computer screen

[balearic]

suddenly, when I have gone to use my computer, the screen is completely black. I can vaguely see where to sign in but thats all! Am I looking at a new computer?

[Ethel]

Is it a laptop or a desktop?

I think if it is a laptop you have turned your monitor off - a power saving feature.

Have a look at your F keys along the top. Press the one with a screen or two screen icon, using the FN key is yours has one

[ChuckFickens]

if it's a laptop it could be as above, but I'd say it's more likely to be either.

The little switch that shuts the screen off when shut has got stuck. look for a little pin near the base of the screen on the main unit that may be stuck in and see if you can flick it back up with a pin or similar.

Or there is a problem with either the back light tube having blown or the voltage inverter that supplies the power to the tube has blown, neither if these are particularly expensive jobs to sort out, you'd probably be looking at about �70 ish by my reckoning if that's the problem.