# Laptop screen not working **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 28, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-screen-not-working/31662 "2007-06-28T15:29:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Afrank45](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afrank45/32/5021_2.png) [@Afrank45](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Afrank45)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-screen-not-working/31662/1 "2007-06-28T15:29:07Z")
Idk if anyone on here has any ideas but my screen on my laptop fades to black when i turn it on as of today. any ideas what may be causing it or how to fix it??? thx ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-screen-not-working/31662/2 "2007-06-28T15:36:48Z")
either replace the screen, or most likely the lcd inverter. ---
**Author:** ![Afrank45](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afrank45/32/5021_2.png) [@Afrank45](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Afrank45)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-screen-not-working/31662/3 "2007-06-28T16:15:46Z")
ok so it works when the ac plug is not plugged in but when i plug in screen fades to black??? ---
**Author:** ![XT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b4bc9f/32.png) [@XT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XT1)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-screen-not-working/31662/4 "2007-06-28T18:55:21Z")
Had that happen once before, just go into the bios and load the default settings, then save and restart the computer. that may do it. Seems my bios got “stuck” somehow" Possible power spike…