The screen stays black, I do not know what cause it?

My Macbook in the last 3 days when I turn on by power button or restart the screen stays black. If I get lucky by using cmd+ option+ shift+ power button it comes up. Any suggestion what is going on? If it's on I have not problems using my computer.

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my ipod 4g was working fine until i locked the screen but when i tried to turn it back on the screen stays black and its been 3 days. Does anyone know how i could fix this?

- Charge the iPod for half an hour. Then reset the iPod:
Reset iPod touch: Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- if still not working, connect to your computer. If iTunes sees the iPod, restore the iPod.
- If still problem, place the iPod in recovery mode and then try to restore the iPod. For recovery mod see:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore

HT201177 When I turn my computer on, I can hear it starting up but the screen stays black. Anyone know how to fix this?

When I start up my compute, I can hear it starting up but the screen stays black. Has anyone else had this problem and found a fix?

If you press the caps lock key does it light up? If it does then this indicates that your system is booting but the display is either not recognized, is not displaying any video, or the display is displaying video but the backlight system is not lighting up. As long as you've tried turning up the brightness then there is not much you can do other than take it in for a diagnosis. If you have a very bright flashlight you can turn on the iMac and then shine the flashlight onto various areas of the iMac display to see if you can see any faint images on the display. If you do then this indicates that the display is displaying the image, but the backlight is not turning on for some reason. It doesn't change the outcome, but at least you can assist the technician who is troubleshooting your iMac.
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My iMac will not turn on, the screen stays black, makes a whistling sound 3 short, 3 long, 3 short, well maintained while keeping on, what solution do you have?

My iMac will not turn on, the screen stays black, makes a whistling sound 3 short, 3 long, 3 short, well maintained while keeping on, what solution do you have?

For some reason its firmware seems to have been corrupted. Read:
About the Firmware Restoration CD (Intel-based Macs)
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I have a HP Touchsmart 300-1020 that powers up but the screen stays black. help!

I've been experiencing problems intermittently after shutting my TouchSmart 300 PC down. For the past few days when trying to turn it on ; the screen stayed black! I could hear the fan start rapid then slow down, I can see the green internal light blinking inside and lights on the outside of the computer but still nothing on the screen! I've tried plugging it into different outlets around the house was successful with one, but then, came the error message;
Page fault in nonpaged area. Today I tried to turn it on and I got the same thing described above. The computer's operating system is Windows 7 64-bit, purchased Feb. of last year and is refurbished.

Hi
You have a couple of options as I see it please run the Hard drive and Memory test check if both off then passes if any fails then you need to replace the part. If test passes you could try The F11 option to do system restore Or to do a recovery on the unit before doing recovery kindly back up data as it will be lost web link given below this will help you to let you know how to do the steps.
Troubleshooting Error Messages on a Black Screen that may Occur During Startup or Boot
Testing a Hard Disk using the Built in Self Test
Restore the PC to its original condition using the f11 key
Let us know how it goes!
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I just tried to install the new IOS version and now my screen is all black.. since an hour. My power button is broken so i cant reset my phone. When i plugg it in my computer, it makes a sound, but the screen stays black. MAY YOU HELP ME PLEASE???

I just tried to install the new IOS version and now my screen is all black.. since an hour. My power button is broken so i cant reset my phone. When i plugg it in my computer, it makes a sound, but the screen stays black.
WHAT TO DO

carter87 wrote:
so i bought this Iphone 4 thats jail broken,
Return it.
Unauthorized modification of iOS can cause security vulnerabilities, instability, shortened battery life, and other issues
Security vulnerabilities: Jailbreaking your device eliminates security layers designed to protect your personal information and your iOS device. With this security removed from your iOS device, hackers may steal your personal information, damage your device, attack your network, or introduce malware, spyware or viruses.
Inability to apply future software updates: Some unauthorized modifications have caused damage to iOS that is not repairable. This can result in the hacked iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iOS update is installed.
... It is also important to note that unauthorized modification of iOS is a violation of the iOS end-user software license agreement and because of this, Apple may deny service for an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that has installed any unauthorized software.

My MacBook Air 2012 turns on an the key board lights up however the screen stays black but when I shine a torch through the apple sign on the back you can see the login is there a way to fix this??

My MacBook Air 2012 turns on an the key board lights up however the screen stays black but when I shine a torch through the apple sign on the back you can see the login is there a way to fix this??

1. Press the F2 key couple of times.
2. Reset PRAM. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405
3. Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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When i try to wake my macbook after sleep the keypad lights up but the screen stays black. I have to switch off and restart. How do I fix this?

After my Macbook goes into sleep mode it sometimes won't wake. The keypad lights up but the screen stays black. This problem has only occured after updating to OSX 10.7.2.
All I can do is switch off and restart. Then any programs I have not 'quit' all open.

