The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Black Screen Fix

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by j-maj, Oct 23, 2006.

  1. j-maj

    j-maj Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    23
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Im looking for the Windows hotfix for the blackscreen on resume issue with my HEL80.
     
    j-maj, Oct 23, 2006
    #1
  2. barspi

    barspi Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    174
    Messages:
    102
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I'm having a different but maybe related problem.
    I never got a black screen after resuming... what I've gotten is that sometimes, after the no-video screen saver kicks in (no cute graphics, just turn off the video signal)... then the screen won't turn on again. The computer is still working perfectly but no video.

    The solution: close the LCD lid, so the computer goes into suspend mode. Then open it again so it resumes, and now I have video again....
    Quite the opposite from what you say but maybe it's related. Only in Windows.
     
    barspi, Oct 23, 2006
    #2
  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    7,857
    Messages:
    16,212
    Likes Received:
    58
    Trophy Points:
    466
    I had the same problem with my nc8430 until I updated the video drivers BACK TO the manufacturer drivers. I would suggest you try that.
     
    Greg, Oct 23, 2006
    #3
  4. j-maj

    j-maj Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    23
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Barspi's problem sounds closer to what im experiencing, But i still think there was a windows hotfix that fixed this problem all together, not sure though. If anyone has link to a site or forum post that would be really nice.
     
    j-maj, Oct 23, 2006
    #4
  5. barspi

    barspi Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    174
    Messages:
    102
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I'm using the drivers that came with the computer's CD
     
    barspi, Oct 23, 2006
    #5
  6. l33t_c0w

    l33t_c0w Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    174
    Messages:
    1,159
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    l33t_c0w, Oct 23, 2006
    #6
  7. arskii

    arskii Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    arskii, Oct 23, 2006
    #7
  8. pyro9219

    pyro9219 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    371
    Messages:
    1,407
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    It would occur to me that if you know the name of the hotfix, you could use a search engine in a manner such as "KB47509287345 hotfix download" (this is not the hotfix number)
     
    pyro9219, Oct 23, 2006
    #8
  9. arskii

    arskii Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hotfix number is kb923232, but I can't find any downloads. Found only RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack 2.1.3 which contains the files for this and many other hotfixes. But these files is ment to be copied to the Win XP SP2 install cd.
     
    arskii, Oct 23, 2006
    #9
  10. pyro9219

    pyro9219 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    371
    Messages:
    1,407
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Actually, the hotfix is KB917332..

    Here is a download link.. (this was at the bottom my my thread that l33t_cow listed)
    http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/ms_kbs/windowsxp-kb917332-x86-enu.exe
     
    pyro9219, Oct 23, 2006
    #10
  11. barspi

    barspi Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    174
    Messages:
    102
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    The description at the MS site is exactly the problem I have
    I don't know why they don't let you download the fix just like that... some managerial moron must have decided it's not convenient for some idiotic reason.

    On the other hand, I'm very unconfident about downloading patches from non-official sources... how do I know they don't have a trojan or something in there?

    Plus, that hotfix is for English XP, and mine is in Spanish.. it may still work though...
     
    barspi, Oct 23, 2006
    #11
  12. barspi

    barspi Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    174
    Messages:
    102
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    hmm i can see they have other languages as well :)
     
    barspi, Oct 23, 2006
    #12
  13. arskii

    arskii Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    arskii, Oct 23, 2006
    #13
  14. arskii

    arskii Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I was able to see the folder containing all the hotfixes using Megaproxy, but can't download them because of the trial-use limitations.

    EDIT:
    Found the file elsewhere, but can't install because I have finnish Win XP... Maybe I just have to install english Win XP..
     
    arskii, Oct 23, 2006
    #14
  15. BryanTheCrow

    BryanTheCrow Newbie

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Apparantly laptopvideo2go checks the referer to make sure you click the link to that download from their site (probably to make sure those who use their bandwidth, see their ads). To download it, go to http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/ms_kbs/ and then search the page for "windowsxp-kb917332" to download it.
     
    BryanTheCrow, Oct 24, 2006
    #15
  16. j-maj

    j-maj Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    23
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Thanks for the link.
     
    j-maj, Oct 24, 2006
    #16
  17. dibbstibbs

    dibbstibbs Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    dibbstibbs, Feb 21, 2008
    #17