black screen when starting up my toshiba computer

[shelbyandechoe]

i have tried everything, but we don't have enough money to replace anything in the computer, so i don't know what to do. i even tried removing the battery and just using it plugged in, but still no luck. i have no idea what to do. can anybody help me with this? i have pictures on this computer that i need, so resetting is not an option. i was just playing it about a month ago and all of the sudden the screen turned black, and i couldn't do anything. please help me!

 

[webworkings]

Try this...

1. Turn the laptop off (not sleep or hibernate but off).
2. Connect an external monitor to the laptop.
3. Turn on the external monitor.
4. Turn on the laptop.

NOTE: You may have to press an "external monitor" button. Could be the f4 button or a button with two monitors on it, for the external monitor to work.

If you can see fine on the external monitor, then your attached display, or the ribbon cable that connects it, are your problem.

If you can't see on the external monitor at all, or the problem occurs on the external monitor as well, then it is probably the graphics card/GPU that is the problem, which may require the motherboard be replaced.