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Hi, can opne of you nice people help me with my laptop,

When I press the power button eveything powers up fine, The Hard Disk spins and the Cd drive's light flashes and the processor gets warm (if left long enough)

after this I don't think it boots, and there is no display from anything, the screen, tv out or the monitor out.

What could be wrong??

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Brief expert summary and next steps based on the thread: the combination of power activity without any usable video output points to a POST/BIOS problem, memory or motherboard/graphics failure. Thanks to for suggesting an external display and to for confirming that check — that already helps rule out a single broken LCD backlight and narrows the fault to something that prevents the system from initializing video.

Useful, ordered troubleshooting to isolate the fault:

  • Check for POST indicators: listen for beep codes or watch manufacturer diagnostic LEDs/patterns and compare with the service manual for that model. If no audible speaker is fitted, LEDs and fan behavior become the primary indicators.
  • Perform a power-cycling/CMOS reset: remove AC and battery, hold the power button ~30 seconds, then try AC-only. If possible, remove and reseat or replace the CMOS coin cell to reset BIOS settings.
  • Minimal-configuration boot: remove HDD/optical and all peripherals, then boot with only CPU, one RAM module and power. Reseat RAM modules and try one stick at a time and in different slots. A failed RAM or slot often prevents POST and produces a characteristic beep/LED pattern.
  • If an external monitor showed nothing (as noted), a simple inverter/backlight fault is unlikely to be the whole story. If a faint image is visible on the panel with a flashlight while the backlight is off, that points to the display inverter; otherwise suspect motherboard/GPU or corrupted BIOS.
  • Data-safety step: remove the hard drive and mount it in a USB adapter/enclosure on another PC to copy critical data before deeper repairs.

Safety and service notes: opening the case can void warranty and risks ESD damage; if the unit is under warranty, contact the vendor first. If all minimal tests fail, the most likely outcomes are a failed motherboard/GPU or a corrupted BIOS which generally requires board-level repair or replacement.

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If there is a port for an external monitor I would try that...

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If there is a port for an external monitor I would try that...

Tried it all ready - nothing

any more suggestions

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