Screen stays off after lid is opened

Fuzz Ball

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Ohai all, again.

My laptop screen stays off when I close the lid. I set the laptop to 'do nothing' (turn off the screen), when I close the lid. When I open it, the screen stays off. The only way to fix it from here is to either turn it off or to put it in sleep mode (with my designated button). Everything still works, its just that the screen doesn't turn on.

Any ideas?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
msi GX740-235US
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Intel i5 450 @ 2.4GHz
Motherboard
Unknown
Memory
4GB DDR3 1066MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ATi Mobile Radeon HD5870 1GB vDDR5
Sound Card
On-board Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17" WSXGA+
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320GB 7200 RPM
PSU
Unknown
Case
msi GX740 Laptop Case
Cooling
Unknown
Keyboard
Full laptop keyboard (including Numpad)
Mouse
Logitech G500
Internet Speed
18.75Mbps DL, 0.49Mbps UP (Cable). ISP upload limits.
Other Info
My graphics card says its a 5870, my processor says its an i5 and my ram says its 4GB. What's to say that they're not actually this? MY PARTS MIGHT BE FOOLING ME.
Hi. Did you find a solution? I have the same problem.
Thanks.
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Try setting your lid to affect sleep/wakeup when closing/opening it, and see if that changes anything.

There might be a driver issue, whereby the OS is not getting the right signal to let it know that the screen needs to be turned on. I'd also try updating the video drivers to the latest, as recommended by the manufacturer.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv6 (dv6-6165dx)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
AMD Vision A8-3500M 4 Core
Motherboard
AMD
Memory
8Gb
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Hitachi Travelstar 500Gb
Internet Speed
Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n
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