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02-16-2014, 08:57 PM
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let it boot and then take a flashlight and shine it on the screen, look all over and see if you see something very faint - it may be the backlight has failed. Remember you can turn on and off with the power buttonr or closing lid.
Also try wiggling the screen gently and see if anything changes.
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02-17-2014, 09:29 AM
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Finally
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Location: FL
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Try this
-remove battery and power cord
-hold in power button for 1 minute
-plug in power cord--leave battery out
-press power button to turn on laptop
Hope that works
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02-17-2014, 08:44 PM
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Scuttlebutt
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Westport,MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnR
let it boot and then take a flashlight and shine it on the screen, look all over and see if you see something very faint - it may be the backlight has failed. Remember you can turn on and off with the power buttonr or closing lid.
Also try wiggling the screen gently and see if anything changes.
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Don't see anything  And I tried wiggling, nadda.
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Try this
-remove battery and power cord
-hold in power button for 1 minute
-plug in power cord--leave battery out
-press power button to turn on laptop
Hope that works
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Tried it, no luck either. |
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02-17-2014, 10:10 PM
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Idiot
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Glastonbury, CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Katie
Don't see anything And I tried wiggling, nadda.
Tried it, no luck either. |
Every time you boot you get a boot screen right? And it hits a point where it stops showing anything?
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02-18-2014, 04:10 PM
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Scuttlebutt
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Westport,MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian
Every time you boot you get a boot screen right? And it hits a point where it stops showing anything?
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Yes, exactly.
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02-18-2014, 04:35 PM
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Idiot
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Glastonbury, CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Katie
Yes, exactly.
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To me that screams formware/driver issue. The cables/hardware are working because the BIOS is able to create an image on the screen. I'm surprised safe mode doesn't work. Do you have the diagnostic CD that came with the computer?
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