I can get into the BIOS. Does that help?
--- In [email protected], "JIM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> 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
> >
> >
> >
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