My Toshiba laptop powers up, but the screen is black.
My laptop powers up, but the screen is black.
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Hook up an external monitor to determine if you have a motherboard or LCD problem. If the external monitor works, the trouble is with the display or its cables. You should also confirm that your memory is properly installed, and you may want to replace your BIOS battery. I have included a link to disassembly instructions for your unit. Good luck.
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It worked thank u
it worked yepi yepi :) :) :)
IT WORKED FOR ME TOO! (pressing shift, F8, and the power button at the same time). But WHY did it happen in the first place????!
what if sir dont work to external monitor?
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The "black screen of death" is usually very easy to repair on a laptop. First, turn your computer off by pressing and holding down the start button. Next, unplug the computer and remove the battery. Press and hold down the start button for about 60 seconds. Release the button and plug in the computer. Press the start button and the display should return. Replace the battery. If this does not work, try it again up to four times. Getting no results usually indicates a bad motherboard. I hope this helps.
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Wow, worked like a charm! I can get my assignment turned in!!!!
Thank you !!!! Fixed it on the first try :D
I have a Toshiba laptop that was powering up, but the screen would not turn on. this method fixed the problem on the first try!
it worked!.. thank you dude...
Add my thanks to the above!! Took only one time!! Sure is great to get such terrific assistance online!!
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i think i can give you some tips about this -
1- just remove the battery and turn off the charge and laptop .
2-rest for 2 min and than plug the power(Battery) back to laptop
3. press the power key and hold it for like 1 min and restart the computer
if this does not work try restarting the computer in safe mode
1- just restart the computer and press f8 and select safe mode and once you are in computer try updating windows and graphic driver and remove some of start up programs which might can create issues for any other help visit blog Toshiba laptop black screen and boot problem related help and let me know if anyone gets more issue in computer . i will be glad to help
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thanks it was helpful . i fixed my friends laptop . thanks a ton
great i got it fixed . worked like charm
Thanks that worked
Well I've tried several of these remedies listed here with no avail. So now what?
I make my living from my phone and laptop... I show people how to get paid to share apps and games. Please help!
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For those of you with a laptop that does not have a removable battery, this might help. Hold down the power button to shut off the computer, but DON'T TAKE YOUR FINGER OFF THE POWER BUTTON. Hold it there for about 60 seconds more, and then remove your finger. Then, press the power button again to turn the computer on. I did this, and it worked for me :)
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effectively: what other people have said...
Thank you so much, it worked for my, Toshiba Satellite L50-A.
This worked. Thank you.
I worked!!!
Thank you sooo much.
It dide t work now is just blowibg air
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see comment No beeps, no post just Black Screen
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the one by oldturkey above worked for me! :)
Did a lot of searching, and by crikey oldturkey's one worked for me too just now. Seems bizarre, almost like voodoo, but this seemed like the easiest solution from all the other ones I found to try.
Note: my wife pulled the battery out and it still didn't work, but I followed those instructions exactly and it's perfect now first time!
I thought it might be over for my laptop but I tried what oldturkey03 suggested and it worked on my first attempt. If you still check this post, thanks a bunch oldturkey03.
Monkies4kids
oldturkey03's method worked perfect for me. However, the windows seems to have a problem loading up, the system probably fell. Installed a new copy and is working fine now, thank you.
I did as above old turkey o3, worked first time, I had been working on my daughters toshiba for a few hours went away , came back and blank screen. Even after forcing shut down still nothing. I thought a trip to the computer shop was in order!! But thought I'd google the problem and was directed to here and the rest is history back up and running so so easy thank you old turkey03
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I also have this type of problem where power on the screen is blank or black.
What I did was to press Fn (Function key) and F5 at the same time. After pressing it for some times my laptop boot.
It works for me.
Try it and give feedback.
K49 AMBO
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it helps!! thank you so much!! now all I got to do is make sure this won't happen again!! thank you again!
Stupid question what is a Function key
I got my laptop back 3rd time round. 1. was screen 2nd was motherboard 3rd was Harddrive. After putting everything back into Toshiba Laptop everything seemed fine until I switched it off. Later when restarting keyboard lit up but screen black. I tried all the methods above until FN F5 idea and it came to life. 1 thing is for certain...Toshiba Satellite is a dud or I was unlucky to get that 1 oddball that just gives problems. mustve been the laptop that was last job on a Friday knockoff. cheers K49 AMBO.
nothing worked for me. Only time i get it to work is to remove heatsink replace paste and heat with hair drier before i put it back together. Works for a while then i turn it off and when i come back t turn it on it is blank screen but making noise as if working.
..been doing the F8 routine at start up and everything worked fine, however, in the last couple weeks I've noticed a flickering that occurs which is sometimes a precursor to the screen blacking out.
