My laptop is doing the same thing, but it seems to be hinge related. As I open the laptop lid, it turns black, but then as I move it back towards me to close it, the screen reappears. So I only can have it open about half way to see the screen. Any ideas on what this could be?

There is more going on than you think. The battery re-sete is a band-aid fix to delay the inevitable failure that will likely hit just beyond warranty. I'm still fighting with HP to get some help. Check out this site: hplies.com.

Good luck.

Laptop have a "fuser" which can be replaced inexpensively. Could be the answer, or not.

My laptop had the same problem where the screen was BLACK.. i turned off the power, and took the battery out and held the power button and everything.. and then when I turned the computer back on, the screen DID light up and the initial start-up flashed on the screen very quickly, but after that the start-up did not resume as normal. The screen just continued to stay lit, but also blank. I DID mess around with some of the function keys before reading this thread.. so I'm wondering if I could have caused a different problem. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas to help with this?? This laptop is very new so I'm not really sure why it's having problems.

hi guys. how are you? hope and wish you all are fine.
i have hp pavillion dv1000 and when i start it starts normaly like always,, i can see the icons on the destop with its very hard to see the sreen is to much dark. i can't even brighting up with fn + f8,
can any one help me please ..
thanks,,,

I'm having a similar problem - computer is on, screen is always black, and i can just barely make out things on it. i had to connect my laptop to an old desktop monitor just to be here. i tried removing the power plug and battery and holding the power button (a couple times), and today i replaced the inverter - kind of a pain but not too bad - and nothing changed. what else could it be? as i said, i can still see things on the screen, though barely and certainly not enough to use. im on a dell e1505, warranty expired. would really appreciate any help.

cheers

To distinguish between CCFL backlight failure and a dead inverter:

Screen flickering, hissing, black spot in corner.

or when the CCFL inverter dies

screen suddenly black

Please note this is for CCFL screens only. LED screens don't have a fluorescent tube.

Good luck!

INCREDIBLEEEEEEEE YOU FIXED MY LAPTOP TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you!!!

I have the problem in the title (screen black) but not sure whether the laptop is running - when I connect an external monitor, that's blank too.

Holding down the power switch when unplugged without battery did not make any difference.

I suspect a fried motherboard or video chip. See http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread226423.html for description of details.

All help appreciated. Thanks!

Hi Gang, I've been pulling my hair out on this one. Gateway Laptop M6316 with a 15.4" monitor, running XP media center. The back light is out. I tied two inverter boards and even replaced the bulb and still nothing. I checked the wires all looks good. I am at a loss.