My HP G60 lap top has a blank screen, when I plug it into an external screen, it works fine. Help me guys.

Try holding the 'fn' key and hitting f5 after the external monitor is connected.
This should toggle through the internal / external / both monitor selections.

fan turns? hear it and feel it.blow.? in must.
cd drive ejects? (button)
no text ever on the screen? this is first. all else more complex.
do the flash light trick?
http://www.pcdied.com/monitors.html#flashlighttest

no beeps
no flashing caps lock key (codes) if yes, what code.
step one is get BIOS and its screens working
even using and external VGA monitor will help.
and the magic Fn+F4 key to turn that on.
hp is down this morning...(support pages)

the G60 series uses a CCFL lamp, that blows out (easy)
or its inverter.
if external monitor works, and flashlight trick works
CCFL back lamps are dead.

If you have an external monitor, plug it in and see if you get image on it. If you do then there could be 2 things I can think about that would be the cause.

1) Your screen cable came lose. You can re-set it and problem fixed.
2) Your screen needs replacement. This solution can be pricey.



If you don't want to do this yourself then you can check this place.

If you wanna buy the screen I suggest you check this place. Great customer service and good prices. It also has a "Tools" area with tutorials of how to change screens, and many other useful things.

Restart the notebook, press F8 to select last known configuration. this will set the notebook to previous date when it was working fine. If the issue persists get back to me.

yes, there is a way, it is detailed in the HP Service Manual found online

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01602064.pdf

start at page 63 of the pdf (refered to as section 4-24 in the manual text) and go from there!

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Mike

Did it display any video at all with boot options or HP logo? Any POST test or beeps after you started the laptop?
Try removing the power ac adapter and battery. then only boot it up with just the AC adapter (no battery).
Good Luck, JAJ

restart your computer first if that dont work reinstall the software for it or go into your settings and check to see what all it says

TRY HOOKING AN EXTERNAL MONITOR TO THE LABTOP IF YOU SYSTEM IS EQUIPED FOR THAT TYPE OF USE., IF YOU DONT HAVE ONE, SEE IF ANYONE YOU KNOW WILL LET YOU BORROW UNTIL YOU CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH YOUR MONITOR.

ROD

thats mostlikely one of the wire's for your speakers, printer or any other device yuo have that needs power..
If so that wont help your pc in any way.

I'd untangle and trace the wire back to see where it's coming from to be safe.
Also if your pc is plugged in along with your monitor and you can turn both on and you still get an error, then you have a problem. I'd submit a new question detaling the error or beeps your getting.

Hello there,

What I would assume in your case is that the jack is not sensing that the keyboard(external) has been unplugged. You can check if the device is working properly in Hardware manager. Assuming you are using XP right-click on My computer->click properties-> hardware manager and check under keyboards. If there's any exclamatory mark next to it then it seems there's some kind of problem with it. Right-click on the device and click on uninstall. Since most of these workstation keyboards are Microsoft PS/2, windows should automatically find and install drivers for it. If it stil doesn't work then its likely to be a hardware failure. Contact HP immediately. Let me know if you need more help.