pwh Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hi all, Im trying to fix a Dell inspiron n5010, but my problem is that as soon as I turn it on, the screen is black (not blank, its being lit up) with small grey bars. I dont see the bios screen, just this. I dont think the screen is broken, it apparently just happened one day and now that's all it does. Anyone heard of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Maybe a problem with the GPU. Does the machine post? winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwh Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 No beeps at all unfortunately. Once it's powered on, its about 3 seconds till it reaches the point where nothing more will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted February 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 29, 2012 if you have the skills and and a second laptop you could open the machine up and disconnect the monitor and connect the other laptop's monitor. Or attach a monitor to the VGA out on the laptop and see if it shows anything ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted March 1, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 1, 2012 Also make sure that you have eliminated it being a static discharge issue by removing the battery, unplugging any power lead and then keep your finger on the power button for 30 seconds then put battery back, and then the lead and try again to boot. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwh Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 I guess I was being impatient when I turned it on. I eliminated the static possibility by the way. It turns out, windows does load up. I hear the little XP jingle, and the screen distortion (to say the least) changes, but still cannot see. I worry the screen is broken... I'll need to get to a friends house to see if plugging in vga shows anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 2, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 2, 2012 I worry the screen is broken... Possibly the graphics card has went kaput. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwh Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 My friend was adament the screen is broken, so I'm trying to explore the graphics aspect. I updated everything through windows update, including a new intel graphics driver, but still it is heavily distorted (i'm connected through vga on a monitor). I'm doing virus scans, trying to clean everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTskifreak Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Is it still under warranty? At this point, it sounds hardware related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwh Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 I'd have to check, but I doubt it, considering they don't sell this laptop anymore.. I'll uninstall/reinstall as well, hopefully that clears it up UPDATE: Turns out the screen is busted. Apparently it isn't unheard of with this model either.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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