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Method : 1
a. Unplug the power
b. Remove the Battery
c. Press and Hold the Power Button for 1 minute
d. Refix the battery & Power
e. Now Switch on ur laptop it will work
[ If the Above Method is not Worked pl. follow my method 2 ]
Method : 2
a. Go to Google Search
b. Download the youtube how to disassemble ur laptop model
[ Ex:- How to disassemble Hp Pavillion Dv6000 youtube ]
c. Watch the Youtube carefully & Disassembly ur laptop
d. Remove the Processor , Ram , Cmos Battery & Clean the Fan
e. Wait for atleast 12 hrs [ i Fixed after 24 hrs]
f. Now Refix all & reassemble ur Laptop
g. Switch on ur Laptop [ 100% it will work ]
Gud Luck..! After u succeeded Comment me
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Hi have a nice Day..!
it seems 100% RAM . so pl check ur RAM / test with new RAM.
Good Luck ..!
Can it work for all types of laptop or just toshiba?
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I have a small electronics repair shop out of my home and just yesterday checked in a third Toshiba machine with this same problem: failed GPU. Cause: overheating.
Each owner has said the same thing: over the past few months, every once in a while the screen stayed black during boot-up, but a restart or something similar like removing the battery, letting it sit overnight, or power-cycling made it boot correctly. Eventually nothing would help and they brought their laptops in for repair.
On the first machine I had to troubleshoot for quite a while before determining the issue, including everything mentioned here in this thread, until finally deciding to replace the mobo over re-soldering the GPU (which I incorrectly assumed was my only option). On the second unit I reflowed using a hairdryer, followed by my kitchen oven. Big job. Didn't want to have to do that with this machine, so I'm borrowing a heat gun tomorrow and using this procedure found on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP2QOXNM...
(Warning: rated PG due to mild cursing)
This is a known issue with the laptops in this line and while one of the other suggestions might work and solve your specific problem, be on the watch for the graphics to eventually die due to dust and/or heat buildup in the future. It's HIGHLY recommended to use a cooling pad under these systems (some of the Toshiba User Manuals even go so far as to tell you that you NEED to use one rather than just SUGGEST it.) and to periodically tear-down and clean out the inside around the heatsink, fan, etc. You'll find the dustier or dirtier your normal environment, the more often you'll need to do it---at least twice per year is a good start, especially if you own pets that shed.
If you would like a copy of my t-shoot list to rule out all the other possible problems that can cause the black screen of doom, message me and I'll be glad to share it. Otherwise, assume your machine needs the gpu reflowed and don't trash it!
The hard disk, OS, screen, etc. are all still fine and in working order (unless you've inadvertently pressed the appropriate keys and don't something to the bios or something weird like that.)
IMO, Toshibas are good machines. I still have my original with Windows 95 on it! I own several models and have found, with the proper maintenance, that they'll last well past 10 years. (Believe it or not, I've found that Dells and Acers are the next best performers among abusive users. LOL.) Every manufacturer has weaknesses: none are perfect. Don't expect to not have issues with electronics because you'll always end up disappointed. Heat, dust and mishandling are the three biggest killers.
Good luck - I hope this helps some of you.
Mary
~Psalm 103~
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I have been told that you should shut the screen or else it won't work... IS THAT CORRECT... HELLLPPPPPPP.... my laptop sits down after every 5 mins when I'm not playing so how am I supposed to leave it on? Plz help I'm desperate
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Something funny - my own very very dim screen problem problem turned out to be Toshiba's eco setting which set brightness to 1. I had accidentally pressed a button that switches it on. The display is so dim it looks off, unless you shine a flashlight on it. Connecting to external display and undoing the eco setting solved it.
This was post Windows 10 though, I'm posting it here in case it helps someone.
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how to increase eco setting brightness in toshiba satellite l55-a5226 laptop
?i am also persuing with same problem.
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If battery removal doesn't work, change your RAM. Low ram makes computer slow and eventually creates black screen.
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The problem is much more simple in my case after long time boot with black screen in windows 10 toshiba satellite: problem is with graphic card driver, usually after install windows graphic card driver is allready there, in my case amd radeon hd, but windows ask you on install to dual monitors graphic card, all of us maybe check yes. In Device Manager I disabled in Display Adapters this Dual Monitors adapter, remaining only simple amd driver and display boot on restart very fast. Check your graphic device!
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I just my Toshiba Laptop which was "Black Screen" (NOT DISPLAYING) working again by following the steps
*Turning off the Laptop
*Unplug the power or Charger
*Remove the battery
*Plug in the charger, Turn it on again then Shut it Down by pressing the Start key + power button
*Release them and Hold down the power for 60 sec
*Turn it on again
The monitor and keyboard on my 4 year old Toshiba Qosmio X75 Laptop would not turn on.
Here are a few things that I tried...
1. Press the F4 button (or FN+F4 keys simultaneously) to switch to external monitor and then again to switch back to the laptop monitor.
2. Press the Window key and the P key simultaneously, as per the manual's troubleshooting suggestion.
3. Unplug the power cord, remove the battery, plug in the power cord, press and hold the SHIFT/F8/Power buttons simultaneously (a quick press during the first attempt and then I held them for over a minute on the second attempt).
4. Press and hold the power button for more than a minute.
5. Remove the cover on the bottom of the laptop, remove the RAM memory cards, and put them back in to make sure they are seated properly.
This one fixed the problem...
