Can anyone help?
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Hi guys,
Still having problems with my computer at home. The original post seems to have dissapeared, so I'll recap....
I tried to turn off the relatively modern 3D accelerator and use the onboard one in an attempt to get some old software to run (under the windows XP display setting -> turn off this device, or something like that!) This caused the screen to go blank after the windows XP logo on the reboot. On the advice of someone at work I reset to the default BIOS settings and now it reboots shortly after the XP screen in a perpetual loop!
Can anyone suggest anything that might work?
It's an oldish PC and I've moved house since, so god know where the boot disk has gone to! I've tried every option on the 'F8' menu (safe mode etc etc) and as mentioned the BIOS has been reset to default settings.
Still having problems with my computer at home. The original post seems to have dissapeared, so I'll recap....
I tried to turn off the relatively modern 3D accelerator and use the onboard one in an attempt to get some old software to run (under the windows XP display setting -> turn off this device, or something like that!) This caused the screen to go blank after the windows XP logo on the reboot. On the advice of someone at work I reset to the default BIOS settings and now it reboots shortly after the XP screen in a perpetual loop!
Can anyone suggest anything that might work?
It's an oldish PC and I've moved house since, so god know where the boot disk has gone to! I've tried every option on the 'F8' menu (safe mode etc etc) and as mentioned the BIOS has been reset to default settings.
toni896 said:
enable the onboard card,
Can you boot into safe mode,
check onboard is the video adapter.
lower res to min,
reboot
Can you boot into safe mode,
check onboard is the video adapter.
lower res to min,
reboot
Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
How do you enable the onboard card?
Currently, it's rebooting before I reach windows, just after the XP logo comes up. It won't boot in any mode at the moment
chris71 said:
toni896 said:
enable the onboard card,
Can you boot into safe mode,
check onboard is the video adapter.
lower res to min,
reboot
Can you boot into safe mode,
check onboard is the video adapter.
lower res to min,
reboot
Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
How do you enable the onboard card?
Currently, it's rebooting before I reach windows, just after the XP logo comes up. It won't boot in any mode at the moment
When the PC first boots, keep hitting the delete button on the keyboard, that should take you into the BIOS options screen before the PC boots into Windows, the onboard graphics chips will only be able to be accessed from the BIOS option screen, and not Windows.
chris watton said:
chris71 said:
toni896 said:
enable the onboard card,
Can you boot into safe mode,
check onboard is the video adapter.
lower res to min,
reboot
Can you boot into safe mode,
check onboard is the video adapter.
lower res to min,
reboot
Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
How do you enable the onboard card?
Currently, it's rebooting before I reach windows, just after the XP logo comes up. It won't boot in any mode at the moment
When the PC first boots, keep hitting the delete button on the keyboard, that should take you into the BIOS options screen before the PC boots into Windows, the onboard graphics chips will only be able to be accessed from the BIOS option screen, and not Windows.
I presume this is the same BIOS settings menu as I get to by ho9lding down F2 immediately after I start it.
Tried resetting the defaults on it and that didn't work! Any recomendations on how I'd set my onboard graphics card?
`Old on, `Old on. Does the rebooting computer actually have onboard graphics? If you're not sure poke your head round the back of it it, if you see a VGA socket up near where the PS/2 keyboard/mouse connectors are then it does. Saves you trundling through the BIOS going 'where is it??'
I think though, it's time to get those reinstall disks.
I think though, it's time to get those reinstall disks.
There is a second monitor socket, aside of the graphics card I normally use, so I presume so.
The computer in question is due for the skip pretty soon (it was unexceptional when I bought it in 2002!) however, I don't really have the cash to replace it just yet and I need some stuff off the hard drive. Guessing that would involve reformating and stuff(?) and I don't have the installation disks anymore. Doh!
The computer in question is due for the skip pretty soon (it was unexceptional when I bought it in 2002!) however, I don't really have the cash to replace it just yet and I need some stuff off the hard drive. Guessing that would involve reformating and stuff(?) and I don't have the installation disks anymore. Doh!
chris71 said:
The computer in question is due for the skip pretty soon (it was unexceptional when I bought it in 2002!) however, I don't really have the cash to replace it just yet and I need some stuff off the hard drive. Guessing that would involve reformating and stuff(?) and I don't have the installation disks anymore. Doh!
You're screwed. You'll need those CD's do try a repair install of Windows.
In to the BIOS and Advanced, look for something that says "Onboard graphics" and disable it, if you see only options about which card to enable first... select AGP/External.
This *might* work.
ThePassenger said:
chris71 said:
The computer in question is due for the skip pretty soon (it was unexceptional when I bought it in 2002!) however, I don't really have the cash to replace it just yet and I need some stuff off the hard drive. Guessing that would involve reformating and stuff(?) and I don't have the installation disks anymore. Doh!
You're screwed. You'll need those CD's do try a repair install of Windows.
In to the BIOS and Advanced, look for something that says "Onboard graphics" and disable it, if you see only options about which card to enable first... select AGP/External.
This *might* work.
Cheers dude, will give it a go.
The BIOS utility in mine is an ancient DOS style thing, so it's not what you'd call user firendly. Figure now it's heading towards silicon heaven (ahem) I can play around with anything on there without too much fear about the consequences!
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