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I turn my laptop on but screen stays black

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Hello,
i turn my laptop on but screen stays black unless i take the charger out and put it back in after its all booted
any answers??
 
Hi there,

Do you mind to further elaborate what do you mean by take charger out and put it back after its all booted? Weird symptoms you described...

Cheers,
Alwinson
 

Sounds to me like you either have a bad LCD inverter or you need to adjust the brightness controls on your laptop What is your make / Model.


Cheers!