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most probably you set it to output to external display only. there should be a shortcut key, usually Fn + F(#) that switches between lcd only, lcd + external or external only. i doubt its a bad lcd because you can see in safe mode and from bios. Also, it could be a brightness setting, usually Fn and arrow keys.

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No it is not the CRT/LCD button...been there and tried that....similarly it is not the Brightness...

try uninstalling the lcd frm your laptop in device manager and re-installing it. it might be a bad driver?

I am having a similar problem with a Dell Inspiron 1000. Occasionally it will get to the Microsoft XP page of the start up, but most odf the time the screen goes black before that. The LED lights on the keyboard remain on.

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I have the exact smae problem and the exact same computer. A dell inspiron 5150 and my screen goes black. Did you ever get yours fixed? and what did you do? I have had to put a lamp directed right at my screen. and I can sorta get by like this but it makes my screen very hot.

Please let me know what I should do

Thanks

I've been reading over the posts and I think I am having a similar problem. I have an Inspiron 6000 and I have had it for about 2.5 years. Recently, the screen has started going very very dark and the only way to make the screen visible is to press on the strip of plastic along the bottom of it. It seems like the plastic has pulled away from the screen. I rigged up a simple way of keeping the screen on without holding it. I wrapped a few rubber bands around the screen and put a stack of erasers against the plastic strip, but if I move my laptop too much it will go dark again. I don't know whether there is a simple fix or whether i need a new screen. I would really appreciate any help!

could be either or. either the screen connector is loose or the actual ribbon connector is partly severed. hopefully its just the first one, then all you'd need to do is open up the laptop and snap the connector back in place.

Then again, i guess thats not exactly as simple as it sounds... i dont own one so i cant exactly help you there. but to me, it doesnt sound like you need a new screen just yet.

could also be the power inverter on the lcd.

Thanks so much for your quick replies! My boyfriend is going to try to take apart the screen this weekend and check it out. I really appreciate your help!

may l suggest though no applying any force onto it and usually on dells the screen is a pain to take off/. There are many guides on how to do it. Just google

Moved thread to more pertinent venue.

Keith, I am having an indentical problem, were you, or anyone else, ever able to find a solution?

Thanks,

Eric

i have a dell laptop inspiron 8600c 15"4 screen, bought in 04/01/2005, with an ATI radeon turbo 9600 graphic card, centrino 1,7 processor, 1 gb ram.
suddenly the screen turned black i thought it went to standy mode,but it wasnt ... i restarted the pc to discover that it still black, but it's not really black because if i look closely with some light i can see that the pc work normally. i tried to connect it to normal screen, the pc worked normally.
i want to add that since few time, the color was becoming a bit red, but i thought it's not a big deal and i don't know if it's related to my last problem.
The only problem also i got 2 months ago, was that the laptop was going suddenly to standby mode, i cleaned it with spray and i launched the dell diagnostic tools, the problem was solved.

i looked in the net they say it could come from motherboard or inverter or a third thing called LCD backlight...can anyone tell me from what comes my problem ? or how can i know from which of these 3 reasons it's coming ?

thanks in advance for your help.

create a new thread and ask the same question in it... bringing up old threads just confuses something that is unrelated.

thanks man for your reply... i tried this before it didn't work it was telling me that i don't have the rights for that .. i tried it now it worked so i opened a new thread about it

thanks again