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  1. Jun 1st, 2005, 04:32 PM #1
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    I have just got a new laptop and i have been working on it tonight, i went downstairs to get a drink, come back up, and the screen is black, and i cant get anything on it, ive tried shutting it off and startng it up again but nothing comes on, before i turned it off i could see slightly the windows that were open etc. can anyone help me out? my dad will ***** me up if i dont fix this by the morning. any help would be appreciated, thanks
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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    Quote Originally Posted by robcarr2
    I have just got a new laptop and i have been working on it tonight, i went downstairs to get a drink, come back up, and the screen is black, and i cant get anything on it, ive tried shutting it off and startng it up again but nothing comes on, before i turned it off i could see slightly the windows that were open etc. can anyone help me out? my dad will ***** me up if i dont fix this by the morning. any help would be appreciated, thanks
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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    im guessin that meens theres no way of fixing it? you know what could have caused it? only had the thing a few days :@

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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    What does this have to do with Classic VB

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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    woops im sorry didnt realise i posted it in here

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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    Quote Originally Posted by Jacob Roman
    What does this have to do with Classic VB

    This thread is so getting moved
    Indeed Moved to General PC.


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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    has anyone got any advice at all?

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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    Unplug it from the wall, remove the battery...

    Put the battery back in - plug it back into the wall...

    Then power it up.

    Does that do anything?

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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds. The laptop might have gone into hibernate mode. This will cycle the power. Before you do that, close the cover and re-open it. That works with my laptop.
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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    Quote Originally Posted by dglienna
    Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds. The laptop might have gone into hibernate mode. This will cycle the power. Before you do that, close the cover and re-open it. That works with my laptop.
    Already tried it, didnt work, taking it back to the shop today, thanks for all the help people

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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    Make sure you've got power.

    Is the screen brightness turned up?

    Do you have an emergency shutdown (not sure what it's actually called),
    on my laptop (HP Pav.) it just hangs hard and I have to stick a paperclip into a small hole below the PCMCIA slots that finally kills it.
    Probably equivalent to removing the batts.
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    Re: Need Help With Laptop Quickly

    we took it back and the technicians at the shop said that it couldnt be fixed, and they are going to try and replace it today, it was the last in stock but they think there might be another one at another store, so fingers crossed we can get another

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