VAIO with Windows Vista blank screen when starting up

[alehoffm48]

Hello,

I have a VAIO VGN CS11S with WIndows Vista on it. Recently it went blue screen of death wit accomanying sound of shotgun 'ratatatatatatata' and then turned itself off. Since then, when I turn it on, I can hear it starting up but the screen stays black. I can then turn it off and also open the CD drive:

Is there anything I can do ?

[Blencogo]

Hi alehoffm48 and welcome.

Do you get any image on an external monitor connected via the VGA Port?

This will tell us if it is the Screen or inverter or if it is more seriously the graphics chip.