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Compaq CQ61 Screen Black

Fuctifino · 2011-11-27 13:32:19

Hi All, The issue relates to the CQ61 - the machine appears to boot ok, but the screen is totally pitch black. I can't see anything in either darkness or light. I think its the inverter, but my question is - is there a way of booting from the HDMI out? I cant see the screen so can't log in, and the fn f4 doesn't seem to…

27-11-2011 01:32PM

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Fuctifino

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Hi All,

The issue relates to the CQ61 - the machine appears to boot ok, but the screen is totally pitch black. I can't see anything in either darkness or light.

I think its the inverter, but my question is - is there a way of booting from the HDMI out? I cant see the screen so can't log in, and the fn f4 doesn't seem to change the output to the HDMI...

PS3's have a function to resolve this, i was wondering is there an easy way to do it with the Compaq CQ61?

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#2 27-11-2011 08:35PM

Hal Emmerich

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Google results suggest this is a common problem but no real fix available.

Try here and here.

If they are no help, try a re-install of Operating system.

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