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Oh my God I think I've just completely buggered up my laptop. Can anyone help?

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2sugarsagain · 14/04/2008 20:19

Instead of pressing control escape I accidently pressed control turn off. I now have no screen - well, it's on, but it's blank, IYSWIM. Can anyone help please?

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eandh · 14/04/2008 20:21

Mine does this (new laptop) I ended up turning it off on main button and then restarting it (not sure thats how you are meant to do it but only way I could get anything up on the screen)

ScienceTeacher · 14/04/2008 20:21

Can you repeat the same thing to see if it toggles back into giving you screen?

WingsofanAngel · 14/04/2008 20:24

Take the battery out and put it back in again.

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2sugarsagain · 14/04/2008 20:26

e&H, ST I've done both those. WOA, my life is in your hands. Will I lose anything do you think?

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whomovedmychocolate · 14/04/2008 20:27

Hold the power key down till the hard disk clicks OFF. Remove the battery. Make sure the laptop is completely silent. Put battery back in. Press the power key for a few seconds. Laptop should power up correctly.

If this doesn't work, turn it upside down and shake. It won't help your laptop but does prove it's not an Etch a Sketch

WingsofanAngel · 14/04/2008 20:30

I've done it a couple of times when laptop has frozen and it has always come on ok.
But I cannot make any promises.

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2sugarsagain · 14/04/2008 20:31

Oh efferty eff I don't have a phillips screwdriver that will undo the screws without wearing down the metal on them. Will it have the same effect if I just let the battery wear down?

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littlelapin · 14/04/2008 20:35

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WingsofanAngel · 14/04/2008 20:37

We don't need a screw driver for ours.

littlelapin · 14/04/2008 20:38

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2sugars · 14/04/2008 20:50

Well thank God I didn't pursue it with the screwdriver then! I held down the on/off switch (for some considerable time, I hasten to add) and it came back on again. Took me a while to get the internet working again as I'd pressed every f key on the keyboard to get it working

Thanks so much for all your help.

Where the eff is the battery then?

whomovedmychocolate · 14/04/2008 20:59

What brand of laptop - if's probably underneath, mine has a screwdriver type slot which you can turn with your finger to extract the battery. The bit you unscrew is the hard disk (don't do it)

littlelapin · 14/04/2008 21:10

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2sugars · 14/04/2008 21:11

Compaq

whomovedmychocolate · 14/04/2008 21:11

Could have been worse, she could have tried to open it with a metal spoon and static shocked both herself and her data ss

littlelapin · 14/04/2008 21:15

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PortAndLemon · 14/04/2008 21:24

The thing you need a screwdriver to take out it probably the hard disk drive. The battery should be removable just by sliding a catch, or possibly two catches.

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