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pc won't boot
Name: smile Date: November 27, 2001 at 23:17:41 Pacific
Comment:
My pentium 2 pc wouldn't start at all. when I plug in the power, the pc comes to life but no booting. I do hear the spin of the hard disk and the cd rom but the floppy doesn't show any sign of life. Also, the on light is orange instead of green.
Name: trythis Date: November 28, 2001 at 14:20:05 Pacific
Reply:
What have you tried doing so far? Is anything showing up on the monitor? If not, try swapping out the video card or moving it to a different slot. Well, if it's not an onboard one that is. Also, check the connections of the cables (ide etc)
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Response Number 2
Name: smile Date: November 29, 2001 at 19:21:24 Pacific
Reply:
pc now working!!!
How? I dismanatled everything...floppy drive, hard disk, cd rom, cpu, memory card, jumpers,... and all the connecting cables. I then re-assembled them after an hour or so and powered the system. It is now working.
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