Dead screen

[neiltrace]

Hi all
Me again, hope some one can help me out again
I replaced my notebook motherboard and hard drive and all has been working fine
My problem is I turned off the notebook from the start menue and when I turned it back on the hard drive light flashes and does its usual stuff but I have a completly blank screen, even when I boot from the instalation disc it doesnt seem to matter how I start, there is nothing on the screen, the only thing that seems to work is the lights around the keyboard, I am thinking it is poss time to give up and buy a new laptop
please help any info would be greatly appreciated

Thanks all Neil

 

[richc46]

Welcome
Any beeps when you boot?
If so describe.
If none, back up your stuff with Ubuntu. If you cannot load Ubuntu, you have a hardware problem that must be repaired
If you can back up your stuff, try a factory restoration
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00809678&lc=en&cc=us&destPage=document&dlc=en

 

[neiltrace]

Hi Rich,
No there are no beeps only lights around keyboard
Ubuntu won't load nor will factory restore, there is nothing at all on the screen
no cursor it is as if the screen has been unpluged but the hard drive light is flashing

 

[neiltrace]

would I be able to plu in an external screen or would I have to set it up on the pc

 

[richc46]

You could try an external screen
Turn on speakers. Now boot. If you do not hear the Vista boot sounds, its not the monitor, but another hardware problem on the computer.

 

[neiltrace]

Hi Rich

Have just pluged in external monitor and it works fine is there any way of checking the screen for faults ? also could this be a chain reaction from something like a power surge ?
I wonder what will be next to give up ?

Thanks Neil

 

[neiltrace]

When I go to device manager it says the device is working correctly
Have you got any other ideas

 

[richc46]

Really have no clue to the cause. Im glad that you got it all sorted, though

 

[neiltrace]

Rich would you know of any other checks that I could do

 

[richc46]

There really are no other checks, this is what you can do if it happens again
Monitor Test - How to Troubleshoot a Computer Monitor That Won't Display Anything On Screen
I think the monitor just went out. Things do break. I dont think its tied into any type of surge etc.

 

[neiltrace]

Rich
It isn't fixed, the only way I can use the laptop is to use an external monitor

 

[richc46]

I misunderstood, Im sorry. In any event, I think that you have to replace the monitor.
You may have to bring it into the shop.

 

[neiltrace]

thanks Rich