- Nov 15, 2008
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My HP DV1000 Laptop display just suddenly stopped working. The computer comes on but the screen is absolutely dead. I hooked it up to an external monitor and it only displays in Safe Mode or VGA mode. If I run it in normal mode it goes to the Windows XP start up screen and stays there for a bit until the external monitor automatically shuts down, after which I have to force shut down the laptop and restart in safe mode. I am assuming this means that the Graphics Card has gone bad, but what else would cause the actual laptop screen to be dead as well? Is there any kind of replacement/fix that can be applied?