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System crash
Name: Larry Date: January 10, 2003 at 10:46:29 Pacific OS: Win xp CPU/Ram: 256 pc133
Comment:
I was in the middle of playing a game and the system locked up during the game play.. When I reset the comp it will not boot at all, I hear the HD spin but im not getting any type of screen to come up.. I have tried changing the vid card and have tried changing ram but still get NO SCREEN it sounds like it is trying to boot but stops.. I have also tried clearing cmos still it does the same thing.. Tries to boot but get no screen.. Any ideas?
Name: Larry Date: January 10, 2003 at 11:58:12 Pacific
Reply:
Well I guess i did not make myself clear, I am not getting any vidoe, I cannot load in safe mode NOTHING, a black screen!
So that did not help thnks though..
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Response Number 3
Name: ani Date: January 10, 2003 at 14:58:22 Pacific
Reply:
Break it down a bit, does your monitor work with another computer? What sounds does it make while booting? Are there lights on your monitor at all? It might sound like a dumb question, but you didn't mention it, so i thought i'd ask to rule out problems.
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Response Number 4
Name: ben rogers Date: January 10, 2003 at 17:31:25 Pacific
Reply:
Reseat the RAM and Video card. Try different memory if you have some available. Could well be a fried CPU.
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