Question:
Help,Blank Screen, Dell Inspiron 1000
I have a Inspiron 1000 laptop from Dell. Did I mention I hate Dell??? 3 years old + or - a couple of months. I had to delete partitions in order to reinstall my windows xp. Don't ask, long story and my anger grows every time I tell it. I now have a NTFS system (which I'm not really sure I like any better than the FAT32) For the longest period of time (2 days) my programs wouldn't run. I reinstalled or repaired the NTFS system drive and everything seems to run fine. Then all of a freaking sudden, whenever something bumps my screen it shuts off. The screen goes blank (like its off) and my hardrive light is on, but nothing comes up. I have to hard boot it shutdown. then reboot normally and eveyrhting works. I can't close the screen without it shutting off or shutting down. Its not like its in hibernation, its just off. It shuts my computer down. Do any of you know why? I've racked my brain and the tech support has so clue what I'm talking about. Also, I use to be able to put my computer in standby if I was coming right back to it, now I don't have that option. Was changing to NTFS the cause? I would really like to not have to shut it down everytime. (hence can't close the lid because it shuts down, but I can still hear it running...but nothing will come up or work or anything)....
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Re: Help,Blank Screen, Dell Inspiron 1000
ntfs is better than fat32 because it can handle files larger than 4GB and has better security. it also has nothing to do with the problems you're describing.
you don't have to delete partitions to reinstall windows xp; in fact, i'd say most of the people on this forum who have done a reformat have left their partitions intact.
if your screen is literally turning off when you bump it, it sounds like the connector is loose. i would pop it open and reseat the connector.
you don't have standby anymore because you probably did not reinstall all the drivers and updates from dell's site after your reinstallation of the OS.
if your computer is turning off when you close the lid, it sounds like an option in the power settings; you should check there.
in all honesty, the problems you are describing sound like either the cause of your own doing or your misunderstanding of how things work.
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Re: Help,Blank Screen, Dell Inspiron 1000
Its not a power option. I have everything set to Do Nothing or never. As far as deleting partitions, I had gotten a virus/worm at some point during a download (not pirating software, but from the site directly and now has been resolved with the company) and so, I couldn't run the internet (wireless) or download my drivers for my cd rom drive which had been forgotten by my computer. I couldn't pull up anything thru dos mode. Nothing would work. I could start windows, then it would freeze on blue screen. I couldn't enter safe mode or run diagnostics...I tried reistallation of windows xp and repairing the drive, but that didn't do anything(my computer will recognize the rom drive at first boot). So, my next option was to delete that partition and reformat. Install xp and start over. Since then things have been running very smoothly except the monitor thing happening.
As far as standby, I've installed everyting I could possbily find via windows update and dell support downloads and still don't have the standby option.
I will try and see if the conector is loose for the screen. Thanks so much!!!!