Is the computer going through the motions of booting?
Does the HD light come on? any normal booting noise?

If so, then try connecting a different monitor to your
pc.

Is your monitor old?  Does it remain on without
shutting down nor power saving?

If so, then it's your monitor.

Chris

--- Richard Glazier
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> I had that exact problem recently on a perfectly
> working system
> by JUST adding, changing and seating the RAM wrong(
> ?-! )...
> It looked and felt right, but re-seating the SAME
> RAM cured the problem...
> Sometimes mysterious thinks happen...
> Always re-checked the basics (twice) before moving
> on to the harder stuff...
>
> OTOH, I have one machine that uses an LCD monitor.
> Sometimes the machine looks VERY dead while it posts
> and counts
> LOTS of RAM...  If I hit ESC, it cancels the RAM
> count and
> the LCD monitor comes "alive" with the BIOS (USER)
> password screen.
> The computer works perfect after that...
>
>
> Rick Glazier
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dorothy Jones"
> PC A is acting up and doesn't want to play. I switch
> on and the fan runs
> but the red button by the 'on' switch stays on and
> the monitor stays black
> although the power light on that is on.
>
>
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