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    blank screen, lid closing problem

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Crazeman, Oct 23, 2006.

  1. Crazeman

    Crazeman Notebook Consultant

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    whenever i close the lid of my e1705, the screen automatically gets turned off and then refuses to turn back on no matter what i do. its not hibernation because when i hit my power button, windows would actually power down instead of switching back to windows.

    i check nearly all the settings under the power management menu, but no luck.
     
    Crazeman, Oct 23, 2006
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  2. stewcle

    stewcle Newbie

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    your power option might have been set to turn off the screen when you close the lid. try press Fn+F8 to turn it back on?
     
    stewcle, Oct 23, 2006
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  3. Crazeman

    Crazeman Notebook Consultant

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    its weird, when i just press fn+f8 it doesnt do anything but if i spam it, it reopens back up the monitor....

    but it still basically has the same problem though, fn-f8 only reopens back my monitor if i spam it.
     
    Crazeman, Oct 23, 2006
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    Try calling dell it might be a defect
     
    gridtalker, Oct 23, 2006
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  5. khanhfat

    khanhfat Notebook Deity

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    try to open and close the lid many times, the screen will show back again. I did on mine, even though sometimes that screen never get back on. I have to restart it .
     
    khanhfat, Oct 23, 2006
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  6. Amber

    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    Two suggestions:
    1.) upgrade/reflash the BIOS
    2.) as khanhfat stated, slowly open up your lid. You can also close it and reopen it.

    I had a similar problem and flashing the BIOS fixed mine.
     
    Amber, Oct 23, 2006
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    Heavy_Metal Newbie

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    I have the same problem on my inspiron 1300.
    The strange thing is I had the same problem with my previous notebook which was of a different brand and much older. So, maybe it could also be a bug in Windows.
     
    Heavy_Metal, Oct 24, 2006
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    crimsontwo Notebook Geek

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    1. Are you using Dell's stock drivers?
    2. When did the problem appear?
     
    crimsontwo, Oct 24, 2006
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