i have a gateway laptop and i put the restore disk in it to restore it and now i get a black screen but everything else works

[glenn firefighter]

i have a gateway laptop and i put the restore disk in it to restore it and now i get a black screen but everything else works

 

[popatim]

If the screen is black, how do you know anything is working?

 

[popatim]

Please dont select a best answer until you have one. Doing so makes everyone think your problem is solved.