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Old 10-16-2004, 02:46 PM   #1
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Pissed Computer wont restart

Can anyone help me plz I've just cleaned out my computer and it was running ok ..I was installing all my software and when it had to reboot the power light came on and that's it.... but it stayed on and now I can't go any further my monitor wont even start up ..the last program I was installing was norton ststem works now I can't do anything helppppp..pleaseeeeeeee
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change the hard drive. thats a good recomendation.
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the hard drive is only a couple of months old ..could it not be somthing else that's causing the probs
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Does the BIOS appear? When does the screen go blank? Have you tried running the mfr's diagnostics on it?
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Old 10-16-2004, 05:24 PM   #5
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my monitor wont come on ...when I switch it on the only thing that happends is it starts to power up the power light comes on and stays on... it don't even flicker as if it's stuck.. and thats it nothing else no bios no monitor and when I checked all connections they are ok
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Old 10-16-2004, 09:23 PM   #6
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change the hard drive. thats a good recomendation.
That's a TERRIBLE recommendation with no justification to even suggest that.

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Old 10-17-2004, 05:34 AM   #7
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Can anyone help me plz I've just cleaned out my computer and it was running ok ..I was installing all my software and when it had to reboot the power light came on and that's it.... but it stayed on and now I can't go any further my monitor wont even start up ..the last program I was installing was norton ststem works now I can't do anything helppppp..pleaseeeeeeee
have you tried booting up in safe mode by pressing f8 button?
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wont boot in safe mode
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Old 10-17-2004, 04:04 PM   #10
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Sorry not to be of more help but I had the same problem but I could boot up in safe mode and when I uninstalled Norton everything was fine
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I can't get into do anything my monitor wont come on... going to try and take everthing out and start from the scratch..as glc's thread recommends
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