Re: computer won't boot

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Thanks Jim, I tried your suggestion, plugging the power cord into the CPU
and pressing the F8 key at the same time and still nothing. But now I have a
new problem, the computer won't turn on at all. Fortunately for me I hadn't
unassembled the pokey computer I was replacing.
--
sandy j


"Jim Macklin" wrote:

Or try Last Good Condition. You also might try the BIOS
setup, it may have been corrupted.


"Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
news:u9W17BkTHHA.1000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Try tapping F8 right after booting the machine to see if
you can get the Startup
| Menu. If it you get to the Startup Menu select Safe Mode
and see if it will boot
| there. If it does boot to Safe Mode remove any/all
devices listed as Display
| Adapters in Device Manager, close out and reboot.
|
| --
|
| Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
| Conflicts start where information lacks.
| http://basconotw.mvps.org/
|
| Suggested posting do's/don'ts:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
|
|
|
| "sandy j" <sandyj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
| news:83EF6CC3-0CB9-418C-B22B-B8946ED43265@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > I'm using windows xp prof, I never had anything like
this happen to me
| > before on any other Windows operating system or any
other monitor/computer.
| > I was at my desktop, and the system started shutting
down. The shut down
| > got hung up, so I pushed the reset button, and the
system started to reboot
| > (I never got back to my desktop), and hanging up, again
I pushed the reset
| > button. One of the times I pushed the reset button, I
heard 3 error beeps (1
| > long 2 short). I looked the beep error up, and the
documentation indicated
| > it might be the graphics/video card. I checked with the
person I got the pc
| > from to find out how old the card is, and was told it is
only a couple of
| > years old.
| > The monitor screen starts up with a black background and
a "monitor self
| > test" box that moves around the screen. The light on the
monitor is green
| > when I first start (plug in the CPU) and then turns
amber. I tried the
| > monitor
| > on another computer and the monitor worked fine.
| > The CPU's power light comes on and there is also a
yellow light that is lit
| > (but since I can't power down normally, I'm unplugging
the CPU). When I
| > push the power button (plug the CPU in) the only thing I
can hear are the
| > fans. I probably only had the computer on for 1/2 hour
and there are 4
| > cooling fans in the case so I don't believe the computer
is overheating.
| >
| > End result now the system won't reboot, and it seems as
though there's no
| > connection between the CPU and the monitor. Can this CPU
be saved and/or
| > the info on my hard drive? I want to do as much trouble
shooting as
| > possible, before invest in a new graphics/video card or
take it to one of
| > those expensive
| > technicians. Please Help
| > Thanks
| > --
| > sandy j
|



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