Hi,

I have a HP dv9700 laptop that began shutting down on it's own every once in a while starting about a month ago. The battery was very hot so I thought that might have been the problem but after checking, the battery is fine. Now I only get a black screen when I start up. It seems to only be the LCD bcz everything else is fine. I can connect to the TV and use everything...including the built in webcam. Is this a hardware issue or did I do something stupid that somehow turned off the LCD screen?

Thanks for any help you can give me and happy holidays!