VonRichtofen From Canada, joined Nov 2000, 4621 posts, RR: 40 Posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1330 times:
Hey All,
I'm writing this from the office computer because my own PC is pooched. I'm not sure what is wrong. I was merrily listening to MP3's when it froze, so I rebooted, BIOS screen came up as normal, but after that I just get a blank screen. Could it be a video card problem? Any advice from the computer whiz's on here is much appreciated!!
Springbok747 From Australia, joined Nov 2004, 4387 posts, RR: 13 Reply 2, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 1317 times:
Could be a hard disk problem.
Try starting Windows in safe mode. As a last option, re-install Windows. If that doesn't work, then it may be a hardware problem. Like Kaddyuk said, there could be a million reasons why your computer stuffed up.
102IAHexpress From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1154 posts, RR: 3 Reply 3, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 1298 times:
Quoting Kaddyuk (Reply 1): Not likely as you can see the BIOS screen...
Not necessarily. I’ve had a couple workstations at work go bad with bad on board video. They would display everything up until the Windows welcome screen, then bam…the dreaded blue screen of death.
One thing I would recommend is downloading Linux (I forget where you could download it for free) onto a dvdr then boot from the dvd drive. That’s helped me out a couple of times when I’ve been in a mission critical situation.
Wukka From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1013 posts, RR: 17 Reply 4, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1286 times:
Totally symptomatic of losing a hard drive. I'd be truly surprised if that isn't what happened. I had that happen to one of my workstations about 6 months ago here at home. No backups, either. You'd think I'd know better.
FLYtoEGCC From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 947 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1278 times:
On the BIOS screen (POST screen, where it tells you the CPU Model, Bios Version), it should tell you what IDE devices are on your computer. If it fails to get past this point, and suddenly isn't recognising your hard drive, then you can be pretty certain your hard drive's shagged.
Nothing you can do about that, unfortunately, other than keep backups - it does happen from time to time.
Even if you're getting past this screen it could still be a hard drive fault, but it's one big clue to look out for.
VonRichtofen From Canada, joined Nov 2000, 4621 posts, RR: 40 Reply 6, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 1239 times:
Thanks for the replies guys.
I've tried everything you've suggested and still get nothing. It appears my HD has totally failed. I got my old P3 up and running so I at least have net access. I have a lot of important files on that HD that I'd like to get. God knows how much that'll cost.
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