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    No Video

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by daisychain, Dec 20, 2010.

  1. daisychain

    daisychain Newbie

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    Hi,

    Blank screen on start up..managed to actually get some video today but back to square one with just the power light on. Is there any way I can boot from a usb pen... having said that, I don't know what I'll need in the way of files to go on it.... Making it brief because I feel like a right idiot.

    Thanks
     
    daisychain, Dec 20, 2010
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Does your computer POST?

    You just say it boots to a blank screen, but do you get the manufacturer splash screen? If it does you may have either a bad OS or a bad HDD. If you get NO video then you have a hardware issue.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 20, 2010
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