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Old December 9th 07, 08:10 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
JAD[_5_]
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Default Post, won't boot to Windows


"Fitz" wrote in message ...
My wife has an older machine based on a Biostar M7NCD Pro. While playing WOW, the
graphics became corrupt and the machine locked up. Upon a hard restart, the machine
would get to the Post screen, but with a series of vertical dots on the screen. It will
not go past post. After multiple reboots, it also was not detecting the hard drive. I
cleared the CMOS- didn't help. Reseated the video card- no help. Flashed the BIOS -
nope. Tried booting to the Windows XP install CD- uh, no again. Stops at the post
screen, and then goes black. On one occasion it did try to get to Windows- I got the
"wait while loading" bar graphic (still corrupt graphics), but that's where it stayed.
Motherboard doesn't show any obvious signs of failure (no leaking or bloated caps).
Voltages in BIOS hardware monitor are normal. Took out one stick of memory at a time and
changed DIMM slots- no luck.

Any ideas, or does my wife get a new computer for Christmas (I already bought her a
vacuum)?


no worries mate, when she opens that present. you'll be dead.

lol

try a different video card (have you reseated it yet?)


Thanks,
Fitz
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Your body is a temple boy,
You ought to treat it well
But you trash the place and rent it out
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