OSUT#249 - What's Cooking at Your House??

[DoggyDaddy]

Was able to get on Susan's Chromebook, but I hate it. Better than my phone though I guess.

 

[Expat]

Good morning DD

 

[Expat]

What’s wrong with your computer?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

What’s wrong with your computer?

Not sure if it's the whole computer or just the screen. Yesterday afternoon I saw some "lines" on the screen and then yesterday evening it went completely blank (white) and now when I turn on the computer, it is just a blank (black) screen.

 

[Expat]

Laptop or desktop?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I've got a business card from a little repair shop, so I think I'll call and see if they're even still in business. I'd really like to recover what's on the hard drive at least, but if it's expensive to fix (if it can be fixed) then I'll have to get a new one.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Laptop or desktop?

Laptop.

 

[Expat]

Laptop

sorry.

 

[Expat]

Do you have a monitor you can plant in to see if it lights it up

 

[Expat]

Plant = plugin….

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Do you have a monitor you can plant in to see if it lights it up

No I don't. This morning when I turned it on to see if it "healed" overnight, the Windows and Dell logos did come up briefly but then it went to black. Hopefully it's just a graphics card(?) or something.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Breakfast fixin' time. Making my egg McMuffins this morning.

 

[Expat]

Okay, off to the kitchen

 

[OneBadV8]

Morning Sam, DD, red, Expat, Target

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Mornin' V8!

 

[GregD]

Morning

 

[ed1838]

Good morning Greg, V8, Sam, DD, Red, Expat, Target

 

[radar8756]

Do you have a monitor you can plugin in to see if it lights it up

Give it time to Startup - then shine a Flashlight on the display to see if the Desktop is there ... Backlighting fails are common problems with Laptops

 

[GregD]

Morning ed

 

[GregD]

Howdy Radar