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| Thread ID: 80274 | 2007-06-17 11:30:00 | My laptops monitor refuses to turn on. | JOEJG (10295) | Press F1 |
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| 560128 | 2007-06-17 11:30:00 | So basically I was on my laptop last night and all of a sudden it froze and now whenever I turn it on the screen doesn't show up. Well it does sometimes when I leave it off for hours but then after the similar message ''We are sorry for the inconvience but Windows had to close due to hardware changes'' etc. Commence the countdown and it would freeze again. Is there any way to solve this? Because I can't seem to think of one, other than replacing the screen? And was this due to overheating? Ty |
JOEJG (10295) | ||
| 560129 | 2007-06-17 11:43:00 | How long have you had your laptop and what brand is it? | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 560130 | 2007-06-17 12:35:00 | I can't remember what brand and I can't check at the moment as its not with me. So I will try and contact my brother so he can check. And its just over half a year old I think. I got it for Christmas but it was off one of my mums friends and she only had it for a month or so beforehand. I've just done a Google search and found a fairly similar topic with the problem I'm having: forums.techguy.org Like I've said the noises etc seem fine but the green light representing the monitor won't turn on/show either. And sometimes when it does(when left for hours) it later will freeze. |
JOEJG (10295) | ||
| 560131 | 2007-06-18 12:55:00 | Sorry for the double post but I need some help! My laptop's screen still doesn't turn on and I tried leaving it for hours on end yesterday, and even tried this morning. Someone from another forum seems to think its probably overheated and blown the graphics card up. |
JOEJG (10295) | ||
| 560132 | 2007-06-18 13:01:00 | If it was getting too hot, the laptop should automatically slow down either the CPU or the GPU or both in order to reduce the heat being emitted. The temp. monitors are there for a reason. Unless you blocked all the open vents, really started stressing the laptop (3D graphics etc) and put it near a heater, it wouldn't blow up. Batteries yes sure, GPU's??? Probably not. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 560133 | 2007-06-19 12:23:00 | If it was getting too hot, the laptop should automatically slow down either the CPU or the GPU or both in order to reduce the heat being emitted. The temp. monitors are there for a reason. Unless you blocked all the open vents, really started stressing the laptop (3D graphics etc) and put it near a heater, it wouldn't blow up. Batteries yes sure, GPU's??? Probably not. I had it on my lap at the time but I was making sure I was never blocking the vents. The GPU is the Graphics Processor Unit right? My laptop has a plug so I can charge it that way. Unless you mean there's a battery inside? |
JOEJG (10295) | ||
| 560134 | 2007-06-19 14:24:00 | What I meant to say was that it probably is not the GPU and certainly not it blowing up. I'm sure someone will pinpoint a cause, good luck:) | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 560135 | 2007-06-20 00:12:00 | Pull the battery out, while no ac power attached, then put it back in, start system... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 560136 | 2007-06-20 12:43:00 | I'm going to take it to someone I know who works in an electronic store and ask him to do it lol. Well because I don't even know what AC means! But I've certaintly heard of the word before. Edit: Just checked that it means alternative current, meaning the charger right? Well I won't plug that in so don't worry! |
JOEJG (10295) | ||
| 560137 | 2007-06-21 04:46:00 | So, did you pull the battery without the charger attached? | SolMiester (139) | ||
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