6. Replace the CMOS battery (a CR2032 coin cell lithium battery). After four years of use, the old one was completely dead.
Hope this helps!
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Kris Patel, Your idea worked for me, thanks soooooooooooo much.
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Part of screen of my laptop toshiba satellite gets black but when connected to monitor this black part didn't appaer what would be the reason?
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It works for me but it won't stay for long powered on... It blacks out again :/
Any suggestions??
by nemesis
MY SON'S SUGGESTION...IT WORKED FOR ME!....Try taking out the battery and putting it back in. Then press shift, F8, and the power button at the same time
by winifred gray
Thank you so much!!! I'm going to pass this on to everyone I know. I don't know what caused it to do this in the first place. I'm just happy it worked and I didn't spend hours taking it apart and fixing it
by phynadi
The battery thing did not work for me.
by rk
Taking the battery out/f8/shift/power worked for me today! Thank you!!!!!!!
by kjohnsonwes
Brilliant! Works a treat, thank you so much!
by Mac
G'day im having trouble with my laptop not playing the video properly. There is sound but just a blank black or green screen. Only on the player screen not the actual full laptop screen. Just wondering if I can fix this myself
by Allan Jackson
I powered the laptop off. Then removed the battery. Then pressed the power button. The laptop booted right up like it was a desktop with no battery.
by Thom Tobiason
That just worked for me, thank you very much!
by rebeccakrebs
IT worked for me thank you very much!!!! THANK YOU
by Usaama Yate
My toshiba turns on and everything but when it does it turns on this black screen with a underscore in the top left corner. Can someone help me? Cuz I don't do good with computers
by Sup yall
Thanks so much. ...Lord knows I can't afford to loose not a thing. ...
by Jahmahn Larsosa
Worked for me and I am so so pleased. Thank you.
by Suz
Worked for me, too! But why did it happen in the first place? And then it said Windows was updating....
by Di
You can try by removing the battrey and replacing it again.ot should work maximum i think
by krishna dev
Thank's a lot bro! :)
by ynupanopio
i've tried removing battery continuly pressing f8 nothing mine is an HP laptop been happing for over 18 months now i usually just log off and thats ok but if i shut down it can take me up to 2 hours to get the HP screen on any other ideas can't see how it would be motherboard surely it would have died by now
by joan
It's not working for me any other help??
by Alenora Angeldababe
It's not working help plzzz.
by Alenora Angeldababe
Battery did nothing but the shift, fn, f8, and start button woke up ky screen but had to repeat it 3 times before it loaded completely
by Troy Talley
tried the shift/f8/power button today on my HP that runs vista and it worked. I've been trying to turn this puppy on for over 2 years and finally success! thank you. Hold these three buttons down together until it turns off, wait and it will come back on.
by Illinois
This happened to me and all I did was hold in the turn off button initial the flashing light at the bottom stopped then turned on the computer normally and it came back on
by Chloeeeeeeee
I don't have a removable battery so I just held onto the power button for 60 seconds and it reset the computer. I had to put in the date and time and then it was good as new. Not sure what is going on but that worked.
by syr
Thank you sooo much! The only thing that worked - f8/shift/power at the same time on my Toshiba Satellite
by anyadookhoo
This work for me! I bought a new battery today. A few months back I bought a new charger and my screen went black. Today I replaced my battery still black tried f8 shift power all at the same time it came right on
by gababy84
I been trying too hook up an external vga monitor to it just stays black tryed all the power stuff the fn f4 fn f5 windows key and p all without luck the laptop screen broke.
by cranwellmb
I try this f8/shift/power but did not work for me! Please help
Thanks so much
by Jane
Worked for me too! Push F8/shift and power button at the same time awesomeness!
by georgenacomtois
Thanks for this great tip - taking the battery out/f8/shift/power worked for me!
by yorkymaster
Please help me, f8 process is not working. 60secs power butn hold is also not working, I still have my plugd-in light and my power on light. Every other light is off. Thanks a million.
by King
So when I log on to the computer it's fine but after that the screen is black I had have trouble with it and basically took off the back and jiggled a cord and it worked but now it doesn't PLEASE HELP
by Tiffany Askew
f8/shift/pwr didn't work for me neither did unpggld remove battry and hold strt for 60 sec. Can someone give me something that might work. My son needs this laptop for school. Thank you!!
by Ty Lee
also hook up to external moniter and use the fn key and fn number 5 then change to laptop only
by Heath Mays
My laptop's a HP, not touch but the one before, I can't take out my battery, and this happened to me last time but I could fix it. My Pc's gone mental! HELP!
by scarletxd58
Thanks had this issue today and it works a million thank you!
by Harley Middleton
When I hold the shift/f8 / power button it won't works? Why pls. Help?? Guys
by Christopher Canton
Battery out/F8/Shift/Power -- like a char! Thank you so much!!!!
by Michele Chester
Winifred Gray you are the best and fastest solutions. Kudos to your son. Other than that World is full of DUMPS and they dare posting stuff on the internet which was supposed to be the best library.
