laptop monitor blacked out

14holestogie · 02-13-2011, 02:22 PM

My wife has a Compaq laptop, less than a year old, that up to this point has been working fine. She just attempted to get back on and the screen is black. Any clues as to what caused it and if there's a simple fix?

md4958 · 02-13-2011, 02:25 PM

You werent using it as a back stop for chipping practice again were you Tim?

swh127 · 02-13-2011, 02:26 PM

Have you attempted a hard reboot. My laptop use to freeze when it went into suspend mode. Hold the power button down for 10 seconds and release it. Then turn it back on.

Emjaysmash · 02-13-2011, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by swh127

Have you attempted a hard reboot. My laptop use to freeze when it went into suspend mode. Hold the power button down for 10 seconds and release it. Then turn it back on.

14holestogie · 02-13-2011, 02:32 PM

Hold down 10 seconds from the on mode or the off mode?

14holestogie · 02-13-2011, 02:36 PM

No luck so far. Mama's missing her Frontierville.

Emjaysmash · 02-13-2011, 02:49 PM

Holding it for 10 seconds should shut down the computer. then try turning it back on and "run windows normally"

T.G · 02-13-2011, 02:52 PM

Kill it with fire.

14holestogie · 02-13-2011, 02:54 PM

Holding the button down from the on position, it shuts down after about 3 seconds. Do I continue holding it down for the full 10 seconds, then turning it back on? Sorry for being such a dweeb.

Emjaysmash · 02-13-2011, 03:08 PM

Once it turns off, give it a few seconds and then turn it back on normally. What happens?

14holestogie · 02-13-2011, 03:12 PM

Still dark. Powers up, wi-fi lights up, but no picture (or start-up sounds).
Tried the brightness controls and the like, but still no luck.

Emjaysmash · 02-13-2011, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 14holestogie

Still dark. Powers up, wi-fi lights up, but no picture (or start-up sounds).
Tried the brightness controls and the like, but still no luck.

I'm afraid I have not clue whats going on.

14holestogie · 02-13-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

I'm afraid I have not clue whats going on.

Thanks for the tips. Looks like a trip to the computer guru may be in Cid's future.

T.G · 02-13-2011, 03:29 PM

If it's less than a year old, isn't it sill covered under a manufacturer's warranty?

02-13-2011, 03:45 PM

On my daughters laptop about a week after the warranty went out, this happened to her. Turned out it was the processor and it was cheaper to buy a new one then to have it repaired. I wish you better luck then this.

14holestogie · 02-13-2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MarioF

On my daughters laptop about a week after the warranty went out, this happened to her. Turned out it was the processor and it was cheaper to buy a new one then to have it repaired. I wish you better luck then this.

I hear you, Mario and thanks. Had the monitor replaced on mine by the same guru I mentioned earlier last year. Had I added another hundred or so to the bill, I'd have had a new laptop.

02-13-2011, 03:59 PM

It's "Operator Error".

Get a 12 year old to fix it ya old bastage.

14holestogie · 02-13-2011, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ahc4353

It's "Operator Error".

Get a 12 year old to fix ya old bastage.

I told the wife it must be all the negative energy she gives off.

Bill86 · 02-13-2011, 04:06 PM

Honestly if you can find a screen on ebay for $85 bucks or so they aren't hard to change. Just buy a new screen and swap it out. You'll save quite a bit of money.

14holestogie · 02-13-2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill86

Honestly if you can find a screen on ebay for $85 bucks or so they aren't hard to change. Just buy a new screen and swap it out. You'll save quite a bit of money.

I've got a suspicion it's not the monitor. No picture, no start up sounds, no key stroke control. The further I look and play, the more I think it could be the processor. Bummer.

02-13-2011, 02:22 PM	#1
14holestogie Serial banter killer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Clintonville, WI Posts: 4,341 Trading: (52)	laptop monitor blacked out My wife has a Compaq laptop, less than a year old, that up to this point has been working fine. She just attempted to get back on and the screen is black. Any clues as to what caused it and if there's a simple fix? __________________ *I loves me a Parti*

02-13-2011, 02:25 PM	#2
md4958 Captain Cannoli Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moe Location: Suffield, CT Posts: 5,712 Trading: (62)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out You werent using it as a back stop for chipping practice again were you Tim? __________________ "One fart can foul the air for everyone" - Esteemed philosopher "If avoiding the nasty $hit is being a snob, them I am guilty as charged."- Same esteemed philosopher.

02-13-2011, 02:26 PM	#3
swh127 Still Watching My Back Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: Scott Location: State College, PA Posts: 143 Trading: (3)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out Have you attempted a hard reboot. My laptop use to freeze when it went into suspend mode. Hold the power button down for 10 seconds and release it. Then turn it back on.

02-13-2011, 02:32 PM	#5
14holestogie Serial banter killer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Clintonville, WI Posts: 4,341 Trading: (52)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out Hold down 10 seconds from the on mode or the off mode? __________________ *I loves me a Parti*

02-13-2011, 02:36 PM	#6
14holestogie Serial banter killer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Clintonville, WI Posts: 4,341 Trading: (52)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out No luck so far. Mama's missing her Frontierville. __________________ *I loves me a Parti*

02-13-2011, 02:49 PM	#7
Emjaysmash The Hebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: M.J. Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 7,025 Trading: (76)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out Holding it for 10 seconds should shut down the computer. then try turning it back on and "run windows normally" __________________

02-13-2011, 02:52 PM	#8
T.G Grrrrrr Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: The Other Adam Posts: 15,557 Trading: (37)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out Kill it with fire.

02-13-2011, 02:54 PM	#9
14holestogie Serial banter killer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Clintonville, WI Posts: 4,341 Trading: (52)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out Holding the button down from the on position, it shuts down after about 3 seconds. Do I continue holding it down for the full 10 seconds, then turning it back on? Sorry for being such a dweeb. __________________ *I loves me a Parti*

02-13-2011, 03:08 PM	#10
Emjaysmash The Hebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: M.J. Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 7,025 Trading: (76)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out Once it turns off, give it a few seconds and then turn it back on normally. What happens? __________________

02-13-2011, 03:12 PM	#11
14holestogie Serial banter killer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Clintonville, WI Posts: 4,341 Trading: (52)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out Still dark. Powers up, wi-fi lights up, but no picture (or start-up sounds). Tried the brightness controls and the like, but still no luck. __________________ *I loves me a Parti*

02-13-2011, 03:29 PM	#14
T.G Grrrrrr Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: The Other Adam Posts: 15,557 Trading: (37)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out If it's less than a year old, isn't it sill covered under a manufacturer's warranty?

02-13-2011, 03:45 PM	#15
MarioF Guest Posts: n/a	Re: laptop monitor blacked out On my daughters laptop about a week after the warranty went out, this happened to her. Turned out it was the processor and it was cheaper to buy a new one then to have it repaired. I wish you better luck then this.

02-13-2011, 03:59 PM	#17
ahc4353 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: laptop monitor blacked out It's "Operator Error". Get a 12 year old to fix it ya old bastage.

02-13-2011, 04:06 PM	#19
Bill86 Snob Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Bill Posts: 6,704 Trading: (67)	Re: laptop monitor blacked out Honestly if you can find a screen on ebay for $85 bucks or so they aren't hard to change. Just buy a new screen and swap it out. You'll save quite a bit of money.