My Switch is fading to black after a few seconds when I activate it. This happened after I dropped the console on to the carpet earlier. Maybe the backlight cable has been damaged? Has anyone faced the same issue?
@Parisk First off, sorry to hear.
I'm a bit distracted by the fact that the screen is stuck on the detached joycon screen but, I assume your joycons still seem to connect & function fine.
I'm not the smartest guy, but here's my wild guess:
I don't think the screen/backlight cable is damaged, because the screen appears to display fine for bit. The fact that screen displays normal for 10-15 seconds makes me think something else is wrong.
When a computer can't cool itself, they can boot up & run normal at first, then it will shut down when it detects the fan isn't working to protect itself from overheating.
Yes I think that your guess is quite logical, something might preventing it from keep working to avoid fatal damage. Might be the fan or something like that. I guess that I have to try to hear if the fan is functioning when I open the Screen.
By the way joy cons are working perfectly this was just a sample where I took them off. I can access the menu just fine with them attached, before it goes black again in about 10 seconds.
Update: Today I removed the SD card and the cartridge from the console and it started just fine. Some kind of glitch probably during the fall? I don't know. Just to let anyone know in case needed.
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