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Computer won't start
Name: Melanie Date: September 6, 2001 at 04:57:17 Pacific
Comment:
I've got an "older" computer that I wanted to set up for doing small work and when I tried to start it, it didn't start. It does its memory test and then nothing, only a black screen with a blinking underscore. I really hope someone can tell me what is happening and how I can fix it.
Name: guru Date: September 6, 2001 at 06:17:34 Pacific
Reply:
make sure the hdd is being detected properly. if it was an operating system problem it would give some indication, so i dont think it's that. i've come across this before and it usually means the motherboard is past it's use by date. sorry.
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Response Number 3
Name: Bob Date: September 6, 2001 at 09:52:32 Pacific
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I suspect your battery is stone cold dead. Look through all your stuff and see if you can locate an emergency boot disk. If you have one, insert it in the floppy drive and try restarting the computer. If it loads up fine, then try rebooting without the disk. If it won't boot without the disk, it's probably the battery.
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Response Number 4
Name: drew Date: September 6, 2001 at 10:29:03 Pacific
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I seriously doubt that it's the battery. Can you enter the Bios 'Setup' routine? Look for a line on the screen during the memory test. It will tell you how to enter setup.
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Response Number 5
Name: Brandon Date: October 13, 2001 at 22:21:09 Pacific
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computer won't start after putting in new ram chip I have removed the ram chip still doesn't boot up the screen stays black and continously beeps I can get it to stop beeping but the screen doesn't have anything on it I have changed the ram everyway possible really need help
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