Noel,

In order to help you, we will need some additional information.

1)  You say that "it goes through the startup process".  Does that mean that
the boot process is visible on the monitor screen?  Does anything display at
all?

2)  Are there any tones coming from the PC internal speaker during the boot
up?  If so, what is the pattern?

If you are getting some display during the boot process, then help us by
answering the following:

3)  Has this system worked in the current configuration with another
operating system?  If so what were you using?

4)  Is the video adapter part of the motherboard or a separate add-in
adapter?  And if so, what make and model?

5)  What is the make of the computer?  If not a name brand, which
motherboard is installed?  Are you attempting to overclock the cpu?

6)  Have you tried to use a different monitor on this computer?

7)  Try booting into "safe mode" - follow the bios manufacturer's procedure
to do this.  If you can do this, then reset the monitor settings to use a
lower refresh rate and lower resolution and reboot.

Jerry Rasmussen

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-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Noel Knights
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 11:01
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [PCBUILD] start up problems


Can someone give me an idea what is causing this problem? Presently my
Operating System is Windows XP. HD -- 40 Gigs  Memory-- 512mbs. On start-up
I can see and hear the HD running, it goes through the start up process the
monitor indicator lights up but no video is seen. The monitor is good, it
whec
was checkedked on another computer.All other parts are new. What could be
the
the problem ? Any help will be appreciated.
regards  noel

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