HomeToshiba Satellite L305D or L305 stopped showing video on the LCD screen. Video on the external monitor works just fine but nothing appears on the internal screen, it’s completely blank. What could be wrong?
The LCD screen doesn’t work because the video cable got disconnected from the motherboard.
I have seen a problem like that on a few different Satellite L305D laptops. Not sure why it’s happening but check this out.
In order to access the video cable connector you’ll have to remove the keyboard first.
Using a sharp object lift up and remove the keyboard bezel.
Under the bezel you’ll find two screws securing the motherboard. Remove both screws.
Lift up the keyboard and place it upside down on the palm rest. Be careful, the keyboard is attached to the motherboard.
You’ll find the video cable connector under the keyboard.
If you look very closely, you’ll see that the video cable is half way out of the connector on the motherboard.
Plug the video cable back into the connector and test the laptop now. Does it help?
My previous post explains how to fix power port in Toshiba Satellite L305/L305D laptops.
November 15th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
Holy Cow!!!! I’ve been without my laptop for about five months! Thanks sooooo much!!!!!
October 9th, 2011 at 6:41 am
HI pls help,i have a toshiba satellite pro L300.no display on boot up.but with power .i tried on a external display like monitor,same no display also..pls help thanks..
August 17th, 2011 at 11:09 am
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August 7th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
I have tried everything you have showed on the websites, nothing is working for me. I have no idea what to do anymore, please somebody gives me a hint what to do next!!! Please help me
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April 11th, 2011 at 7:56 am
i have alaptop (Dell inspiron 1525) when i installing the Video Driver the system sudenlly stop and death screen appear!!!
please help
April 2nd, 2011 at 9:07 am
Thanks so much! This worked for me! I was going to replace my screen before I read your post!
December 9th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Yep looks to be. External image fine. Just replaced video cable, same screen showing.
Looks like one of the pins on the connector to the motherboard is missing…if it’s supposed to be, OK. If not, may be where my issue lies…and yes, all I did was unplug it initially then on the re-plug and re-boot I got this.
I thought initially it was just bad Windows drivers…but that wouldn’t affect it in BIOS…I’ll give it a shot there, but otherwise it’s likely the shop for this.
Thanks!
December 8th, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Matt,
Did you test laptop with an external monitor? I assume the external image is fine?
Take a closer look at the connection between the video cable and motherboard.
Take a look inside the connector on the motherboard. I hope you didn’t bent pins inside the connector (happened to me before a few times).
Again, make sure the cable seated correctly. If the problem still there, I guess you should try replacing the video cable.
Maybe reconnecting the video cable killed it.
December 7th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
YOU BEAUTY!!! This fixed mine, thank you so much, was looking at a repair costing £100+!!
December 4th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
How about a funky color screen?
Getting green snow on the boot up and it’s all out of whack color-wise in Windows. Toshiba L305.
I’m guessing it’s the video cable going bad…which is weird because all I did was unplug it from the motherboard doing another repair! I’ve tried playing with the connection but can’t get it to show properly.
(oh and the repair was for the broken power jack…works & looks great once I got that up and running!)
Thanks…great site!
-Matt