Laptop Acting up...Help!

HelpMeFix · 12-23-2008, 07:28 AM

Hello,

Yesterday my laptop screen just went completely blank on me. I restarted the computer and it would go all the way to the Windows screen and go blank again. I repeated the restart process and every time I did it, it cycled passed the Dell screen and into the Windows screen, faster and faster. Now it simply shows no output at all. I can see it flash from a darker blank to a lighter blank but that is it. I don't have a clue of where to begin with this one.

Thanks!

**TriggerFinger** · 12-24-2008, 09:09 AM

Try an external monitor. If it behaves the same it could be your Windows installation or harddrive. Try also with a bootable CD (linux live CD or BartPE). Post back what you find out.

HelpMeFix · 12-24-2008, 09:35 AM

I hooked it to a monitor yesterday. I could see it make it to the Windows boot up screen on the monitor, then it would die. It is still blank on my laptop screen though.

I'm assuming a Windows disk is a bootable disk....correct?

**TriggerFinger** · 12-26-2008, 08:39 AM

Have you tried using a bootable CD like a Windows XP installation CD or a linux live cd like Knoppix or Ubuntu?

12-23-2008, 07:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
HelpMeFix Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 7 OS: XP	Laptop Acting up...Help! Hello, Yesterday my laptop screen just went completely blank on me. I restarted the computer and it would go all the way to the Windows screen and go blank again. I repeated the restart process and every time I did it, it cycled passed the Dell screen and into the Windows screen, faster and faster. Now it simply shows no output at all. I can see it flash from a darker blank to a lighter blank but that is it. I don't have a clue of where to begin with this one. Thanks!

12-24-2008, 09:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,144 OS: Windows 7 Beta, Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Laptop Acting up...Help! Try an external monitor. If it behaves the same it could be your Windows installation or harddrive. Try also with a bootable CD (linux live CD or BartPE). Post back what you find out. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Everest HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

12-24-2008, 09:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
HelpMeFix Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 7 OS: XP	Re: Laptop Acting up...Help! I hooked it to a monitor yesterday. I could see it make it to the Windows boot up screen on the monitor, then it would die. It is still blank on my laptop screen though. I'm assuming a Windows disk is a bootable disk....correct?

12-26-2008, 08:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,144 OS: Windows 7 Beta, Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Laptop Acting up...Help! Have you tried using a bootable CD like a Windows XP installation CD or a linux live cd like Knoppix or Ubuntu? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Everest HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE