Dell Latitude D830 Black Screen

[strew1221]

I have a Dell Latitude D830 laptop. I turned it on and the screen is black. I can hear the hard drive working and the hard drive light blinks and my wifi light is on. I hooked up an external monitor and that doesn't work either. Could my display have gone bad?

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

No, not if an external monitor doesn't work either...

More likely to be the graphics chip on the motherboard

Laptop repair shop for diagnosis I suggest...

All the best Brett

 

[strew1221]

That's what I was afraid of. Thank you

 

[Brett928S2]

That's what I was afraid of. Thank you

Hi

Its around 6 years old so it will be a financial decision as to whether its WORTH fixing...

All the best Brett

 

[strew1221]

Is there any way I can access the hard drive to retrieve some of the information I have on it?

 

[Brett928S2]

Is there any way I can access the hard drive to retrieve some of the information I have on it?

Hi

Yes , its under a plate on the bottom, near one of the corners from memory...

All the best Brett

 

[strew1221]

Once I remove it, how can I access the data on it?

 

[Brett928S2]

Once I remove it, how can I access the data on it?

Hi

Buy a USB caddy to connect it to another machine...they are very cheap...

All the best Brett

 

[strew1221]

Thank you for your help.