by Elve Vertus
OMG! It worked!!!! Thank you! I really need my pc today. Did got my wifi back but my pc was BLACK! Thanks to you guys, it's WORKING NOW!!! Woo hoo!
by tanjohnson901
I had a black screen with just a cursor on my Toshiba laptop. Took battery off and sprayed with canned air It was really dusty), put it back on, and it started. THANK YOU!!!
by H Whaley
Taking the battery out worked for me. I only had to reset the date and time.
by Doc brown
Taking the battery out and pressing F8 worked for me, when powering back up it said the RTC eternal battery is low? However onced powered back on, I only had to reset the date and time.
by Doc brown
Yea! It worked. Thanks a million.
by spikesnell
Wonderful, it worked for me too, yey!! thanks a lot.
by Maribel Melo
That f8 shift and power diden t work is still black
by Geri Ymer
it worked for me!!!
by nfi101074
My window not come back
by hajisaho95
omg, the combination key worked for me! Thanks so much. I've been having this issue with my laptop for weeks now. I'm a blogger and I was miserable without it. Thanks so much!
by Ja'Kyra Phillips
my laptop battery is built.. i can't take it out how can i solve this problem? thanks
by phevie
Thanks so much!! This worked. I had the black screen and had to press the fn f8 and the power button a few times until the toshiba sign came up and then it switched off and I could then turn on again.
by Karen Philip
winifred gray give your son a beer from me! and drink it yourself if he is minor:)
shift + F8 + power worked for me, after taking out the battery!
by Adrian D
Isn't working for me! It worked once before, then went black again. I know the computer works because I was using my tv as a monitor. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated
by wgmsarkis
This thing didn't work for me please help
by Satwinder
toshiba c55 power up but black screen
by mohamedakeel
Didn't work for me either?
by fishinnut67
I tried f8 and all I get is a kind of clicking sound from power cord, 1 sec show of logo then black.
by hd2taz
genius, thx so much, our problem was caused by a completely depleted battery. We are now up and running again
by elwoodta
same problem with mine... I put my laptop on a sleep mode but it went black out..
I asked the store where I purchased the item they fix it then after i put it on a sleep mode it went black again.. The company said tht theres a problem on itS software... It needs REFORMATTING... :(
by leeyanah59
OhMyGod!
This f8+shift+power button thing just saved me for life!
Thank you.
by oominiee05
trying now and hoping it wil work
by Chloe Stone
It didn't work
by Chloe Stone
I have black screen of a Toshiba T20 satellite and have tried this procedures but the screen is still not responding but the computer is running. What should I do please....
by Derrick
Thank you so much. The F8+power+shift thing worked! I didn't even have to remove the battery
by rmakga
OMG Thank you to you & your son Winifred Gray! Power Button + F8 buttons pressed simultaneously worked for me :)
by Daphilu Mani
Yup thank u worked
by lisapfortune
The thing with power+f8+shift didn't work. My PC screen went black after upgrading windows 10. The PC is working but not the screen. Please help!!!!
by mmalietzi
Thank you for this cryptic solution! Toshiba Satellite C50t-A with Windows 10, after black screen and pointer, after updating Toshiba items via Toshiba Service Center: Amazingly, the solution to remove/re-insert battery, hold down Shift and F8, and press power button worked for me also.
by Tom Brasser
If the display is off, but the power light on the laptop is on, and the HDD light is staying off. You have incorrectly seated ram. It does not matter if it looks right, if the RAM is more than 0.2mm out on either side it will cause the exact situation I just described in almost every laptop. This is technically called a failure to POST. Where everytime your computer powers on it does a POST check which checks for functional vital components eg PSU(Battery),RAM,CPU,GPU, and if they all report in to be able to do their job. You see your asus, samsung or whatever boot logo :)
by Kris Patel
great = worked for me too - thanks
by mmorrisonuk
My Toshiba satellite AMD A4 is powered ON but the LED screen is blank and flashes continuously . what to do ,Please help me.
by kirankumarindia16
Worked for me on the second try, then commenced a windows update. I wonder if a glitch in the update caused the black screen problem?
by Reed
Wow! It worked for me! Thanks!
by marie
Wow, f8/shift/power worked for me..thanks
by Jacqueline Atugarurirwe
f8/shift/power it's worked !!!
by Pijar Muhammad
I have this problem. There isn't a battery in my laptop,well I don't think.My screen won't come on,I have to hold the power button to turn on/off.dosent even say the toshiba loading thing.it has one light on to the right and if I put it on charge it has two.the buttons do nothing and that's about it please help!
by jakecliff8
Winifred Gray - you are a lifesaver!! The battery/shift/power worked! I was about in tears and you saved me! Thank you so much for posting that fix!!!!!!
by Jessica Barg
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by IT HelpE IT Consultancy
whats cause laptop has no display model is toshiba c40d-A
by Arjhay Tabuzo
Dude I swear you're awesome!!... it worked in 1 go!!..thanks alot
by joe that oan
that battery out, shift + F8 and power button worked, hope it lasts,,thanks again Miguel C.
by miguel C
It worked! Thank you so much!
by crand2181
worked for me thanks for this awesome information!!!
