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**MustardGas** · 10-12-2005, 10:49 PM

Hello everyone, Lately while using my laptop it seems to just turn the screen black. I can slightly see what is in the screen but not enought to make it out. When it does that, I just turn it off by hand and turn the power back on. When turned back on it goes straight to a black srcreen as if it is turned off. I have a Dell inspiron 4100. Any clues please let me know.

averad · 10-12-2005, 10:54 PM

I had that problem with my compaq. I sent in my laptop for repair and after 3 return trips and phone calls I finally convinced them it was a overheating issue. They replaced some of the wires and it has worked ever since. I dont rember excatly what was replaced but the first 2 times they just replaced the fans I believe.

**MustardGas** · 10-12-2005, 10:56 PM

That might be it. I notice that it blacks out when it gets alittle hot but not really certain.

**MustardGas** · 10-13-2005, 03:59 PM

Does anyone think this black screen have to do anything with a virus. My virus scan has been killing a trojan lately and it still keeps coming back. It says it is in the system32: Winrootkit or somthing. Any ideas?

**rodenthunter56x** · 10-13-2005, 04:15 PM

No it probably has nothing to do about a virus unless you can control your backlight in windows. Also the problem has to do with the backlight which is probably going bad or you have a loose conection to the backlight. I once drop my ancient ibm 600e and it shatter the backlight and had same symtoms.

10-12-2005, 10:49 PM	#1
MustardGas Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: dfw Posts: 116 Trader Feedback: 0	little help with laptop screen blackout Hello everyone, Lately while using my laptop it seems to just turn the screen black. I can slightly see what is in the screen but not enought to make it out. When it does that, I just turn it off by hand and turn the power back on. When turned back on it goes straight to a black srcreen as if it is turned off. I have a Dell inspiron 4100. Any clues please let me know.

10-12-2005, 10:54 PM	#2
averad Join Date: May 2005 Location: Right behind you Posts: 49 Trader Feedback: 0	I had that problem with my compaq. I sent in my laptop for repair and after 3 return trips and phone calls I finally convinced them it was a overheating issue. They replaced some of the wires and it has worked ever since. I dont rember excatly what was replaced but the first 2 times they just replaced the fans I believe.

10-12-2005, 10:56 PM	#3
MustardGas Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: dfw Posts: 116 Trader Feedback: 0	That might be it. I notice that it blacks out when it gets alittle hot but not really certain.

10-13-2005, 03:59 PM	#4
MustardGas Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: dfw Posts: 116 Trader Feedback: 0	Does anyone think this black screen have to do anything with a virus. My virus scan has been killing a trojan lately and it still keeps coming back. It says it is in the system32: Winrootkit or somthing. Any ideas?

10-13-2005, 04:15 PM	#5
rodenthunter56x Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 142 Trader Feedback: 0	No it probably has nothing to do about a virus unless you can control your backlight in windows. Also the problem has to do with the backlight which is probably going bad or you have a loose conection to the backlight. I once drop my ancient ibm 600e and it shatter the backlight and had same symtoms.

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