Lenovo G50-45 boot problem - - black screen.

[jcg624]

My Nephew asked me to help him out with his laptop. He has a Lenovo G50-45 laptop that came with Windows 8.1.

he told me the laptop has been sitting idle for the past few months and that he recently installed a new LCD screen.

The screen looks ok and displays things fine. After the Lenovo logo the laptop just goes to a black screen.

I took the HD out and put it into a HD dock. The only folders I see are Applications and drivers.

The laptop was supposed to come with a hidden recovery partition. I tried to start the recovery just goes to black screen.

I have a window 7 disc tried starting the install boots to CD/dvd Loading files then starting windows after

about 15 seconds goes to black screen and drive goes idle.

I am considering Installing Linux Mint 18. At least it goes to the Linux Mint screen I did not have time last night to start the install.

I did have time to burn a windows 8.1 dvd I downloaded. same thing goes to black screen after the starting windows appears.

Please any suggestions and help would be apprecciated. If anyone has a Lenovo G50-45 and wouldn't mind sending a restore dvd my way that would be awesome.

 

[eze_cba17]

First at all, I prefer Windows 10 pro x64, I think that is better than 8.1. Follow the next link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Check on the bios if the Secure Boot is enable, so, disable it. And go to the Boot options and select the HDD like primary boot option. Then, install the OS. I´m pretty sure that the problem is the Secure Boot.

 

[jcg624]

Thanks I didn't know you could download Windows 10. I will try this later. Let you know how it goes.

 

[jcg624]

Not sure if there is a License key on the laptop. I have not seen one.