Questions tagged [blank-screen]
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how to make one screen pitch black without turning it off / disabling it?
I have two monitors and I want only one of them to be pitch black temporarily for a certain amount of time every now and then.
I don't want to turn the monitor off because then the computer stops ...
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Black Screen when Computer Boots
I'm having a serious problem with my computer; I think I've narrowed it down to the motherboard, but I'd like a second opinion before I spend the money. I have no idea what's wrong.
Before I moved ...
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How to turn off screen with shortcut in Linux?
Since my monitor takes an awful lot of time to turn back on after being physically turned off, I'm looking for a command or a simple utility to turn off my screen with a shortcut. Setting a black ...
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Why does my Samsung Chronos 7 not boot anymore after installing Ubuntu?
I was just installing ubuntu on my new samsung chronos 7 NP700Z3C, the laptop was stuck at booting ubuntu so I pushed shutdown button for 5 seconds and turned it off. Now it does not boot. It just ...
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Get black screen at logon/welcome?
I turn on my computer and screen seems to be working, but as soon as it comes to the screen where I am suppose to put in my password I get a black screen, except for the momentary message from monitor:...
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Dell Latitude E6410 blank screen
The culprit: Dell Latitude E6410 with Intel HD graphics and Bios A13 (latest)
The OS: Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit
The issue: Installing graphics drivers causes the internal LCD to go blank. ...
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Windows 7 suddenly boots to a shiny blank screen on a Lenovo T410
Suddenly, my Lenovo T410 started booting into a blank screen. However, the computer seems to be otherwise working quite normally. When the computer is started, BIOS splash screen shows up, Windows ...
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Often My Laptop Doesn't Work: Only Shows Blank Screen With the Cursor Flashing
My rather old Dell C840 started behaving strangely. When I try to start it up, it doesn't do anything, just shows a blank screen with the cursor flashing. It has nothing to do with booting. It doesn't ...
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