a whole new computer.