Question

Your laptop LCD panel is blank when you boot up. You can hear the laptop turn on, and the keyboard backlight is on. You have checked the brightness using the function keys, and that is not the problem. What is an easy next step to determine if the LCD panel has failed? Describe how that next step can also help if the LCD panel has failed, but the replacement components won’t arrive for a week and you still need to use your laptop.

Answer 1

Plug the laptop to a desktop monitor.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming that the damaged component its the LCD screen and nothing else, the laptop would still be able to work correctly when connected to a desktop monitor, with an HDMI, or VGA cable. Thus you will find out that you only need to replace the screen and your graphic processor and other components are functional. Also if you need to work with your laptop and can't wait for the replacement, you can do still do it. Your keyboard and mouse are still functional, so you will see and work on your desktop monitor.