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Blank screen at boot up
Name: Hme057 Date: November 8, 2005 at 19:40:59 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 64 4000+, 1 gi
Comment:
I just got a new laptop and wanted to dual boot windows 2000 and xp pro. so i delete partitions, repartition, format, and install 2000 then windows xp pro. when i go into 2000 its a VGA display because i hadn't yet loaded My mobility x600 drivers in yet, so i do that, restart and then it boots into black. nothing. it lets me in VGA mode only. i have installed the orginal drivers first then loaded Omega drivers and both didn't work. it won't go over 256 color or it refreshes and the screen is black. The system is a Gateway MX7515 with an AMD mobile 64 Athlon 4000+ 2.6Ghz and The graphics card is A pci-express ATI Mobility Radeon X600 with 128 DDR ram (64 discrete, 64 system). can someone please help!!!
Name: H (by _hank) Date: November 8, 2005 at 23:29:30 Pacific
Reply:
Try FN+F4 until you see the display on your LCD.
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Response Number 2
Name: Hme057 Date: November 10, 2005 at 18:05:42 Pacific
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No that didn't work, thanks for suggesting it though.
I really dont want to repair install 2000 and then xp to see that my display still doesn't work. Has anybody that has a Gateway MX7515 laptop ever had any issues with windows 2000 and display. Thanks for your help
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Response Number 3
Name: H (by _hank) Date: November 11, 2005 at 00:12:37 Pacific
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Do you have SP4 installed?
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Response Number 4
Name: Hme057 Date: November 11, 2005 at 07:58:38 Pacific
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Yes i have and the rollup too as well as latest direct x versions and driver updates.
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Response Number 5
Name: Hme057 Date: November 11, 2005 at 09:44:21 Pacific
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I forgot to mention that i have successfully put 2000 on a Gateway MX520 which has about the same specs with absolutly no problems. Would and AMD processor have anything to do with it? the MX520 has a Pentium IV in it
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