This article explains how to fix a black screen on an HP laptop. The list is ordered from the easiest and most likely solution to the most difficult and least likely solution.

There are many reasons why your HP laptop screen won’t turn on even though you can hear the computer running. It could be something as simple as brightness or sleep mode adjustments, or it could be something more complicated like corrupted or outdated drivers or physical components that have worn out. Whatever the problem, you may be able to get it working again with a few troubleshooting steps.

If you can hear your HP laptop working (for example, the hard drive spinning) and see the lights and indicators flashing, but the screen remains black, you can perform some troubleshooting steps to see if you can get the laptop working again.

Adjust the brightness. Make sure that you have not set the brightness of your laptop screen to the minimum. There should be a function key or buttons on your keyboard that control the brightness of the screen. Use those buttons to increase the brightness of your system and see if your monitor screen becomes visible.