# Black screen/Won't boot

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/black-screen-wont-boot/1069>\
**Category:** Customer Services\
**Tags:** solved\
**Created:** [July 31, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/black-screen-wont-boot/1069 "2018-07-31T01:12:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![asktheeightball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@asktheeightball](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/asktheeightball)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/black-screen-wont-boot/1069/1 "2018-07-31T01:12:43Z")

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_SOLVED_

Anyone had experience with a black screen/nothing booting? I put it all together, plugged it in and I have no LED indicators on the mainboard at all.

I’ve tried unplugging everything and just running off USB and still nothing. I have a feeling it’s a dead board.

HELP!

Edit: check your sd card and make sure it’s aboslutely in right. Don’t expect any lights etc unless everything is 100% connected.

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**Author:** ![lasvegas](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/lasvegas/32/769_2.png) [@lasvegas](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/lasvegas)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/black-screen-wont-boot/1069/2 "2018-07-31T03:29:24Z")

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Either your microSD is missing or corrupt. You can download the clockworkos image and copy it to the microSD to start clean again.

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**Author:** ![Petrakis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/petrakis/32/256_2.png) [@Petrakis](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Petrakis)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/black-screen-wont-boot/1069/3 "2018-07-31T07:16:56Z")

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He means **micro SD** instead of micro USB

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**Author:** ![asktheeightball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@asktheeightball](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/asktheeightball)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/black-screen-wont-boot/1069/4 "2018-07-31T11:38:05Z")

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Looks like it was potentially an issue with how the SD card was seated. I was expecting some sort of input response even without the SD inserted so that also threw me off.

Seems to be working now!

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**Author:** ![lasvegas](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/lasvegas/32/769_2.png) [@lasvegas](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/lasvegas)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/black-screen-wont-boot/1069/5 "2018-07-31T14:05:03Z")

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Doh! (head-slap) Thanks @Petrakis. It’s corrected.

LasVegas