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HP laptop screen periodically goes black.

Started by flyinghi3 , Apr 23 2024 07:21 AM

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#16 MoxieMomma

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Posted 23 April 2024 - 01:18 PM

Thanks for the update.

FWIW, whether it's visible externally or not, it's highly likely a 10-yr-old laptop will have at least some dust inside...

I'm not sure if the problem has yet been isolated to hardware vs. software.
It may be a combination....

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#17 wee-eddie

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Posted 23 April 2024 - 02:55 PM

If you have a hair drier, take the lappy outdoors and blow through all the exit ports, in both directions. I would do it several times.

It is one of the easiest cures in the book

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#18 flyinghi3

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Posted Yesterday, 05:52 AM

So I deleted spybot and Malewarebytes along with a bunch of apps like the printers, wildtangent, and some other like skype. I came in this morning and opened up the laptop screen and it is still on and working.

So far so good.