Thread: Boot Problems

So I have wiped out the hard drive, repartitioned, full format instead of quick and did a full install of XP on Sunday. It's been several days and no problems at all so far.

Sakuya wrote: So I have wiped out the hard drive, repartitioned, full format instead of quick and did a full install of XP on Sunday. It's been several days and no problems at all so far. Good to hear that all's well so far. It must have been a software or W2000 problem.

Reading the initial symptoms again, do you have an alternate video card to test? And/or, uninstall the card in Safe Mode and reboot in Normal mode, let the card install w/Standard Windows drivers, then reboot again. There is definitely at least one, and possibly more, hardware problems. A corrupted driver file could have caused the monitor blackout, but not the subsequent failure to power up. That's hardware. Card failure, or partial...

In windows 2000 in safe mode run -> sfc /scanboot, if that doesn't work, sfc /quiet, if that doesn't work sfc /scannow

Did you change any of the internal components of the pc? sometimes Win 2K can be as Pi**y about changes as Win XP. James.

Sakuya, Could be a loose connection somewhere inside the PC, when it doesn't do anything on power up it sounds like a power supply or mobo problem. These can be a real PIA to trouble shoot. Undo and redo the connections, also check for loose connections while doing it. Hanging during post could be something not fully responding during post. There are power supply testers available. Good luck, I feel your pain. I had added a network card...

rcubed, IRQ conflicts can be fixed in many cases by trying different PCI slot if one's available or switching PCI slots with another device. I did this to get a dialup modem working quite a few years ago while I was still using dialup connection.