Hi, last week the screen of my laptop went blank after I left it for 10 minutes during normal use. since there was no response from keyboard or mouse, I restarted it and got the toshiba splash screen as usual. but then the screen went blank again and then nothing happened. all the LEDs come on properly, the fan runs properly etc, but nothing on the screen. here are the things I have tried:
removing battery and powering up.
removing battery and pressing power button for 30 secs.
connecting to external monitor...nothing comes on it.
i can access boot menu by pressing F12. i put in windows setup CD and also knoppix live but nothing happens after I choose 'boot from cd'.
now suddenly when I turn on the laptop, I get the splash screen and then blue vertical lines across the screen and then it freezes. I dont understand what the problem could be. any suggestions would be really helpful. is the mobo gone bad? or is the video card? I'm out of warranty and not willing to spend too much since I'm a student. btw, I've owned the machine for a year and a half.
Thanks in advance.
removing battery and powering up.
removing battery and pressing power button for 30 secs.
connecting to external monitor...nothing comes on it.
i can access boot menu by pressing F12. i put in windows setup CD and also knoppix live but nothing happens after I choose 'boot from cd'.
now suddenly when I turn on the laptop, I get the splash screen and then blue vertical lines across the screen and then it freezes. I dont understand what the problem could be. any suggestions would be really helpful. is the mobo gone bad? or is the video card? I'm out of warranty and not willing to spend too much since I'm a student. btw, I've owned the machine for a year and a half.
Thanks in advance.
