'08 MBP Display Not Working Correctly?

I had been using my MBP all morning with no problems. I shut the screen and let it go into sleep mode for about an hour before I went back to get on it. At first I thought it just wasn't waking up from sleep mode, because the screen just stayed black but the fans booted up and I could hear it running. So, I shut the lid again, opened, and nothing.

Tried rebooting. The screen stays black the entire time, and I hear the faint sound of the start up sound. When I close the screen, the light at the front doesn't do the "breathing" that it does when in sleep mode. It just stays lit.

Does this sound like a display problem, or some other issue? Any ideas/suggestions?

 

Thanks for the link!

I took it to an Apple store today and they diagnosed it as the graphics card failure. They are replacing the MLB for free (would be a $863 repair otherwise..ouch.)

Knightrider, I suggest you do the same thing! It was a pretty quick diagnosis and I should have it back within 3-5 days.

 

Yes, they called me on Monday saying the repair was done and I just picked it up today. Works like a charm. I was just wondering, if anyone wouldn't care to explain, how exactly do they repair this? What all gets replaced? I meant to ask at the Apple store, but they were kind of rushing me out.