My son dropped his Dell Inspiron n5110 at college.
His screen is black.
I had him hook it up and display on an alternate screen, and alternate through the monitor display functions.
He was able to see the Windows 7 start up screen on the alternate screen...but it went black after the Windows start up, except for his cursor.
So, he has the Windows start up screen and use of his cursor on the alternate, and nothing on the laptop screen.
I hoped his display had just switched monitors...no luck.
Then I hoped it was just a lose connection between the motherboard and the monitor...but now it seems more than that.
Any ideas what would explain his symptoms?
His screen is black.
I had him hook it up and display on an alternate screen, and alternate through the monitor display functions.
He was able to see the Windows 7 start up screen on the alternate screen...but it went black after the Windows start up, except for his cursor.
So, he has the Windows start up screen and use of his cursor on the alternate, and nothing on the laptop screen.
I hoped his display had just switched monitors...no luck.
Then I hoped it was just a lose connection between the motherboard and the monitor...but now it seems more than that.
Any ideas what would explain his symptoms?