Hi! I'm kind of freaking out right now because I have heard a lot of different opinions on the matter, but the issue is that last night, my computer was dropped about 2 ft to the ground and landed on its closed screen. The computer was powered on at the time, just charging, and when I opened it up, all I got was a blank screen, though the backlight was still on.
The backlight was not responding to my attempts to dim its brightness nor any other keyboard input. The screen itself remained black and still is. I have attempted to unplug it, remove the battery, hold the power down for 15 seconds, then plug the computer back in without the batter to see if it would reset, but it remains blank even then
I have not tried the Shift+F8+Power button method yet, though i have heard that it works. Are there any other solutions?
I have also been informed that i could have disconnected a wire that allows the display to show up, or in the worst case scenario, broken a certain component that allows the display to appear. If the latter is the problem, I have been told that it would be a $300-400 fix to replace the broken piece.
Does anyone know any possible at-home solutions I could try first, and if not, could you offer insight to the problem and possible cost of a solution? Thank you for your help!