did you try swiching screens fn +  f7 or get a monitor attach it to your laptop and recover data    

mucho_fiesta · Feb 10, 2010 1:00 PM

dude....hp pavillion sucks man....i had the same problem as you have mentioned........i had bought it just a year ago....handled  it with great care coz it was the first laptop which i bought after my great savings...but unfortunately the screen came black without my knowledge.......hp service center sucks tooo...they charge you more than you have ever imagine if you go beyond ur warranty date...so my recomendation......leave it in ur closet.....or if you have money try to buy another one rather pavillion....i'm using sony vaio right now....so understand my moral....""hp sucks""

viceroy · Feb 10, 2010 6:56 PM

some settings has gone bad so reset everything...try following these steps..lets see if this works... 1. Unplug the power cable and remove the battery for at least 5 minutes....After 5 minutes put the battery on, plug the power cable and turn on. 2. Hit F8 as it turns on...if you hit it at right time it will get you to boot options, select safe mode and "enter" 3. See if the computer boots up normally. If it doesn't then, ur video card is gone bad. If it boots, let it boot completely. 4. Right click on you desktop and enter display settings. Make sure ur display settings are below 1024x768 resolution. Save and restart computer normally. If your video card is not bad, it should boot as expected. Let us know how that goes.

nepalkochoro2008 · Feb 10, 2010 9:53 PM

Fiesta bro, I tried hitting fn+7 at the same time, yet did not work....I guess some other shit must be going on this freaking laptop...Thanks for the suggestion

solidarity · Feb 10, 2010 10:22 PM

I agree wid u man. This brand sucks....

solidarity · Feb 10, 2010 10:27 PM

This time of year you get lot of static current build up ..I dont know which part of state you are now..once I had to call the support center ..all I had to do was to remove battery...press the power button for 30 seconds..put the battery back....and voila...I know it sounds ridiculous..but that was my story! 

Tuttle · Feb 10, 2010 10:35 PM

Mitra, I did exactly what you said, but this piece of shit does not reveal no sign of life. As soon as I turned on the power, I started hitting f8 botton. Still I don't see anything on the screen; however everything ...power, wireless looks fine. I could not even take it to the safe mode...Thanks for the sharing the idea though....

solidarity · Feb 10, 2010 10:42 PM

The way you solve this problem is take the Hardisk out and put it back. Will definately work. Take two screws out of back where there is a sign of hard disk it looks like three plates stacked together. Be sure to turn off the laptop completely, take the battery and adapter off the machine before opening any screws. Touch a metal object to avoid any static build up when you take the HD off the laptop.Do post if it works out for you.

maxpayne · Feb 11, 2010 12:15 AM