Laptop screen blank

jbdave112

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My computer now turns on but nothing shows up on the display. I tried an electrostatic discarge a few times to no avail. Just before my display went all crazy I got the message "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered". Any help would be greatly appreciated
 

Ravi Gagan

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I had the same problem with my Compaq Netbook. On power on the screen would stay black, no POST, nothing at all on the display. The HDD would spin up but the HDD indicator would not come on and would not boot. The DVD drive would spin up and attempt to read a disc if one was in the tray but still would not boot. I found an answer on another forum. Unplug the power, remove the battery and then hold the power button for 30 to 60 seconds. Then reattach the power and attempt a boot. It worked for me! Just shutdown, put the battery back in you're good to go. Worked for me so definitely worth a try.
 


Hi, what is the make and model for your laptop, you can try an external monitor if you have one, to see if you have something on the monitor. FYI, you didn't do an "electrostatic discarge" on your laptop.