Black Screen on HP 2000 Laptop

My HP 2000 laptop (running Windows 8.1, Intel Pentium) goes to a black screen after I log in. The cursor moves, but the screen is blank. I read that others were having the same problem, so I tried to do some troubleshooting. I tried pressing F11 after starting it up and got to the troubleshooting screen, where I tried to do a system refresh. It said "The drive where Windows is installed is locked. Unlock the drive and try again." Then, I tried doing a system restore but it said "no restore points have been created". When I tried to create one, a dialog box appeared and said "System Protection is only available in online operating system." Lastly, I tried opening task manager from command prompts to see if I could open any programs from there, but every time I try to open a new task, it says "Windows cannot find (insert task here)." I don't want to do a system reset since I've never backed up my hard drive and I'll lose all my files. Is there anything else I can do?
If it helps, this morning before this all started, my laptop had the "Kernel data inpage error message" and shut down. The black screen problem started after that.

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    │ ├─Xorg.bin,322 :0 -auth /var/run/sddm/:0 -nolisten tcp -background none -noreset vt1
    │ │ ├─{Xorg.bin},396
    │ │ ├─{Xorg.bin},397
    │ │ ├─{Xorg.bin},398
    │ │ ├─{Xorg.bin},399
    │ │ ├─{Xorg.bin},400
    │ │ ├─{Xorg.bin},401
    │ │ ├─{Xorg.bin},402
    │ │ └─{Xorg.bin},403
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    │ │ │ ├─{QXcbEventReader},413
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    │ │ │ ├─{sddm-greeter},415
    │ │ │ ├─{sddm-greeter},416
    │ │ │ ├─{sddm-greeter},417
    │ │ │ ├─{sddm-greeter},418
    │ │ │ ├─{sddm-greeter},419
    │ │ │ ├─{sddm-greeter},420
    │ │ │ └─{sddm-greeter},421
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    │ └─{QProcessManager},321
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    Last edited by lefteris (2014-12-19 15:24:09)

