RE: Blank screen on login

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Lluvia,

Unfortunately your solution brought no joy to this owner of an Inspiron
2500. I pried off the plate as instructed only to find -- no stick switch on
that model or anything else that looked like a promising candidate. I hope,
though, that your solution may help owners of other models.

The most annoying thing about the situation is that the computer still
functions, so I find it hard to justify scrapping the thing and buying a new
one. It just is necessary to go through the extra steps of starting up in VGA
mode and then adjusting the resolution in the control panel. Without knowing
whether this is a hardware problem or a software problem, I'm not inclined to
go to the trouble of reinstalling the operating system.

To all of you reading this though, keep the suggestions coming.
--
Richard


"Lluvia" wrote:

> I FIXED this on my notebook! Hope this helps the dozens of Dell Inspiron
> owners having the same problem.
>
> The solution is un-sticking the mechanism which puts the notebook in suspend
> when the notebook is closed. It's an easy fix, if I can explain it
> effectively.
>
> Open the notebook and use a screwdriver to take off the decorative plate
> above the keyboard. There's a slot on the left side. Gently peel it from
> left to right, as the right side will remain affixed by some cable.
>
> Above the F5 and F6, all the way up near the crease between the monitor
> (lid) and the keyboard (base), you will see a miniscule "stick" sticking up.
> Like a tiny stickshift. Press on it several times to loosen it up. It
> should bob up and down like a jack-in-the-box.
>
> Now replace the cover and restart your computer.
>
> The tech also had me uninstall the video driver, and reinstall it with the
> original Dell CD, but that didn't work. The procedure above did, which makes
> me believe the Inspiron's control is of faulty design.
>
> Good luck!
>
> "nicki_bee" wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > I wonder if anyone can help me. I have tried looking for a solution on
> > the web for this and I can’t seem to find anything that quite
> > matches my problem.
> >
> > I have a Dell Inspiron 2500 which is a few years old. I have not
> > recently installed anything new onto it or added new hardware or
> > anything, but the other day i switched it on and it appeard to be
> > starting up fine. The Dell screen comes up, the Windows startup splash
> > screen appears then the screen goes blank. The laptop continues to
> > load properly (i think) as you can hear the start up music and
> > everything loading up, but the screen is blank, (tho the colour of it
> > down change to a slight lighter shade of black!).
> >
> > I have tried outputting to a different monitor - which does exactly
> > the same as the laptop screen - displaying the start-up stuff then
> > blank screen before the login bit.
> >
> > When i start up the laptop in safe mode and VGA mode it works fine. I
> > have tried changin the resolution in these modes to a lower one
> > 600x800 (the refesh rate is set to 60) but this does not solve the
> > problem. I have installed all recommended XP updates, scanned for
> > viruses and spyware but there’s nothing there, tried to use the
> > troubleshooting tools in Help and Support but not really sure what im
> > doing and it says everything is fine!
> >
> > Can anyone pelase help, I am at a loss what to do. Could it be some
> > sort of hardware failure with my graphics card maybe?! Dont know much
> > about that sort of thing.
> >
> > Thanks very much :)
> >
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