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FocusGuy7476,Jul 15 2006, 11:04 PM Wrote:hey, i'm having a bit of a problem with my laptop. the screen just stopped working. was working on it for awhile today, left for a couple of hours, and went back on it when i got back the screen.

any idea on what it could be?
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Apart from the obvious "if your screen is going you're screwed" observation, there are a few other possible things:

When you went away for a while, did you close the laptop?

Two issues I've had in the past is that some laptops have a little button that shuts off the screen when the case is closed. Usually it's up near a hinge on the inside -- sometimes that pin (or the switch inside) gets stuck, you may have to open up the case to pop it back out. The other issue is that the wires from the motherboard to the screen run through the hinge. Sometimes after a while the wires can break, especially if you open and shut your laptop a lot.

Just a few things to look for.