Never shut the lid of your laptop with a pen or pencil resting inside the laptop

Always close the laptop lid safely and carefully when not using the laptop

Never have food and drink near your laptop, regardless of whether you are working on laptop on or not

Do not poke the screen with your finger or a sharp instrument like a pen or pencil

Never place books or other heavy items on the closed lid of a laptop. The pressure will crack the laptop screen

Do not attempt to clean the laptop screen when it is on

Always use a damp lint free cloth to clean your laptop screen

Glass cleaning products are excellent but do not use excess amounts as the grease smear effect will be evident

Always lower the screen with two hands. Sometimes the screen will over flex when using one hand, causing the screen to crack

If the hinges of a laptop are cracked or damaged, seek a laptop repair immediately, otherwise the screen could also become damaged

If the lid of a laptop is damaged, seek a replacement or the screen could also become damaged over time

If you think your screen has failed, try plugging the laptop in to a VGA / HDMI external monitor or TV using the correct cable type and see if get a display on the monitor or TV. This will help you diagnose if the screen is faulty. If both the monitor and screen show no signs of output, it potentially could be a laptop motherboard failure