by thomasina turner
When I did that my screen is still black
by Lucas Chen
Yes indeed the fix ""battery out, shift, F7 & power button at same time did the job, but after you power it down it goes back to the same problem, what I have found that helps is letting the laptop get hot (powered up with the black screen) for about 20 minutes then it will work; I've been lucky for the past couple of days the unit powers up without any problems. For people that are not familiar with the internal components of laptops, ""DO NOT TRY TO TAKE IT APART"" you'll most likely damage it without even noticing your blunder. Crack open the piggy bank or take out the plastic and PAY the PROS to do the job, just make sure you get a guarantee.
by miguel C
i also want to thank u very much my laptop starts to work taking out battery by pressing f8 but how may it be constent i dont know and i want more solutions for why my battery is not working and not charging. what will be the solution there was no a sign of battery charging now there is but when i powered on it want come.
by dejen
I have a Toshiba laptop with windows 8.
In morning, I logged in my laptop and after one hour it became hang. I directly logoff by pressing power button. Now it is not starting and showing black screen. Pl. Solve my problem.
by navneey
Wow,it's working. Iam really thanks to @winifred Gray :-)
Thank you very much..
by Logesh Kumar
some times works for me.
I have a Toshiba A300 notebook.
When starts he works normally but after a few seconds the screen flashes and then disappears completely or windows look very dimly or not at all.
I set off and I start again.
Now the display shows dimly or not at all.
Hook up an external monitor and it shows normally.
I will be back on the laptop and then he shows regularly.
by Stelios
Does It Work With A Mecer ?
by Kurtis Hodson
No it doesn't
by Stelios
the power is on but but the screen there is nothing on it is a laptop touch screen
by kaloon007
it did not work for me ac5pg
by harry
Acer aspire - started with the black screen thing last night ,had to keep pressing "fn" and f6 to get the screen up for about 5 secs then black again. Was about to spend my whole day trying to figure this out when I found your post!! In short....I Love you!! Lol , If I had lots of money I would now be sending you bountiful gifts from around the world as a thank you ,I'm that relieved!!! Thank you so much..... THE DAY IS MINE!!! Please note you should press 3 keys after replacing the battery as for some reason even though I read the post I only pressed power and f8 on the first go as this can become a habit if you are used to putting the computer into safe move.......Don't forget the "SHIFT".
by Duncan
hey guys as for me the screen is dark i can see through but it is dark need help
by ASMAILA RAZAR
my screen is dark need help
by ASMAILA RAZAR
My toshiba laptop powers up, but the screen is black.
by ragav2021
Thank 'you so much Nemesis...I have a Samsung laptop that displayed some unusual attitude. the screen being blank with no backlight. pressing the on button turns it off abruptly.
i followed your advice and yes it works. this is the second time it happens and the second time i follow your advice and it works!
by Danish
Thanks , it really works
by richard white
It worked....!!!!! Press Shift + F8 + Power button at the same time, and my laptop switched on. That was a great tip. Thank you very much for giving out this idea. It worked for me....!!!!
I would also love to spread the word. Let someone else benefit too....
Thank you very much once again.....
by Oommen Cherian
It worked....!!!!! First take the battery out and then insert it back. Then, Press Shift + F8 + Power button at the same time, and my laptop switched on. That was a great tip. Thank you very much for giving out this idea. It worked for me....!!!!
I would also love to spread the word. Let someone else benefit too....
Thank you very much once again.....
by Oommen Cherian
Wow it really worked.. Even tho when i plugged it the charger it like crashed or static and went black.. But im going to try charging it then use it. Thanxxxx
by brianna coley
Wow it really works f8+shift.. Even tho i plugged in the charger and it like malfunctioned and turn to like a static screen.. But im going to charge and turn on later
by brianna coley
Thank you I replaced the screen on my grandsons laptop but it would not come on just a black screen, this worked and all is fine now, :)
by bfuzziebunnie
I tried this one but why does it make sounds?E
by Aliza Mae Alcaraz
Thanks!! battery out-F8-shift worked for me too:)
by ronakmehta21
Holding shift, F8 and power at the same time also worked for me! I did try removing the battery and the AC cord several times, but it never worked. Still curious as to why the shift F8 works.
by viviansquire
I have a Toshiba A300 notebook.
When starts he works normally but after a few seconds the screen flashes and then disappears completely or windows look very dimly or not at all.
