DV 1120US screen black

[larbec7]

I am trying to help my mother in law by looking at her lap top. It is an HP DV 1120us. When you turn it on you can see the lights come on and fans turn but the screen is completely BLACK. It does not go to blue screen or even try to light, flicker or anything.

What can I check to see if its the screen (monitor) or what could be wrong with it?

Thank you

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

It should have a button that resembles a PC/monitor that you'd need to press the Fn key to activate. Hold the Fn key and press it repeatedly, and see if it brings the image up. My old HP laptop always gave me problems with not displaying anything on the screen. Does it work when attached to an external monitor?

 

[larbec7]

well, all of the sudden it just started working....not good if I do not know what fixed it....something must be going bad