Guest Floggin Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Randomly my screen goes black. I can slightly see my desktop, but not enough to do anything. I have to close my laptop screen and open it back up for it to go back to normal. Also when its going back to normal it fades from a red. So whats the deal here? Anyone know?
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Windows screen goes black "Floggin" <Floggin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:13ACAB8B-79E2-4A14-95C4-F0CD6261F3AB@microsoft.com... > Randomly my screen goes black. I can slightly see my desktop, but not > enough > to do anything. I have to close my laptop screen and open it back up for > it > to go back to normal. Also when its going back to normal it fades from a > red. > So whats the deal here? Anyone know? I suspect a hardware problem. You can tell for sure by borrowing and attaching an external monitor. If it remains on then it's the hardware. If it goes faint too then it's a software/driver problem.
Guest Bob I Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Windows screen goes black Like Pegasus says, you have a hardware problem, maybe broken wiring in the hinge area. Contact the manufacturers tech support. Floggin wrote: > Randomly my screen goes black. I can slightly see my desktop, but not enough > to do anything. I have to close my laptop screen and open it back up for it > to go back to normal. Also when its going back to normal it fades from a red. > So whats the deal here? Anyone know?
Guest Floggin Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Windows screen goes black "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Floggin" <Floggin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:13ACAB8B-79E2-4A14-95C4-F0CD6261F3AB@microsoft.com... > > Randomly my screen goes black. I can slightly see my desktop, but not > > enough > > to do anything. I have to close my laptop screen and open it back up for > > it > > to go back to normal. Also when its going back to normal it fades from a > > red. > > So whats the deal here? Anyone know? > > I suspect a hardware problem. You can tell for sure > by borrowing and attaching an external monitor. If > it remains on then it's the hardware. If it goes faint too > then it's a software/driver problem. > > > Hmm Well, I haven't even moved the computer at all then it just started all of a sudden. I've not moved in about 2-3 weeks.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Windows screen goes black "Floggin" <Floggin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:367BFFF8-BF71-4F9B-A3C7-F68E23723562@microsoft.com... > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "Floggin" <Floggin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:13ACAB8B-79E2-4A14-95C4-F0CD6261F3AB@microsoft.com... >> > Randomly my screen goes black. I can slightly see my desktop, but not >> > enough >> > to do anything. I have to close my laptop screen and open it back up >> > for >> > it >> > to go back to normal. Also when its going back to normal it fades from >> > a >> > red. >> > So whats the deal here? Anyone know? >> >> I suspect a hardware problem. You can tell for sure >> by borrowing and attaching an external monitor. If >> it remains on then it's the hardware. If it goes faint too >> then it's a software/driver problem. >> >> >> > Hmm Well, I haven't even moved the computer at all then it just started > all > of a sudden. I've not moved in about 2-3 weeks. "Hardware problem" means that some electronic component inside your PC has developed a defect. This is unlikely to have been caused by moving the PC.
Guest Unknown Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Windows screen goes black Hinge area????????? "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:OQjJWtj%23HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Like Pegasus says, you have a hardware problem, maybe broken wiring in the > hinge area. Contact the manufacturers tech support. > > Floggin wrote: >> Randomly my screen goes black. I can slightly see my desktop, but not >> enough to do anything. I have to close my laptop screen and open it back >> up for it to go back to normal. Also when its going back to normal it >> fades from a red. So whats the deal here? Anyone know? >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Windows screen goes black Bob is entirely correct: There are lots of wires going from the base part of the laptop to the screen. They flex in the hinge area each time the lid is opened or closed. One of them might be broken. "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message news:fjbIi.4919$Sd4.1565@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com... > Hinge area????????? > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:OQjJWtj%23HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Like Pegasus says, you have a hardware problem, maybe broken wiring in >> the hinge area. Contact the manufacturers tech support. >> >> Floggin wrote: >>> Randomly my screen goes black. I can slightly see my desktop, but not >>> enough to do anything. I have to close my laptop screen and open it back >>> up for it to go back to normal. Also when its going back to normal it >>> fades from a red. So whats the deal here? Anyone know? >> > >
Guest Unknown Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Windows screen goes black Oops! My error, I apologize. I read on the first line " I can hardly see my Desktop"------- "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:%23niXIVt%23HHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Bob is entirely correct: There are lots of wires going from the > base part of the laptop to the screen. They flex in the hinge > area each time the lid is opened or closed. One of them might > be broken. > > "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message > news:fjbIi.4919$Sd4.1565@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com... >> Hinge area????????? > > >> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:OQjJWtj%23HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Like Pegasus says, you have a hardware problem, maybe broken wiring in >>> the hinge area. Contact the manufacturers tech support. >>> >>> Floggin wrote: >>>> Randomly my screen goes black. I can slightly see my desktop, but not >>>> enough to do anything. I have to close my laptop screen and open it >>>> back up for it to go back to normal. Also when its going back to normal >>>> it fades from a red. So whats the deal here? Anyone know? >>> >> >> > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Windows screen goes black I have fallen into this ambiguity trap too, with "desktop" meaning two completely different things in computing language. "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message news:xedIi.3384$ZA5.2431@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com... > Oops! My error, I apologize. I read on the first line " I can hardly see > my Desktop"-------
Guest Unknown Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Windows screen goes black My brain was in first gear at the time. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:eTy4ndu%23HHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >I have fallen into this ambiguity trap too, with "desktop" > meaning two completely different things in computing > language. > > "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message > news:xedIi.3384$ZA5.2431@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com... >> Oops! My error, I apologize. I read on the first line " I can hardly see >> my Desktop"------- > >
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