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squeak

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    screen will not come on during boot up
    « on: August 04, 2009, 07:40:22 AM »
    IBM Thinkpad X21, was working fine, today on startup, I get momentary screens/info during normal startup, then just a black screen, have tried restarting several times by 'crashing'/hitting start button, it's the same every time, and as I can't access my 'help section' I turned to this forum for assistance/help. 
    I wondered if a key on the F line might have been pushed by mistake that could have shut down the screen?I believe the computer boots correctly as it 'sounds' like it has gone through a normal startup.  Any ideas?
    Squeak

    squeak

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      Re: screen will not come on during boot up
      « Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 08:22:13 AM »
      Sorry all, figured out the problem, I have some kind of 'short' in the wiring between the laptop and the screen, by jiggling/opening/closing the screen it came on and is now working....I think it's time for a new laptop!!