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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:38:18 -0400
From: Paul Hachmeyer <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: win xp home sp2 won't complete setup, situation getting worse...
I had a half-brained idea to switch the bios video back to onboard
instead of pci, thinking the restore might work, major error. Now I
can't view anything, since the onboard video is dead. Is there any way
to access the bios without a monitor to reset this? I removed the
network pci card, disconnected the hard drive, printer and cd, then
tried swapping the pci video card into another slot. There is no agp
slot. I also reset the cmos by switching the jumper pins and powering
on, powered down and switched cmos jumper back. Still no video. There
is no floppy drive installed. A friend suggested that the partition D
software got corrupted over the 3 year life of the pc, and that I could
try an os install from cd to resolve my initial problem (below). I
only made my backup copies of the recovery partition last week, so they
might not work either. Reinstalling windows xp is issue #2 now..
Paul Hachmeyer wrote:
> I just ran a destructive restore using the delivered process on a
> Compaq pc with win xp home sp2. Partition D restore programs and
> files were used to reformat and restore all delivered software to
> drive C, effectively giving a clean out-of-box pc, albeit about 3
> years old.
> When the restore finished, it asks if I want to start windows, I click
> yes, it reboots, flashes a screen to wait while windows sets up, then
> the xp screens appear and the screen goes to a blank blue/gray,
> frozen. Reboot into safe mode, then I get a message - The system is
> not fully installed, please run setup again. I repeat the process,
> same error.
> The only changes to the delivered pc was memory increased from 512 to
> 2 gb and a motherboard problem with video resulted in adding a pci
> video card for video. The bios settings point the video to pci, not
> onboard video and the flat panel still gets a signal. No drivers
> have been installed for the flat panel, unless xp did it by itself,
> but it still displays everything until it freezes. Ran similar
> process 4 or 5 months ago on an HP of similar vintage, no problems,
> only changes on the other pc were additional memory and an added dvd
> reader.
> Where do I go from here?
> .
> Paul Hachmeyer
>
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While this may not be the most desirable of solutions, the HP site does
offer a link to a replacement motherboard. You will need to return the
defective part. The link:
http://tiny.cc/wJwGB is to the HP parts ordering site. Another idea; have
you tried calling HP support and have a tech walk you through the BIOS
settings? I have used tech support for their printers and was satisfied with
the level of support provided. I don't have direct experience with other
products. HTH.
Chris Ryan
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