How do I get my screen to work on my laptop without being able to see anything?

wat kind og laptop do you have?
and to get this clear when you turn on your laptop you dont see a thing (even the bios screen)?

dell inspiron 6000 it is just black no bois no safe mode just black like when it is off.

alot of people seem to be having this problem (if you search on dell forums or google)
http://tinyurl.com/24flnl

my best suggestion would be to contact an LCD repair shop to have the backlight replaced - should cost $100-150.

btw we have the same laptop

Maybe it's just a loose cable, so you don't have to replace the backlight.

Just open it up by unscrewing some screws (check user manual) and look for any (!) loose cables...

If that doesn't work, then consider buying a new backlight/screen as said above.

HTH, Davey.

Hum, but he said he plugged in another monitor with no luck. Does your laptop happen to have a way to control it from another computer via network? (e.g. VNC, remote desktop, telnet, etc?)

hp hdx is the laptop, had it for a week, brand new

the screen is black when i turn it on

Take the repair cost and use it to buy a mac buddy.