No picture on Laptop

nakiesha · 01-30-2009, 02:13 AM

I have a HP 6000 series laptop. Recently, I turned it on and didn't get a picture on the screen. I connected the laptop to a TV, and everything displays fine on the TV. I'm wondering if there are buttons that I can press to reactivate the screen. My co-worker has a Gateway laptop, and is experiencing the same thing. I can't find a switch on either one. Please help!

dai · 01-30-2009, 03:06 AM

the Fn key plus one of the other keys increases or decreases the brightness
if that does not bring it up shine a torch on the screen and see if you see anything

rbalaji · 01-30-2009, 12:30 PM

Laptop screens have no on/off switch. If you find that an external display works and the LCD does not, there is a problem with the LCD display. Most probably, it is a dead or dying inverter or backlight. It is a hardware problem and can only be fixed by replacing the dead part.

**TriggerFinger** · 01-30-2009, 12:53 PM

Before you jump into any conclusion, make sure you try to toggle from LCD to external monitor and back. Some laptops have Fn+F4 to do that... as for your model, check with your Users Manual. As dai has advised, try raising brightness and/or use a flashlight to see beyond the dark LCD. If you still see your Desktop beyond the dim/dark screen then it could be an inverter/backlight issue.

nakiesha · 01-30-2009, 02:41 PM

How does one adjust the backlight or inverter. I never adjusted the regular settings to begin with, so I don't know how to adjust it now. I email HP who said to take out the battery & unplug the power adaptor, then hold down the power button for 1 minute. I did that, and now the computer doesn't even turn on. When you press the power button, all the blue lights come on, the it makes a swoosh sound, and turns off like there's no power (this is while the computer is plugged into the power adaptor). The computer was plugged in all night, then I tried the above suggestions this morning.

dai · 01-30-2009, 09:19 PM

if it is the backlight/inverter they have to be replaced
try hp suggestion again

01-30-2009, 02:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
nakiesha Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 29 OS: win xp media center	No picture on Laptop I have a HP 6000 series laptop. Recently, I turned it on and didn't get a picture on the screen. I connected the laptop to a TV, and everything displays fine on the TV. I'm wondering if there are buttons that I can press to reactivate the screen. My co-worker has a Gateway laptop, and is experiencing the same thing. I can't find a switch on either one. Please help!

01-30-2009, 03:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,759 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: No picture on Laptop the Fn key plus one of the other keys increases or decreases the brightness if that does not bring it up shine a torch on the screen and see if you see anything __________________

01-30-2009, 12:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
rbalaji Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,193 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: No picture on Laptop Laptop screens have no on/off switch. If you find that an external display works and the LCD does not, there is a problem with the LCD display. Most probably, it is a dead or dying inverter or backlight. It is a hardware problem and can only be fixed by replacing the dead part. __________________ Balaji Ramanathan Computers - You can't live with them, you can't live without them!

01-30-2009, 12:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,847 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: No picture on Laptop Before you jump into any conclusion, make sure you try to toggle from LCD to external monitor and back. Some laptops have Fn+F4 to do that... as for your model, check with your Users Manual. As dai has advised, try raising brightness and/or use a flashlight to see beyond the dark LCD. If you still see your Desktop beyond the dim/dark screen then it could be an inverter/backlight issue. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 01-30-2009 at 12:57 PM.

01-30-2009, 02:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
nakiesha Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 29 OS: win xp media center	Re: No picture on Laptop How does one adjust the backlight or inverter. I never adjusted the regular settings to begin with, so I don't know how to adjust it now. I email HP who said to take out the battery & unplug the power adaptor, then hold down the power button for 1 minute. I did that, and now the computer doesn't even turn on. When you press the power button, all the blue lights come on, the it makes a swoosh sound, and turns off like there's no power (this is while the computer is plugged into the power adaptor). The computer was plugged in all night, then I tried the above suggestions this morning.

01-30-2009, 09:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,759 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: No picture on Laptop if it is the backlight/inverter they have to be replaced try hp suggestion again __________________