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    Sony Vaio Blank Screen

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by GoRla89, Jan 27, 2010.

  1. GoRla89

    GoRla89 Newbie

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    I have a Sony FS VGN-FS640 Vaio laptop and when i boot the laptop all i see is the Vaio logo and then the screen goes blank nothing happens! Please some one tell me how can i bring the windows back? This laptop runs winodws XP.
     
    GoRla89, Jan 27, 2010
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  2. UserofFZ21Z

    UserofFZ21Z Notebook Consultant

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    Recovery disks?
     
    UserofFZ21Z, Jan 28, 2010
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  3. Llort

    Llort Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are you sure the back light isn't just off. my sz640 will sometimes come out of hibernation or when restarting to go into stamina mode will go black. If i can catch a glare on the screen I can restart the computer and all is well.

    If not same issue, try an external monitor to narrow down software or hardware issue.
     
    Llort, Jan 28, 2010
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  4. megakilroy

    megakilroy Newbie

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    My VGN-NR498E has the same issues where occasionally when coming out of sleep mode or during a start up, my backlight doesn't turn on (although I don't get the VAIO BIOS splash screen even). I can see the screen with enough external light, and usually a restart or shutdown and power up fixes it (although last time it took me 3 shutdowns before it came back). This never happened until I upgraded to Windows 7, and I did go to Intel and download the latest chipset drivers for the 965 Express graphics. It doesn't bother me much, but it drives my wife crazy. Has anybody else experienced this and/or found a fix other than restarting until it comes up?
     
    megakilroy, Jan 28, 2010
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  5. GoRla89

    GoRla89 Newbie

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    No the bios options aren't even coming, all i see is the Viao symbol and the screen goes blank with a blinking underscore _
     
    GoRla89, Jan 28, 2010
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  6. leslieann

    leslieann Notebook Deity

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    Reset the bios.
     
    leslieann, Jan 28, 2010
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    salvo12345 Newbie

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    Mine is having the exact same prob and i took it to a computer shop and the tech told me it was malware that caused the prob and they could fix the laptop for anywhere from 60 to 120 $$ my friend said he clicked in a window that said scan for virus and my friend did that, must have been where he got the malware from. cause it wasent from my own avg it was a pop up window that said scan. but he knows nothing about pc's
     
    salvo12345, Nov 2, 2010
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  8. leslieann

    leslieann Notebook Deity

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    If you see a Vaio logo and nothing else, it's not a virus.

    If you see the bios come up and then a drive or OS error, then yes, it's a virus/malware or bad drive. For malware, the bios or OS will tell you something.
     
    leslieann, Nov 2, 2010
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    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    Do you have a disc in the cd/dvd drive? Remove it. If still no boot then you have either corrupted hdd (virus perhaps) or physically damaged hdd. If you put your ear against the machine do you hear a repetitive clicking pattern? If so, it usually means dead HDD.
     
    beaups, Nov 2, 2010
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