Snip....
"Also test your video card in your son's computer."
Darn it! Whay didn't I think of that while I was there?!@
Do you have any ideas on why I started having video at the beginning
of the boot and then it quit for good?
I'll work on it tonight and this weekend, but if I don't get it
running, and I haven't blown it up, I guess I'll cry "UNCLE!" and take
it to the shop.
Thx,
Diane
--- In [email protected], Dragonfly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> No video is bad. That is why I advised drastic actions such as
taking
> everything apart. If you tested with only the Motherboard, CPU, RAM
and
> video card, try re-seating the RAM and video card. Also test your
video
> card in your son's computer.
>
> Note - The disconnection and removal of the other components is to
> eliminate them as interference. Something may be touching the wrong
part.
>
> Fly......
>
> pekoe4849 wrote:
> >
> > Hi Dragonfly,
> >
> > Last night I put everything back the way it was, since it was
working
> > in the shop when I left. I took the box to my son's house. First,
even
> > though I didn't think it would work, I plugged into his monitor
with
> > my box. No go. So I borrowed his video card out of his machine and
> > just plugged my box in with only the power and monitor. Just got a
> > black screen. So much for that. I thought I'd just rule out the
video
> > card being bad. I don't know if it was a very good test though
because
> > even though I seated his video card as far as it would go, it just
> > didn't reach the screw hole very well, so I left it unscrewed just
to
> > test it.
> >
> > I did get my Win98 installation disk back from him though, so I
can
> > now prove to the XP installation that I had one. That's why I
didn't
> > install a fresh XP to begin with.
> >
> > No, I don't need three drives. One is bad, that's why I bought a
new
> > one. I didn't know until I talked to the tech at the shop which
drive
> > was bad. At one point I got a "serious hard drive error on C"
> > (probably not exact words). XP is installed on D, so...? The tech
> > said it would be the drive my OS is installed on. Is that right? I
> > hope so, because it's going bye bye anyway--it's the smallest
drive.
> >
> > You told me what to do if I get video, but what do I do if I
don't?
> > Give up and take it in? Or.....
> >
> > I bought a stick of dyanamite just in case. :D
> >
> > Diane
> >
> > --- In [email protected]
> > <mailto:A-1-Computer_Tech%40yahoogroups.com>, Dragonfly
<dragonfly@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Wow. I have been there and been truely frustrated.
> > >
> > > It is a good thing you have it apart because now you can do
things
> > the
> > > right way.
> > >
> > > When I don't get video, I remove all interface cards and
disconnect
> > all
> > > attached drives, cables..etc. Minimum boot requirements are
video
> > card,
> > > RAM, motherboard and power cord. You can add a keyboard but you
> > really
> > > don't need it to test for video. Plug in the monitor and reboot.
> > >
> > > If you get video, power down and prepare to connect your drives.
> > Make
> > > sure the drive you intend to be C: is set to master and put it
on
> > IDE
> > > channel 0. You want this to be your boot device. Put a slave
drive
> > on
> > > the same cable. ( Is it worth booting to the bios to make sure
that
> > it
> > > is the first channel? ) Go ahead and set up the CD and other
drive.
> > Do
> > > you need all three drives?
> > >
> > > Make sure all components are connected. Boot from your Windows
CD
> > and
> > > install your new operating system.
> > >
> > > Fly......
> > >
> > > pekoe4849 wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Jim,
> >
>
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