OK, I have a fix.
After spending about an hour online with Apple Care without success, I did a reinstall of the Lion OS. It fixed the problem. I was concerned that I would lose data or settings, but the reinstall was seemless and everything was the way it was before the reinstall except that the "black screen on wake" problem was fixed.
I started the reinstall before I went to bed and it was waiting for me the next morning.
Here is a link to the page on how to do the reinstall:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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IMac from 2010: sometimes the screen stays black, only restoring from backup helps.

hello there dear community,
i have been a great fan of my imac and macbook eversince i first got them. but recently - probably since maverick - i am experiencing a series of problems with my 2010 27" imac. let me be more precise: eversince i got maverick, my imac keeps asking me to update every other day. usually i'm doing this or waiting for a couple of days. it's been exactly three times now that when my imac asked me to update and i postponed it that troubles occured. every single time i am not able to switch from sleep mode into the regular one. the screen stays black and the cursor is visible (and moveable). also i can clearly hear that the computer is on and working. the screen is black, but not in a mat kind of black but as if there was light behind it (i.e. the screen is switched on).
when this happened first, i called the apple support and we tried a lot of things and spoke for more than an hour. the only solution that worked out was pulling the plug, waiting, putting it back, restart the computer with cmd+r pressed and then restore the system from a backup that i had saved on an external drive. this of course takes time, usually up to four hours, but yes - it works. and i am very glad that there is a solution at all to this mess - but it's very idle.
now my question: there must be another way? or even better: how do i avoid that my imac falls to a sleep from which it can't really awake?
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I locked my ipod before i went to bed the other night and i tried to turn it on the next morning and the screen stayed black and now i was wondering what i could do to try and fix it.(besides plugging it into itunes)

i locked my ipod before i went to bed a few nights ago and in the morning when i woke up i tried to turn it on but the screen stayed black so i put it on the charger to see if it was dead or not but it wasnt. i left it on the charger for an hour or two thinking it will turn on but nothing happened and i just tired to connect to itunes and nothing happened.

Hi,
Try a Reset of the Phone... You will Not Lose Any Data...
Press and Hold the Sleep/Wake Button and the Home Button at the Same Time...
The Apple logo will Appear and then Disappear...
Usually takes about 10 - 15 Seconds...
Turn the Phone On...
If that does not help... See Here:
Backing up, Updating and Restoring
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

My macbook pro doesn't turn on. The battery is charged but the screen stays black when I press the power button. Anybody has a solution for me please?

My macbook pro doesn't turn on. The battery is charged but the screen stays black when I press the power button. Anybody has a solution for me please?

Try a #1 SMC Reset and see the Apple links, if that doesn't work make a appointment for a evaluation.
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HT4528 While I was trying out the voice over option on my phone I somehow put it in a mode to where the screen stays black and it will only talk to me. How do I get it back to normal?

While I was trying out the voice over option on my phone I somehow put it in a mode to where the screen stays black and it will only talk to me. How do I get it back to normal?

"If VoiceOver is on and the screen is black, but you can still use the device by pressing volume up and volume down, you may have screen curtain on. Try triple-tapping using three fingers on the device display to turn off screen curtain. Or connect the device to iTunes"
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HT1349 i have just bought an ipad2 from usa. now i am in dia. i am a first timer user of ipad. i have charged for three hours, when i start iti.e. on the device it shows a plug in icon with itunes. then the screen turns black. i am not able to use the dev

i have just bought an ipad2 from usa. now i am in india. i am a first timer user of ipad. i have charged for three hours, when i start iti.e. on the device it shows a plug in icon with itunes. then the screen turns black. i am not able to use the device. kindly help

You need to plug the iPad into your computer that has iTunes installed on it, and activate it.
The User Guide would be good for you to read:
http://support.apple.com/manuals/#ipad

The screen to my iPhone 4 went completely black. Ive tried turning it on and off, plugging it in, restoring it from my iTunes but the screen stays black. It connects to iTunes and when i plug it in, it vibrates like I have a text.

Why does the screen turn black? I was using it normally and it all of a sudden faded to black and hasnt come back on since yesterday. You can see the back light but no image on the screen. Ive plugged it in and it vibrates that its connected but still the screen stays black. I left it alone while I slept and tried again in the morning but still nothing.

So weird mine is doing the same thing. I didnt drop it or anything. I was texting and it suddenly went white and then turned black. It says its plugged into itunes but the screen comntinues to stay black.

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what is wrong with the iPod if the screen stays black and won't turn on, but is fully charged.

Could be one of the two:
1. Device sleep - Press and hold power button for six seconds and see if that wakes up the unit
2. Device freeze - press and hold the power and home button for few seconds till Apple logo is seen.
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