Laptop Screen is black, Laptop still runs ?

Question

OKay so around 5 months ago, my laptop died . Tried to turn it on, but it just died . Sent it to the warranty they declined it, however when it came back, My laptop now runs, and its got vista installed ( says in the bottom of the laptop ), but I still can't see anything on the screen . Is this fixable ?

theshivies · Accepted Answer

Its fixable but it will be expensive (like 500 or 600 dollars). It sounds like your laptop's inverter or backlight went out. Before sending it away. Try this:

Shutdown your laptop
Unplug it from anything
Take out the battery
Press and hold the on button for 20 sec
wait 1 min
put everything together

If that doesn't fix your screen the the backlight or inverter went out. I'm sorry for your loss. It happened to me as well =( 
(One week after my warranty was obsolete)

Greg · Answer

It really depends on the make/model of your laptop. Most likely you have a faulty motherboard and this is not easily fixed on a laptop. Do a web search on your specific laptop regarding motherboard/video issues and determine if this is a common problem with your machine. If the motherboard is indeed the problem you will have better luck picking up a working motherboard on ebay than trying to buy a new one from the manufacturer.

manimal347@rocketmail.com · Answer

I don't know. If you get video out when attaching a monitor, video chip is at least good. If not, bad motherboard. If you shine a light at the screen and see a faint picture, I think that means you need a new fluorescent bulb and or inverter.

John S · Answer

It is most likly your battery is going. So you might have to get a new battery. They sell batterys every like best buy and Tigerdirect.com. Tigerdirect has the cheapest price out there. Hope this helps

Laptop Screen is black, Laptop still runs ?

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