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amethystshells · 03-30-2006, 10:14 PM

I have a gateway 450rog laptop. It's a couple years old, but has never been dropped or anything. A few weeks ago it started doing this: i press the power button and the hard drive and fan come on. However, the screen doesn't come on and the fan stays on (normally the fan immediately turns off after the screen comes on).

I have to hold down the power button to turn it off and then i press it again. Sometimes the screen doesn't come on until the third try. Sometimes it doesn't do this, but it seems to be getting worse.

Any ideas what is causing this?

03-30-2006, 10:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
amethystshells Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 17 OS: Win XP	laptop screen doesn't always power on--help I have a gateway 450rog laptop. It's a couple years old, but has never been dropped or anything. A few weeks ago it started doing this: i press the power button and the hard drive and fan come on. However, the screen doesn't come on and the fan stays on (normally the fan immediately turns off after the screen comes on). I have to hold down the power button to turn it off and then i press it again. Sometimes the screen doesn't come on until the third try. Sometimes it doesn't do this, but it seems to be getting worse. Any ideas what is causing this?