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    Black Screen on laptop after installing new hard drive

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by nick64, May 21, 2014.

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    I just replaced a broken hard drive and I am trying to put Windows XP back on it, but there is a black screen when I try to boot up the laptop. :( I am not too familiar with laptops. I build my own desktops.
     
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    I tried an external monitor and still got black screen.
     
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    Fixed it. I had a bad stick of memory in slot 1. Replaced it and it works perfect.
     
    nick64, May 21, 2014
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