RE: Display blank - disabled vga driver

Not sure why you're messing w/bootdisk?
you're missing a video driver from motherboard.

did you try the 4 tab vs 7 tab option?

you could contact eMachine tech support?
http://www.emachines.com/support/tech_support.html

what happens when you boot from Recovery CD?
Do you have visual effects? read menu?

Can you get into BIOS (F10) on boot up? make sure Onboard Video is enabled!!!
make sure PCI video card is removed!!

I think you're stuck with restoring system with recovery cd!


"PB Singh" wrote:

> tried with the steps. May be i missed some exact spot or system is expecting
> a different response and no luck.
>
> Also tried with downloaded boot disk from microsoft support. The system
> boots ok but goes to blank screen after xp logo.
>
> Any other suggestions.
>
> Thanks
> PB Singh
>
> "Dixonian69" wrote:
>
> > yeah there was a post the other day for similar problem.
> > although they only disabled display and did not mention uninstalling driver.
> >
> > Sorry I don't have author(s) names to credit them.
> >
> > Do you have XP Home or Pro?
> > I guess it differs on key strokes. I will point out difference.
> >
> > 1)Start Windows; give it time to finish loading everything.
> > 2)Physically, push your mouse up & left as far as you can. As you can't
> > see the pointer, this should avoid any Icons. Right click.
> > 3)Press UP ARROW key once FIRMLY. Press ENTER key.
> > The Display Properties opened, though invisible.
> > 4)Press each key following FIRMLY, in this order:
> > TAB,TAB,TAB,TAB (4 times, that is)
> > RIGHT ARROW (4 times, Firmly)
> > TAB (4 times, Firmly) HERE!!! some say "7" tabs
> > Press ENTER. You are in Advanced settings.
> > 5) TAB ( 5 times)
> > RIGHT ARROW (2 times)
> > TAB (once)
> > ENTER. You are on the Monitor Properties page.
> > 6) NORMAL key tap on TAB.
> > UP ARROW, firmly.
> > Almost done.
> > 7)TAB firmly.
> > ENTER.
> > 8)Restart.
> >
> > Not guaranteed to work since you remove drivers!!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > "PB Singh" wrote:
> >
> > > Well. The system is booting fine. only I can not see anything on screen. I do
> > > not have another computer but i have a laptop. both computer are on internal
> > > network but i have not ben able to access the computer so far from laptop. Is
> > > there some fix key sequence that can be used without looking at screen to
> > > make it work?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > PB Singh
> > >
> > > "Dixonian69" wrote:
> > >
> > > > there was no need to remove onboard driver and display.
> > > >
> > > > do you have another computer that you can put bad hard drive in?
> > > > if so, put in as slave. copy video drivers from restore cd into bad drive's
> > > > windows\system32 and windows\system32\drivers folders.
> > > >
> > > > put back in original computer. make sure it's back as master.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "PB Singh" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I was installing a new video card and I ended up disabling my display.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have onboard graphics (intel extreme) and I was trying to switch to ATI
> > > > > radeon PCI card.
> > > > > As per steps given in install i did following
> > > > > 1. Remove intel driver and disable display
> > > > > a. removed driver from add/remove software
> > > > > b. after that i disabled the driver from graphics properties.
> > > > > 2. By the time i DISABLED the driver It was already non plug and play VGA
> > > > > driver.
> > > > > 3. Connected the card and booted
> > > > > 4. initial window xp screen came and after that it went blank. no display
> > > > > but hard keyboard was responding and pressing key was showing hard disk
> > > > > activity
> > > > > 5. frustrated I did power off. removed new card and connected monitor to
> > > > > onboard graphics connector.
> > > > > 6. power on brings initial screen with windows xp logo but after a while
> > > > > screen goes and nothing happens. the key board is still responding and
> > > > > monitor is getting signal but no display.
> > > > > 7. i tried several time power off and boot. also tried boot in safe mode and
> > > > > boot with vga enabled, and last known option. always the same.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help to restore.
> > > > > Mine is a emachine T1840 and I only have a restore CD that will wipe clean
> > > > > my disk so not a good option.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > PB Singh
.

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