no screen on lappy

[skywash]

daughter has a dell inspiron 1525 when she turns it on it loads up and everything but nothing comes on the screen it just stays blank yet when you move the mouse you can see the arrow moving around the screen, any help guys would be much appreciated

[mtv1]

NO .............................











press ctrl alt delete see if any thing happens

have you a boot disc

[satsmo]

Sounds like a bootloader problem, Dell is shite :)

Run the diagnostic and that should sort it How to Run the Dell 32-bit Diagnostics Utility | Dell (http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&docid=DSN_A9E3A15597A04AFBB02EE16785D39C5C&isLegacy=true)

[mtechno]

Can you connect to external monitor? you have to switch it off & back on again so it recognises external connection on start up but it will help with your diagnosis of where fault is

[skywash]

cant m8 no

[mtv1]

y not u have telly's don't u ffs all tv's now a days have pc input get your finger out old fudd :D

[Elric]

slam the lid down while booting up

[mtv1]

fiitc ............... lol lol lol

[skywash]

thanks for the link sats, but it didnt solve the problem

[gazz10]

you getting boot screen etc. try jumping into bios etc... tried running live cd linux see if it boots ups... if so then format..

[mtv1]

ya washer turn it into a proper machine put ubuntu 10.04 on it most likely running vista pish lol

Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS (Lucid Lynx) (http://releases.ubuntu.com/lucid/)

[skywash]

cant stig when you put disc in you have to see it on screen, got nothing on screen so cant load it

[XRay333]

Boot with Hirens Boot CD and load "Mini XP" , this will tell you if your system files are trashed or something else. Use the tools on "Hirens Boot" to fix your problem.

[spider49]

Looks like the backlight has gone on the screen. This could be because the inverter board is faulty or the backlight itself is faulty. Cheapest repair would be to replace the backlight or the inverter board, whichever is faulty, (the backlight is part of the LCD screen). Replacing just the backlight is not for the faint hearted, its tricky. Replacing the screen is the most expensive option but is easier than replacing the backlight. All these items can be found on ebay.

[cunny]

Does bios post?

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[megajuz3003]

Hi, sounds like faulty inverter board, could also be the ribbon cable? my old laptop went like that