The problem was the screen inverter.
by Stelios
F8 and shift ,and then hit power, then release all three at once. Boom. Took me a hour to get the right thing but that's what I did. I didn't take the battery out or hold any buttons down for 30 seconds. One fluid motion
by whoneedsamover
hi i'm Marco from indonesia, thank you so much for giving this trick, my toshiba L640 Intel Core i7 with amd graphics has the same problem , i've used external monitor it works but the display on lcd still blank than i changed LCD Flexible Cable still the same, now with just press a combination button like shift + F8 and power button the lcd lights on, i'm very happy.
by enrishine
Thank-you!!! It worked!
by copcodeblue
My laptop had stopped working a while ago, I hit the shift,fn,f8, and power after taking out and putting back in the battery, and it powered up and kept making weird beeping noises... I tried to turn it back off, and the beeping sound continued and it wouldn't turn off. I had to take out the battery to make it stop. I was afraid it would like, blow up or catch fire or both. Ahhh
by Bell
Winifred Grey. Please tell your son he is a genius. And thanks a million to you as well!
by WaltIgnatius
This worked for me on a Toshiba. The screen was barely visible in a dark room now it's fine. Thank you! Rick in Cleveland.
by Egbert Alstein
This worked on a Toshiba. Thank You.
by Egbert Alstein
power button/f8/shift... do we just one press or hold?
by anhquenguyen
F8 shift power worked. I was about to give up hope. Thank you!
by mrslidiapardo
winifred+gray... Thank you so much for your solution it worked ! :)
by sutcliffej
Thank you so much for sharing this, this has worked for me, I'm so happy I really need this laptop for work.
by enocase
Okay i have a Toshiba Satellite C850D and i can turn it on but the screen is black. It has happened a few times and told it was just a virus, but i have scanned it like three times in a row and it did not fix it. So can anyone help me. (by the way i am like thirteen so i cant really take the laptop apart and put in new parts)
by plasmacat2003
Worked for my HP ProBook
by Brittany Hunninghaus
Ugh. This worked for mine at first. It did it a few times a week for two months, however one day this no longer worked. I ended up with a six month old Dell laptop taken completely apart. And no closer to knowing what is wrong with it.
by Cara
Battery out then shift/F8/power worked for me! Thank you :)
by Vicki Insley
Do you have the ac adapter in
by xrpmx13131
It worked ! Took out battery with f8 power button! Your son is a genius ………
by Mimi Carey
it comes on but stays on toshiba and then goes off and come back on to the some thing
by randy louis
the intell TOSHIBA SATELLITE L55T start but the screen still black and the fan is working , help me please
by Jennero Alexandre
Wow thank you, I think the cat laid on it
by silverdaytona1966
I have normal computer .. and I want this black screen before the start , How can I active it ?????
by lacsade
Worked for me! Thanks. Make sure the laptop is unplugged before taking the battery out so that it gets a complete power outage. Then replace the battery and do the procedure listed above. I was ready to throw out the laptop and did this...worked completely! Thanks again!
by Michael Mowreader
We tried that with mine..didn't work...my laptop is not even 2 yrs old. I had a lot of problems with the cursor that was jumping left right and center in the middle of other words...my technicien finally fixed it..then 2 hours later ...black screen.... this is so frustrating !!!
by pepperreba
Shift/f8/power work for me thanks dear
by mamta jaswara
Shift/f8/power worked for me thanks dear
by mamta jaswara
Am I supposed to press this 3keys for long or just once?
by Henry Ninson
Please am I supposed to keep pressing it for long or just once?
by Henry Ninson
74% of the time, the issue is the connection in the LCD, pull the cable off the connector clean the connections with a little deOxit5 on a Q-tip™ then clean and re installed the connector, it's as simple as that, saves $$$, try it..
by supertech99 mastertech
My Toshiba satellite C50 turns on the logo is thereit loads then a blue screen comes on for a second and say your PC ran into a problem it needs to restart and restarts the logo comes back on and says underneath the loading icon says preparing automatic repair then the screen goes black...I've done the battery/f8/shift/power four tikes with nothing...
by Julia Giroux
Thanks so much! Didn't need to take the battery out just done the ctrl f8 and power buttons
by Ainslie Train
Hi
My laptop turns on but display is not turning on
My question is
What sbout my data do i loose my whole data
by Sarika
Thank you!!! I've had this Toshiba for almost four years and never even once took out the battery until today's black screen scare and only because of your helpful suggestion. Now it looks like I'm good to go because the screen is back. Thanks again :)
by Jeanette H
Worked for me too. It took a few minutes. Don't give up. Thanks for the save. It was headed for the dumpster.
by dabscy
WORKED FOR ME!! Thank you very much!
by Mira Lonza
Hello Guys. I appreciated the solution you suggested. But it didn't work on me. I did all the possible solutions(getting off the power cord and battery then pressing 1-2 mins; doing the ram thing) but the laptop' screen is just black and empty. I am very nervous because I am using my cousin's laptop and I don't want to tell him that his laptop gets damage because of me. Please what will I do now. I also try to open the laptop. Can you please tell me what to do when I open the laptop? By the way the laptop's model is Satellite. Please help me guys I'm really nervous. Thanks.
by Ronel Matthew Vicente
Shift +f8+power .... Battery is taken have work on my toshiba sattelite laptop thank you for the tips and Godbless
by juan dela cruz
Worked for me after a dropped laptop left me with delayed black screen on second switch on after drop! Thank you
by sarahbarnard
Try pressing the (fn) button on the keyboard. If accidentally pushed it will switch screens. Worked for me.
by anjelstouch4u
Yes it worked for me too..great stuff
by Hamed Slim
It worked for me too..great stuff
by Hamed Slim
I replaced the little CMOS battery inside the motherboard and all is well.
