Solved! Toshiba Satellite A305-s6848

[winniemaclaury]

My computer turns on but screen does not light up can you please tell me what would cause that? If I am missing the hard drive would that cause the screen not to light up? Thanks

 

[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.

 

[winniemaclaury]

Could Not having a hard drive affect the computer screen from not lighting up as well

 

[webworkings]

It could be caused by that, although one would think it should still give messages about issues. Like when a drive goes bad, and the computer isn't seeing one. You still get the message about it being mia.

 

[winniemaclaury]

It could be caused by that, although one would think it should still give messages about issues. Like when a drive goes bad, and the computer isn't seeing one. You still get the message about it being mia.

 

[winniemaclaury]

It has no hard drive at all I checked , so I’ll have to see if I can get a new one for it, thank you