Joe, > When I boot to a startup disk I hear it being unpacked, > but nothing displays on screen...
OK, but you said that you did get the HP boot up logo. That says that at the time you had a good power supply and at least minimum graphics. But we still need more information to help you. Jim > > --- 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 > > > > > > > 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/