by 80s Guy
I have same problem an tried removing the battery, then f8/Shift/power but it made a loud beeping sound..the screen remains black.What shall i do...please help me.
by Rob Cris
I have the same problem with my Toshiba Satellite C-850 and tried removing the battery, then plug in power cord and press f8/shift/power button but resulted in a loud beeping sound with the screen remains black. What shall i do..please help me..
by Rob Cris
RobCris,
Change the little CMOS battery on your motherboard. I have the same problem and that fixed it.
by 80s Guy
Thank you so much it has worked x
by kilapinches
When i press the power of my Toshiba Laptop there is a black screen when i press shift F8 there is a loud alarm from my laptop
by Haitham Jajo
I have same problem an tried removing the battery, then f8/Shift/power but it made a loud beeping sound..the screen remains black.What shall i do...please help me.
by Haitham Jajo
Same problem- dark screen but you can hear it start up. Removing battery and pressing f8/shift/power didn't do anything but shut it off. It's over 6 years old how sad! Is it worth taking it to get looked at or is it dumpster time!
by Corina
Taking the battery out and doing the shift+f8+power worked for me too. THANK YOU!
by Vaishali Phippen
my Toshiba Satellite turns the two green lights on, but the 3rd green light hard drive indicator light, does not light, and the screen does not turn on ...I do not use a battery, I use the power chord only. I tried the f8 to no avial, it won't go into safe mode.
Today after 10 or more attempts to turn on this computer it the monitor finally came on. I checked the new hard drive to insure it is in properly, I removed it and reinstalled it. Anyone have any ideas to what is going on..thanks for you help.
Bob
by toggers55
Worked for me today! Thanks!
Created an account here just to say thanks!
by Xen..
Persistence pays off here. Did the power off 60 second deal, removed the battery, started Shift F8 power, got 1 second flashes of Toshiba start screen, over the course of 2 days did it nearly 30 times before it took off to where I could run safe mode and run system restore. I am now a God in my wifes eyes. Thanks to all.
by Dan Redmond
Had this same problem, but I noticed it happened after I had bumped the laptop, so I thought it must have disconnected something.
I have the Toshiba C55 Series - not touch screen.
Sure enough I went online to see how to replace the screen see here on you tube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=796OM-3G...
Turns out the connector had slipped partially out follow the you tube check the screen connector on the back of the screen! Push in like he says - worked perfect after I put back together - don't be afraid it's very easy!
by Neil
how u guys press 3 things together whn i press power for long time it turn off any suggestion
by sharpy
when i press power for long time then my laptop turn off automatically so i am not able to press power shift and f8 any suggestions....
by sharpy
f8/shift/power button did not work at all. I just had my laptop looked at and I need a new screen, my ditigizer blown out
by Shaate Draughan
connect with external monitor and disconnect after some time
by Shabeer O
Hi I have a Toshiba Satellite L500, the laptop powers up but the screen remains black! Is there another way to fix this?!?!
by Angelica
It worked. Thank you so much!!!!!!!! I was so worried I had lost all my information for work and I am an attorney so that isn't good. I have backup storage but am currently out of town and did not have it with me. You have saved my life as I have a deposition first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks again.
by laryhuff1
thank you so much just used this fix and it worked a treat - back on line and extremely happy! xx
by Lara
My toshiba satellite L355d, I did all of these suggestions, including reseating the memory, reseating the hard drive, blew out the dust from the heat sink area, hit the f8 , shift, power on buttons. The problem is when I turn my computer on EVERYDAY the monitor and keyboard is inactive. That is probably why when hitting all the suggested keys to fireup the monitor, nothing worked because the keyboard was dead. Now what I found that seems to work lately for me, is to turn on computer, turn back off, turn back on andif still if the monitor isn't working, then I just leave the computer on to get hot. After about 20 to 30 minutes with the computer still in the on position, I turn off the computer twice and on the second attempt the monitor FINALLY comes on.
by toggers55
This happens constantly and i always end up restarting the entire computer. Is there something specific i am missing? .......im really getting tired of having to re download all my apps
by kjoneill2010
Shift f8 power solved the problem for me
by Ed m
Pressing shift and f8 worked for me as well. I did not need to take the battery out.
by shikey111
..been doing the F8 routine at start up and everything worked fine, however, in the last couple weeks I've noticed a flickering that occurs which is sometimes a precursor to the screen blacking out.
by Kyoto Kid
Great advise, worked for me
by Anthony cooke
You gotta be kidding me! 99% of the time searching for help free online doesn't work , but rite now it did!!! thnks a lot
by Oswaldo Gonzalez
The battery in eternal...I cannot take the battery out... the f8 thing did not work either
by lori.morrison96
This worked so well!!! Thank you so much!!!
by Jessica
I have Toshiba satellite P205-S6337 laptop I facing problem with this laptop I was using my laptop and suddenly it shut down then again I press power button screen is not coming not even a sound only power light is coming and I also remove battery and then again fixed it n then I press power button for 60 sec but nothing is working kindly please help me out
by Maha Alvi
Take the battery out, after a few seconds, put it back again. Then press Shift + F8 + Power buttons simultaneously (ie, Press these buttons all at the same time). Hope your problem will get solved, and your laptop should hopefully switch on immediately.
