When I boot to a startup disk I hear it being unpacked, but nothing displays on screen...
--- In [email protected], "JIM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > joe, > > > It shows the HP Log screen then boots to a dim/black screen. I tried > > to boot to a startup disk and it's still the same. (I even > > disconnected the hdd). So I then replaced the motherboard with a new > > one and still have the same exact problem. What could it be? Power? > > I'd say that the place to start may be to check what the Bios setup is > showing, If you can get to the bios that will probably rule out the power > supply, that and the fact that you got a HP logo, If you get the same > ressponse with a boot disk, and two mother boards that is very strange. The > boot screen comes from the mother board. A boot floppy generally bypasses > the mother board and installs a dos shell and not much else. > > Did you get any messages of any kind? What I would do is to boot with the > floppy and describe any messages other than from the floppy. Create a log of > every boot setup that you try, with a heading that names which boot option > you are doing, Such as Motherboard #1 [or some label] with floppy. Again to > the hard drive. And again with the other mother board, floppy then hard > drive. > > For anyone to help they need to know exactly what happens with each step you > perform. > > Jim If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
