Zylphia, You will not FIX-IT with keystrokes on the keyboard or installing new software. Your LCD cold-cathode-fluorescent-lamp back-lit monitor also has a "switch-mode-power-supply" / and an on board or on another printed circuit board what is commonly known as the INVERTER which provides HI voltage 900vac to light the CCFLs so you can see all the pretty colors on your "LCD PANEL".. I suspect that your monitor has developed what is known as "thermally stressed" solder joint FRACTURE(s) and if left in that condition the unit will at some point in time fail to turn-on. Another common problem is FAILED electrolytic filter capacitors. To see just what one looks like, you should visit www.ccl-la.com/badcaps.htm or query wikipedia for "capacitor plague" and read to your hearts content. Here are some other options!!! Pay some person a lot of money $35-$90 and maybe it can be repaired. Check to see if AOpen has a cash+old unit swapout for a REFURBISHED unit??? Trade in unit for new wide-screen LCD. Also visit YOUTUBE and view some of the vids on "LCD monitor repair" and "LCD monitor disassembly" FYOI. Read more of my responses to other people with same BLACK SCREEN problems. Hope this has been helpful to you. Bye for now. 12fixlouie north of Windy City
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Zylphia, You will not FIX-IT with keystrokes on the keyboard or installing new software. Your LCD cold-cathode-fluorescent-lamp back-lit monitor also has a "switch-mode-power-supply" / and an on board or on another printed circuit board what is commonly known as the INVERTER which provides HI voltage 900vac to light the CCFLs so you can see all the pretty colors on your "LCD PANEL".. I suspect that your monitor has developed what is known as "thermally stressed" solder joint FRACTURE(s) and if left in that condition the unit will at some point in time fail to turn-on. Another common problem is FAILED electrolytic filter capacitors. To see just what one looks like, you should visit www.ccl-la.com/badcaps.htm or query wikipedia for "capacitor plague" and read to your hearts content. Here are some other options!!! Pay some person a lot of money $35-$90 and maybe it can be repaired. Check to see if AOpen has a cash+old unit swapout for a REFURBISHED unit??? Trade in unit for new wide-screen LCD. Also visit YOUTUBE and view some of the vids on "LCD monitor repair" and "LCD monitor disassembly" FYOI. Read more of my responses to other people with same BLACK SCREEN problems. Hope this has been helpful to you. Bye for now. 12fixlouie north of Windy City