    Just in case it can help I am posting the output of journalctl -b with only the relevant entries of and around sddm starting.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Starting Simple Desktop Display Manager...
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd-logind[303]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event3 (Power Button)
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd-logind[303]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event1 (Lid Switch)
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Started Simple Desktop Display Manager.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd-logind[303]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event2 (Sleep Button)
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd-logind[303]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event4 (ThinkPad Extra Buttons)
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd-logind[303]: New seat seat0.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Started Login Service.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: sound hdaudioC1D0: autoconfig: line_outs=1 (0x16/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: sound hdaudioC1D0: speaker_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: sound hdaudioC1D0: hp_outs=1 (0x15/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: sound hdaudioC1D0: mono: mono_out=0x0
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: sound hdaudioC1D0: inputs:
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: sound hdaudioC1D0: Dock Mic=0x19
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: sound hdaudioC1D0: Mic=0x1a
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: sound hdaudioC1D0: Internal Mic=0x12
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: irq 32 for MSI/MSI-X
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 2 (21.10.2013).
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:00:02.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=mem
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/hdaudioC1D0/input8
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Dock Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input9
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input10
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Dock Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input11
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input12
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: [drm] VBT doesn't support DRRS
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo sddm[312]: Initializing...
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo sddm[312]: Starting...
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo sddm[312]: Adding new display 0 on vt 1 ...
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo sddm[312]: Adding cookie to "/var/run/sddm/:0"
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo dbus[305]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1' unit='polkit.service'
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Starting Authorization Manager...
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo polkitd[323]: Started polkitd version 0.112
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo sddm[312]: Display server starting...
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo sddm[312]: Running: /usr/bin/X :0 -auth /var/run/sddm/:0 -nolisten tcp -background none -noreset vt1
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status of rfkill2...
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo polkitd[323]: Loading rules from directory /etc/polkit-1/rules.d
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo polkitd[323]: Loading rules from directory /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo polkitd[323]: Finished loading, compiling and executing 1 rules
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status of rfkill2.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo dbus[305]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1'
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo polkitd[323]: Acquired the name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 on the system bus
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Started Authorization Manager.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs'
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0 wlp4s0: renamed from wlan0
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Starting Multi-User System.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Reached target Multi-User System.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Starting Graphical Interface.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Reached target Graphical Interface.
    Dec 20 01:54:32 archlenovo systemd[1]: Startup finished in 1.599s (kernel) + 633ms (userspace) = 23.528s.
    Dec 20 01:54:33 archlenovo kernel: [drm] GMBUS [i915 gmbus dpb] timed out, falling back to bit banging on pin 5
    Dec 20 01:54:33 archlenovo kernel: usb 3-11: new full-speed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
    Dec 20 01:54:33 archlenovo dbus[305]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1' unit='wpa_supplicant.service'
    Dec 20 01:54:33 archlenovo systemd[1]: Starting WPA supplicant...
    Dec 20 01:54:33 archlenovo dbus[305]: [system] Successfully activated service 'fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1'
    Dec 20 01:54:33 archlenovo systemd[1]: Started WPA supplicant.
    Dec 20 01:54:33 archlenovo systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status of rfkill3...
    Dec 20 01:54:33 archlenovo systemd[1]: Starting Bluetooth.
    Dec 20 01:54:33 archlenovo systemd[1]: Reached target Bluetooth.
    Dec 20 01:54:33 archlenovo systemd[1]: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status of rfkill3.
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 29 for MSI/MSI-X
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 29 for MSI/MSI-X
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: usb 3-12: new high-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Switched to clocksource tsc
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: psmouse serio1: synaptics: Touchpad model: 1, fw: 8.1, id: 0x1e2b1, caps: 0xd001a3/0x940300/0x12f800, board id: 2964, fw id: 2560
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: psmouse serio1: synaptics: serio: Synaptics pass-through port at isa0060/serio1/input0
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input6
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: mousedev: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: cdc_acm 3-10:1.2: This device cannot do calls on its own. It is not a modem.
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: cdc_acm 3-10:1.2: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: media: Linux media interface: v0.10
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_acm
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: cdc_acm: USB Abstract Control Model driver for USB modems and ISDN adapters
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_ncm
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_wdm
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Linux video capture interface: v2.00
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Bluetooth: Core ver 2.19
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 31
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Integrated Camera (04ca:7035)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver btusb
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: input: Integrated Camera as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-12/3-12:1.0/input/input14
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: cdc_mbim 3-10:1.0: cdc-wdm0: USB WDM device
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: cdc_mbim 3-10:1.0 wwan0: register 'cdc_mbim' at usb-0000:00:14.0-10, CDC MBIM, d2:e0:c7:93:ea:9d
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_mbim
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: cdc_mbim 3-10:1.0 wwp0s20u10: renamed from wwan0
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: read Intel version: 370710018002030d41
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Intel device is already patched. patch num: 41
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 360x101
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: registered panic notifier
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: ACPI: Video Device [VID] (multi-head: yes rom: no post: no)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input15
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: ACPI: Video Device [VID1] (multi-head: yes rom: yes post: no)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:09/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input16
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20140725 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: i801_smbus 0000:00:1f.3: SMBus using PCI Interrupt
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: irq 33 for MSI/MSI-X
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo systemd-logind[303]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event14 (Video Bus)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo systemd-logind[303]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event13 (Video Bus)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: iTCO_vendor_support: vendor-support=0
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo systemd[1]: Starting system-systemd\x2dbacklight.slice.
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo systemd[1]: Created slice system-systemd\x2dbacklight.slice.
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo systemd[1]: Starting Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of backlight:intel_backlight...
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: iTCO_wdt: Intel TCO WatchDog Timer Driver v1.11
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: iTCO_wdt: Found a Lynx Point TCO device (Version=2, TCOBASE=0x1860)
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    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input17
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input18
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input19
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: nvidia 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0004 -> 0007)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:01:00.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=none
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: [drm] Initialized nvidia-drm 0.0.0 20130102 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 1
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 343.36 Mon Dec 1 16:18:58 PST 2014
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: nvidia 0000:01:00.0: irq 34 for MSI/MSI-X
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20140724/nsarguments-95)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20140724/nsarguments-95)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20140724/nsarguments-95)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20140724/nsarguments-95)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20140724/nsarguments-95)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20140724/nsarguments-95)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20140724/nsarguments-95)
    Dec 20 01:54:34 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20140724/nsarguments-95)
    Dec 20 01:54:38 archlenovo kernel: psmouse serio2: trackpoint: IBM TrackPoint firmware: 0x0e, buttons: 3/3
    Dec 20 01:54:38 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Error: Field [TBF3] at 270336 exceeds Buffer [NULL] size 262144 (bits) (20140724/dsopcode-236)
    Dec 20 01:54:38 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_.GETB] (Node ffff880235835a78), AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT (20140724/psparse-536)
    Dec 20 01:54:38 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._ROM] (Node ffff880235835a50), AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT (20140724/psparse-536)
    Dec 20 01:54:38 archlenovo kernel: ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20140724/nsarguments-95)
    Dec 20 01:54:38 archlenovo kernel: input: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/input/input13
    Dec 20 01:54:38 archlenovo kernel: thinkpad_acpi: asked for hotkey mask 0x0070ffbf, but firmware forced it to 0x0070ffbb
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    Dec 20 01:54:39 archlenovo sddm[312]: Display server started.
    Dec 20 01:54:39 archlenovo sddm[312]: Socket server starting...
    Dec 20 01:54:39 archlenovo sddm[312]: Socket server started.
    Dec 20 01:54:39 archlenovo sddm[312]: Greeter starting...
    Dec 20 01:54:39 archlenovo sddm-helper[408]: [PAM] Starting...
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    Dec 20 01:54:39 archlenovo systemd[1]: Created slice user-619.slice.
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    Dec 20 01:54:39 archlenovo systemd-logind[303]: New session c1 of user sddm.
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    Dec 20 01:54:39 archlenovo systemd[409]: Created slice -.slice.
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    product no. is :- RW859AA#ACJ.

    @jagadish1210 
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    Thank you,
    Omar
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