laptop screen going black???

[mtemm]

yesterday my laptop screen went black. I could hear the computer working, but the screen itself went black. I tried shutting down and rebooting a couple of times, no change. dh got it to work again somehow or other, he isn't sure exactly how (said he hit a function key, but isn't sure that is what did it).

this morning it went black again. he just got it back again, but I am wondering what might be going on here. is it on its last legs? we really cannot afford a new computer, so praying there is something that can be done.

any ideas????????

 

[golfgal]

Mine did that too, I hooked it up to an old monitor and it works just fine. It has been like this for several months now. It just limits the portability of the computer. I hope someone has an easy fix but I think the screen is just dead .

 

[mtemm]

wow, I didn't know you could hook it up to a monitor. does it just plug right in?

hopefully it doesn't come to that, but if it does, at least we would be able to still use it until we can afford a new one.

 

[golfgal]

wow, I didn't know you could hook it up to a monitor. does it just plug right in?

hopefully it doesn't come to that, but if it does, at least we would be able to still use it until we can afford a new one.

My laptop has a plug in for the monitor. Depending on the monitor it is either the bulky cord where you screw in the plug or it is just a USB plug.

 

[SetzKitten]

If he hit a function key, he probably toggled the external monitor to the laptop screen. There should be a button on the bottom row of your keyboard that says (fn). Hit that and whatever (f) key on the very top row that has a picture of a monitor, at the same time. You may have to do it several times as it is a 3 way toggle between showing the picture on the laptop screen, an external monitor or projector, and both.
Hope it is as simple as that.

 

[mtemm]

setzkitten, does that fix it? or does it mean its dying but that gets it back for a while?

 

[chisnpeke]

My old laptop did this after a year and three months of owning it. I just decided to replace the computer rather than pay to have it fixed. It did come back on after I bought the new computer but only for a couple more months...then it went out again and hasn't come back. Hopefully you can hook it up to a monitor of some sort or get it resolved!

 

[Tee it Up]

Had this happen to a brand new computer I got from work. They replaced the screen and no problems now

 

[RitaE]

could be several things but on an aging laptop the LCD Inverter is the primary suspect.

 

[FireDancer]

yesterday my laptop screen went black.

Once that happens it never goes back

 

[NeverlandClub23]

Once that happens it never goes back

Thank you, I needed that today.

 

[LiberalPrincess]

This happened to me, and it was that the bulb of the backlight had broken. The repair place told me it would cost $200 to fix. Instead, I got online and ordered a new screen for about 50 dollars. I am the least handy person I know, but I followed online instructions and was able to replace it myself.

 

[gillep]

This has been happening on and off to my laptop for almost 2 years now I was told that the backlight bulb is loose, I have not gotten it fixed because it usually goes back on after a min or so and I don't use the laptop for too much so it doesn't bother me.