by Oommen Cherian
https://youtu.be/c5yfFc_IwWg
by lisagillespie19
Does any one has a Toshiba Satellite P55W-C5208X-4K with the same problem..???
by aixela_jr
Brilliant! This worked for me too. I've had 2 days no laptop so horray!
by vickismee
https://youtu.be/c5yfFc_IwWg this will walk you thru the fix
by lisagillespie19
I have an A305. None of the above worked for me. After months of having on again/off again problems, it turned out that many times when I dusted the keyboard, I had inadvertently pressed F5 which has a little picture of the screen on it, and turned it off. Press F5, if that doesn't work press it again using the FN key at the same time.
by Jeff & Marty Skelley
Yes thank you thank you, it worked and Ididnt have take battery out your son is a life savior.
by Tryan
https://youtu.be/c5yfFc_IwWg
by lisagillespie19
omg im so happy that it work for me thank god!!!
by Tynasia
YES!!!! Taking out and reattaching the battery with shift+F8+power buttin worked. Thank you for sharing.
by Liz Smith
YES!!! Removing and reattaching the battery then restarting with Shift+ F8+Power worked like a charm. Thank you thank thank you for sharing Winifred.
by Liz Smith
It worked for my computer too thank you for sharing
by Tabatha Heil
It worked for my laptop too thank you for sharing
by Tabatha Heil
toshiba laptop A210 οταν ειναι στο sleep ανειγη με γραμες οριζωντιες και σφηριζει
by thimios kakagiannis
Does anyone know how to help me out to fix a problem with my TOSHIBA laptop. The problem is that the screen is black when switched on, the fan still works and same for the CPU, but this was caused by me changing the Priority for the process: "explorer.exe" to Realtime and the explorer.exe process became very "laggy" and I couldn't do anything, so I switched off the laptop and switched it back on again and it wouldn't boot up. I've tried plugging in a External Monitor, but nothing happen, I tried every tip including the one at the beginning of this topic and still, nothing happens.
Can anyone tell me if the motherboard is not working or if it's an everyday thing that most people would do by mistake? Thanks
by Sammygood Lean
My battery does not come out, but I unplugged from charger and pressed shift, F8 and power at the same time. It worked!! Thank you
by LindaVSG Journey
Its 2017 and this method is stilll effective. It worked for me.
Thanks
by nathaniel spencer
I just my Toshiba Laptop which was "Black Screen" (NOT DISPLAYING) working again by following the steps
*Turning off the Laptop
*Unplug the power or Charger
*Remove the battery
*Plug in the charger, Turn it on again then Shut it Down by pressing the Start key + power button
*Release them and Hold down the power for 60 sec
*Turn it on again
by Hughes Joel
...well, after about a year of this procedure working well seems the display is finally shot as it blacks out only moments after booting up. Spent about an hour trying to coax it to stay on but no success. Granted the system is almost 12 years old. The HDD and everything else still works so I have to find some way to extract the files I need. Not sure how this could be fixed without a lot of expense, more tha the system is worth.
by Kyoto Kid
I tried that and it worked for me. Thank You so much my grandson will be a happy camper when he finds out it is working again .
by edith Hubbard
I tried that and it worked. My grandson will be very happy when he sees it is working again. Thank you so much for your help.
by edith Hubbard
try to put out the battery, press power on to take out any electricity from laptop.. take back the battery and start it again normally.. it worked for me :)
by Robert Cipov
That worked Thanks
by John Murray
Thanks winifred gray that work i was about ready to give up or keep beating up my laptop till it broke lol thanks man
by Adrian McAdory
Thanks winifred gray that worked thanks so much
by Adrian McAdory
Worked for me!!!! Thank you so much
by Desiree Blanke
Bundle of thank's solved my problem
by alharam computer
Try to remove battery from laptop, plug in to charger and after that turn on your laptop.
by Cristian Craciun
Did not work for me
by Debbie Canady
Hey, glad you was able to resolve the issue, no one wants to power up there desktop/laptop to find a blank uninhabited screen. I myself got into repairing desktops/laptops about a year ago now and i know it can be a daunting task but I was really helped through the process with the help of an online course and saved myself a ton of money by not paying someone else to fix my faulty electronics for me, the link is here for anyone who is interested: https://tinyurl.com/y7224he9
by Sean Keyes-Williams
What if the laptop doesnt have a battery?
by Marie Pantoja
omg! it worked! thank you!
by Michelle Stallings
it is a GPU problem... much better to replace the Graphics Processing Unit...
by jhun
just the same when i press it together nothing happen,,,theres any suggestion? what can i do?
by Jaime Bacus
i try to press it at the same time but nothing happen,,is there any suggestion?
by Jaime Bacus
It worked for me!!! Thank you very much
by Kessah Lorraine
Battery out, shift f8 power button did it!!!! Yaayyy. God bless you for sharing this fix....and my laptop is not even Toshiba, it's Packard Bell. ...yaaay
by Emmanuel FLOURISH-MORRIS
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