Could anyone please describe the black screen issue for me? I would like to understand whether this is a progressive problem or does it happen all of a sudden. If it is progressive what are the symptoms, timecourse, etc?
Today my screen went black, and there was no response to any keys - including Ctrl-alt-del. I power cycled and it has been fine since. Is this the dreaded black screen problem? I saw some threads on fixes but I am not sure if this is what I have?
Thanks.
I have never had the problem, but it seems like it happens mostly on boot. This may be an early indication of a failure or it could just be a fluke. Did you do anything special to get the computer to boot again or did it just do it on its own? I would just keep an eye on it and see if anyone else has a better suggestion for diagnosing the problem.
The computer had been on for several hours when this happened, so hopefully it is not the same problem. I was able to turn it off by holding down the power key and then turn it on using the power key again. It hasn't happened again but I am now hypervigilant.
Thanks for your help.