Lap Top Issues
Sometimes my HP15 lap top has a very dark screen after restarting. I can barely see the line for my password .I am unable to enter it because it is too dark for my cursor to allow me to enter my passw...
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Charlie D. wrote:Got Dirt? wrote:
Sounds like your backlight is going out. For example, you can take a look at this link on determining if that is the problem.
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It appears that you may be correct. A little update: When the screen goes to sleep and is then awaken it will be dark. Twice I was able to use the cursor to restart. I was able to do that with great difficulty and the light has to be just right. On a restart or manually restarting the screen will come back to it's correct resolution. I have changed the timing to where the screen plays pictures all the time. Doing so and the screen does not go dark.
If indeed it is your backlight, the day will come when it will stop working altogether. If you are tech savvy, you can replace it yourself inexpensively. There are a number of how-to's on YouTube. I have a replaced a few and my first attempts went horribly awry. Lol. You always could attach an external monitor and still use your laptop that way. Just plug it in and press the (fn)f4 key to toggle between laptop and external monitor.
