Calculator will not turn on
No matter what you try the calculator will not turn on
Low Contrast
The contrast may have been turned down on the calculator. Hit the (2ND) button and then the up arrow button to raise the contrast. Repeat until the contrast is at the level you like.
Dead Batteries
The batteries may be dead. Replace the batteries with four new AAA batteries. Follow our guide to do so here.
Dead Backup Battery
The backup battery may be dead. Replace the backup battery by following our guide to do so here.
RAM Issue
The RAM in your calculator may be corrupted. Before preceding learn how to back up your calculator here. Press and hold the (CLEAR) button while removing and replacing a battery. Caution: This will delete your calculator's RAM, but if you followed the instructions above then you can get this back easily.
Software Issue
The software in your calculator may be corrupted. Before preceding learn how to back up your calculator here. Press and hold the (DEL) button while removing and replacing a battery. Caution: This will delete your calculator's software, but if you followed the instructions above then you can get this back easily.
Motherboard Issue
The motherboard may be broken. To replace it follow our guide here.
Screen is black
There are either black spots on the screen or the entire screen is black
High Contrast
If the whole screen is black it is likely that the contrast may have been turned up on the calculator. Press the (2ND) button and then the down arrow button to lower the contrast. Repeat this until the contrast is at the level you like.
Broken Screen
If there are only spots of black on the screen the screen may have been cracked and damaged due to pressure that was applied to the screen. To replace the screen follow our instructions here.
Buttons are not responding
Some or all buttons do nothing when the are pressed
Stuck Buttons
The buttons may simply be stuck under the front plate. Try massaging the buttons to become unstuck or take the front plate off and put it back on making sure that buttons do not get stuck. To remove the front plate follow our guide here.
Broken Button or Keyboard
Some component of the keyboard, either certain buttons or the whole keyboard, is not operating correctly. Follow our instructions here to replace the entire keyboard. Or here to replace individual broken keys.
Programs have disappeared or are malfunctioning
Programs are not working properly or at all
Software Issue
The software in your calculator may be corrupted. Before preceding learn how to back up your calculator here. Press and hold the (DEL) button while removing and replacing a battery. Caution: This will delete your calculator's software, but if you followed the instructions above then you can get this back easily.
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After removing the motherboard assembly for painting the housing my calculator did not power on at all. Ended up pressing random buttons and it powered on and works!
Michael Benesch - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
My used 84 plus silver kept shutting down after 3 seconds after upgrading the OS. Removing the AAA as well as the backup fixed the problem. Hoping the fix stays.
mike b - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
what if as soon as you cut it on you can't do anything no matter what button you push? The cursor isn't flashing and i can't turn it off it has to cut off on its own. How do i fix this
austinwilliams2011 - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
this happened to me what did you do?
Olivia M -
So my daughter just had this issue. I resolved by taking apart the calculator and cleaning all the buttons.
- remove back cover screws (x6)
- remove battery back up screw (x1)
- remove back cover
- remove foil cover screws (x2)
- remove foil
- remove mother board screws (x4)
- remove mother board
- flip back over and take picture of keyboard layout …
- flip back and remove mother board
- remove keys in the proper layout
- remove keyboard rubber board
- using alcohol and q-tips
- clean all the flower looking buttons on the mother board
- clean all the black areas on rubber side
- clean any exposed metal areas on mother board including battery interface
- reassemble
- and that did the trick for my daughters calculator …
Good Luck
Lucas -
My screen turns on and my cursor blinks but after that, no buttons are responsive and it occasionally changes screens to the window screen. I have to remove a battery to get the calculator to turn off. I have no idea how to clear my RAM of memory reset. is there any way to remotely control your calculator from your computer?
Luke Karpathios - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
I am having this same issue can someone give any insight for this issue it would be appreciated
masasia -
I had an issue where my TI 84 Plus Silver Edition would turn on and all the buttons would be functional except for the rightmost column (clear, exponent/power, divide, multiply, subtract, add, and enter buttons). All the buttons in this row only responded half the time, and when they did, they all performed the function of the enter button. This was probably due to one or more dirty button contacts.
I fixed it by disassembling my calculator (following the iFixit guide), and cleaning the button contacts on the motherboard and the back side of the rubber piece (specifically the black contacts) using isopropyl alcohol. This might solve your issue.
You can also follow what Lucas posted here on May 30, 2018 as a reply to austinwilliams2011. I did followed a similar process to his.
Andrew Hanlon -
I don't know where I put the charger that came with the calculator. Can I use a different wall-charger that I found? Or will this mess up the calculator?
Alena Lateef - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
I looked at the following YouTube video below that showed me quickly how to fix brightness issue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbMDWA77...
John - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
im trying to sketch a graph on the Ti-84
and the equation is y=x squared- 2x- 24
and you check on the calculator by
y=
*put in equation*
graph
2nd
calc
however nothing happens when i press the 2nd button
help?
BritneyVu - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
I'm unable to do a screen capture. I get not responding on the store and then the following error message 'TI ScreenCapture - Error getting screen shot' OK. When I click on the TIDeviceInformation Icon, I get a response with all the device details.
Julie Evans - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
i have my TI 84 Plus, and the LOG, 7, 8, 9, and multiply keys won’t work. i couldn’t figure out how to open the faceplate. any help?
MLNova TV - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
On mine the green light from when it’s fully charged won’t turn off even when the calculator is off I’ve tried letting it completely die and charge it and it still won’t turn off I’ve tried resetting it it still won’t turn off
Jeff - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
The display screen is divided in two
Margaret Piccione - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0
Um hi! So I was using my calculator which is the ti-84 plus silver addition. When I try to access the secret menus like the FUNC menu using the alpha F2 thing, it sends me to the windows screen that has functions of x and y and etc. I don’t know why it’s doing that but I’ve tried everything including resetting the calculator and turning off all running apps. What should I do?
Miranda Gonzalez - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0