Laptop Screen is Black (But Still Powered On and Running!) – Quick & Detailed How To Fix
If your laptop is on and running but the screen is black or not working there is likely a simple fix for the problem. A black laptop screen is a common problem for laptops and I’ll show you the easiest, most likely fixes along with more in-depth solutions.
In most cases, a black laptop screen is simply a software issue that can be fixed with a hard reset. If this doesn’t fix it, the next step is disconnecting the battery and power cycling the laptop. Next, we’ll disconnect the CMOS battery and power cycle the laptop. Finally, we’ll check and reseat the RAM inside the laptop.
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00:00 – Who is this video for?
00:40 – Black screen solution overview
01:19 – Perform a hard reset
02:06 – Connect your laptop to an external monitor
03:25 – Remove the back cover of your laptop
06:00 – Internal battery identification
07:00 – Internal battery disconnection
08:06 – Check to see if the display works
09:26 – Disconnect the CMOS battery
11:50 – Hold down power button for 20 seconds
12:40 – Reconnect CMOS battery
12:55 – Check and reseat RAM stick
15:55 – Reconnect battery
16:55 – Power on laptop with working screen
If you would rather read about this solution, check out my blog post on this topic here: https://askacomputergeek.com/laptop-screen-black-but-still-running/
Thanks for watching!
If you still have questions about this issue, please be sure to drop a comment below and I will be sure to respond to it.
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Thank you so much!
I tried steps 1 and 2 it didn't work, but as I tried step 3 now it's working!
God bless you sir for helping us how to fix our laptop without the help of repair shops that would costs some money and time for it to get fixed!
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Thank you so muc sir
My problem has solved
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Thank you! The hard reset worked for me. Appreciate your video help ✌️
thank you when i hard reset it it worked you the best
My screen is on but I only see my mouse and further nothing
Sadly neither of these worked😢
Thx a mill
The 15 sec helped me out
this didn't work for me 🙁
Thank you sooo much I literally needed this, the first one worked for me ty❤
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I've done everything except the monitor hook-up,… I don't have a cable compatible for that
Great video!! Thank you, nothing else on YouTube would work. I already tried removing the regular battery because that has worked with my other Lenovo models. I didn't know about the circular battery.
The very first suggestion did the job. Held it for 15 seconds. Clicked on Restart my PC. Voila! Fixed. 👍🏼
Nothing worked on my laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 11e) and the screen is still black after turning the laptop on.
Thx man acc
did all things suggested here but still my lap screen wont turn on . power button is on , fan is spinning, caps and num lights are not on . what may be the issue if any one can suggest my laptop is LENOVO IDEAPAD 330
Thank you. This was way actually helpful. So my laptop is new and hella expensive. I just bought 3 days ago and I was making notes and out of nowhere my screen turned black. I didn't panicked thought that it might be some glitch. But the screen was still black and only the arrow was showing. Then I come to your video and just did the first step and woah my laptop restart again. Thank you. This helps me a lot.
Thank you sir, hard resetting fixed mine.
So my laptops case is cracked in the top left corner and i couldnt get it fixed and the broken part sometimes gets stuck and while i was trying to put it down i tapped a black big cable (assuming its from the gpu screen adapter) so i think i cant fix it i have to go get it fixed somewhere dont i?