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Computer wont boot
Name: Chris Date: September 18, 2002 at 11:48:51 Pacific OS: windows xp CPU/Ram: amd athlon 1ghz 256mb
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the other day my computer wouldnt turn on. my mom said that it was making a mechanical noise so she shut it off. When u turn it on the bios screen comes up, then when it trys to boot the os it is just a blank curser. I tried swapping a harddrive with one that i know is good... still no progress
Name: david Date: September 18, 2002 at 12:07:24 Pacific
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you said:///When u turn it on the bios screen comes up, then when it trys to boot the os it is just a blank curser. I tried swapping a harddrive with one that i know is good... still no progress/// you mean it wont read the newer harddrive in the cmos setup either? now while booting and just before the bios page comes up press delete key or f1 or f2 and see if that hardrive is the cmos setup, if not try resting the cmos jummper on the motherboard or take ut the battery for a few minites when the machine is off and then reboot and try the f8 key for safe mode.
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Response Number 2
Name: david Date: September 18, 2002 at 12:13:19 Pacific
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oh i for got DUH! you cant go into safe mode with the newer harddrive that has no os xp windows on it from that motherboard, i ment the old harddrive ; )
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Response Number 3
Name: Chris Date: September 18, 2002 at 12:30:06 Pacific
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No, we can get into the CMOS setup.
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Response Number 4
Name: chris Date: September 18, 2002 at 12:41:13 Pacific
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and ...the harddrive that i tested it with had xp professional installed on it.
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Response Number 5
Name: david Date: September 18, 2002 at 13:53:45 Pacific
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very strange you said //When u turn it on the bios screen comes up,// that means you can read the screen for a second or two correct or negative? but then you said you get a flashing curser black screen, thats confussing in what you are saying ? if this happeins the bios is corrupted big time and maybe a bios virus wipe it out. but then you said also that she heard a mechanical noise this points to the *floopy* thus if the floopy fail, and went into a loop of sorts, the bios would hang and and as it trys to come into installit would then crash because the Floppy is not working, and that noise point to it.bios boot info http://www.ontrack.com/hardwareinfo/startup.asp
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Response Number 6
Name: chris Date: September 19, 2002 at 11:58:35 Pacific
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The bios comes up, then it goes to a black screen like its about to boot the os...but it doesnt. The floppy (not floopy lol) drive is fine, i replaced it with a working one, and still the same problem.
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Response Number 7
Name: chris Date: September 20, 2002 at 11:44:21 Pacific
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