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Saulty

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Will power up, battery will get used and then charged again, but after I press the on button the screen will stay black and nothing happens. I can hear the fun noise and the computer is powered up just nothing on screen. It's not overheating and most of the LED lights are on.

Any ideas?
 
Saulty, sounds like it could be a hard drive failure.


If you are technically savvy you should try booting from a usb device.

If your laptop can boot from the usb device then the hard drive is likely the culprit.


You will need to have an operating system such as linux on the usb device in order to boot from it.

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/puppy-linux-on-usb/

you could also try booting from the DVD/CD ROM.
 
to me, sounds more like the screen has finally died... usually you will at least get a prompt command page or something if there are serious interior issues...

Disagree, only because the boot sequence tells the laptop to boot from the hard drive and it hangs/halts at that stage because of a problem with the drive, leaving a black screen.

If it can boot from a CDRom or USB stick then the problem will be confirmed as a bad HDD.


Ray, you good lookin fuck.
 
I think it might be the hard drive. It makes a clicking noise once like is trying to boot up but it won't go through the sequence. If it is the hard drive does it worth repairing? My daughter uses it to play games. It's about 5 years old.
 
First things first.


Determine if it is the hard drive that is faulty, Saulty. :sup:



A replacement hard drive is a cheap and easy fix. Have a look on ebay/Kijiji for a used one.


PS: A hard drive is far more likely to fail than the screen. In my personal experience I've yet to have a screen fail but have a had a few hard drives die on me.
 
I'm with rr and bacon. You'd still go through the boot sequence if it was the hard drive.

Nope, it will hang and get stuck during the boot process with a hard drive problem.

If you remove the hard drive you'll get an error message like "NTDLR missing" but with the hard drive sill connected it will just show a black screen.

I doubt its the screen. Screen fail is far less likely than hard drive failure.


Marty common.
 
Saulty first try this:


1. Shutdown and Unplug your laptop.
2. Remove the battery from the laptop.
3. Wait 2-3 minutes
4. Now press ON (power button on laptop) for 1 minute
5. Then release the finger and wait one more minute.
6. Now plug in the power cable (dont insert battery yet) and press ON button.
7. Did your screen start working now ? (do you see windows loading)

Let me know how it goes. Do you see any change in LEDs on/blinking.





From Yahoo:

If your laptop won't turn on, you could have any number of problems. The problem might be a genuine power issue derived from either battery failure or simply a loose AC adapter. Conversely, it may only appear to be a power failure, and the problem may lie with another component. Errors in brightness settings and LCD display malfunctions can both make a laptop appear to be powered off, and all these problems will need to be corrected.


Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions


Things You'll Need
Replacement battery
Replacement LCD display


1
Look at the battery indicator light on your computer. Is it on? If so, check your brightness settings. If your laptop appears that it is not on, it may in actuality have lowered brightness settings. If the brightness setting is at its lowest setting, the laptop screen will be completely dark, and the laptop will appear to be powered off, even though it is not. Try cranking up the brightness settings.


2
Check your AC power adapter. Is it snugly plugged into the wall or surge protector? Make sure the connection is made and it is not loose. Also, try connecting the power adapter into a different wall outlet.


3
Check the status of your laptop battery by considering how long you have had the same battery. Most modern batteries are only good for about 1,000 full charges. After that point, the battery can and eventually will greatly deteriorate. Replace your battery if necessary.


4
Replace your battery by powering off your laptop and then flipping it over and locating the battery cover outline, which will be near the bottom back of your laptop. Remove any screws with a Phillips screwdriver and pop off the battery cover. Slide out the old battery. Put in the new battery by sliding it in until it clicks, and then replace the cover.


5
Consider replacing your laptop monitor. Your laptop may power on, but if the monitor display does not work, it will appear to be off and you will not be able to operate the machine. Check to see if your current LCD display works by plugging your laptop up to an external monitor using a VGA cable. If the external monitor displays your computer contents, your computer motherboard and underlying systems are still working, but your display will need to be replaced.


6
Replace an LCD display by removing the screws around the bezel of your current display with a Phillips screwdriver. Pop off the bezel carefully and remove it. Then, locate the screws on the two metal brackets beneath the bezel and on either side of the display, and remove these too.


7
Disconnect the inverter cable, which is plugged into the inverter. The inverter is located just beneath the display, at the bottom-center of the laptop. Then, pull back and slide out the old display, and replace it with the new. Put the metal bracket screws back in place, reconnect the inverter cable, and then pop the bezel in place. Replace the bezel screws.
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you are lucky, plom.. ive had 3-4 screens go out and never had an hd problem... a few minor other drivers that were repaired over the years... nowadays, im smashing them in the drive quicker than they are fucking up anyways :lol: ...