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talibanda
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 00:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i am not a genius on computers but am really intrested in teaching myself more abouth them so please forgive me if i say anything out the way..
I have a hp pavilion 511n desktop computer an when i turn it on nothing comes up on the monitor i only see that lil line be flashing at the top left of the screen for about couple seconds then nothing no more after that..
i tried using another monitor an the same thing happens when i turn on the pc i know the next monitor is working because i use it on my next desktop..can anyone tell me what is the problem that am having
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KillerBug
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 04:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Does it beep? Will it boot to a CD?
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talibanda
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 04:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well i haven't tried booting it from a cd,but it only beeps if i hit buttons on the keyboard.
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ddp
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 13:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the fact you see the flashing cursor means the pc is posting but the hard drive is not booting. could be windows is messed up or some of your ram is bad.
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talibanda
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 14:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok cool..so you suggest that i change the ram an reinstall windows...
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talibanda
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 14:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok i changed the ram..now am getting the hp blue to come up for a split second then it goes to that black screen with the flasshing lil line....Now i am trying to reinstall windows now i get the 'prees any key to boot from cd'when i do that it says setup configuration is checking hardware.'you all know the message that comes up when installing windows xp i can't remeber what it says exactly'....after that pops up the screen just goes black again..
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ddp
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 15:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
do you have another hard drive or can borrow 1?
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talibanda
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 15:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no i don't...it could be that the hard drive has gone bad?
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ddp
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 15:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is the hard drive seen in the bios?
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talibanda
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 16:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
that's the thing..i can't even get into the bios...unless am pressing the wrong buttonn am pressing f10.
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talibanda
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 16:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok..i got into the bios...now how do i check to see if it sees the hard drive..
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ddp
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 18:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
read the user manual as all are different.
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talibanda
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_ 		28. May 2009 @ 22:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok..i got it..i notice that the hard drive is in the boot menu..so am guessing that the bios reconizes the drive...but the pc does the same thing...so i went back into the bios an set everything back to their defults settingd
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KillerBug
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_ 		29. May 2009 @ 05:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Go back to bios and dissable all the little extras like sound, lan, etc...this might help.
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talibanda
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_ 		29. May 2009 @ 10:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok i did that still the same thing..could it be that the hard drive went bad..
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KillerBug
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_ 		30. May 2009 @ 04:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Take a look at the top of the drive itself to find out who makes it. Then make a bootdisk/cd/flashdrive with the tool from that company's website. A full scan of the drive will almost always find & fix some problems.

BTW...is the system still sitting on an electro-magnet (subwoofer)?
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talibanda
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_ 		30. May 2009 @ 12:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for the reply i will take a look at the hard drive an do as you say...no i don't it on a subwoofer.
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talibanda
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_ 		30. May 2009 @ 13:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok..i downloaded an burned the sea tools for dos from the seagate website..i boot from the cd to the top left i get free dos then it does its thing by copying an so forth...after that the whole screen goes white with a bumch of lines going tru it..could it be that hard drive is toatally finish an needs to replace.
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KillerBug
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_ 		31. May 2009 @ 02:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I just remembered that when windows can't load a video driver (and it is so bad that it does not even try), you get the blinking little line in the upper left corner. Combinded with your dispaly problems in seatools, I think you might have a video issue. Is the video card/video chip getting very hot?
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talibanda
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_ 		31. May 2009 @ 08:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i will check it out..is the video caed that part where i push the monitor wire to the back of the cpu..i looked inside of the cpu an that part where the monitor does plug into is connected on the mother board.
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ddp
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_ 		31. May 2009 @ 13:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
that is your videocard which is part of the motherboard.
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talibanda
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_ 		31. May 2009 @ 13:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok..in order for me to change that i would have to change the whole mother board???
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ddp
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_ 		31. May 2009 @ 14:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no as you can put in a videocard into 1 of the expansion slots. looks like you can only use pci videocard according to these links.
Motherboard Specifications link.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum...n&product=77564
Product Specifications link
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum...n&product=77564
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talibanda
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_ 		31. May 2009 @ 14:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
k thanks i will check on it..one more question is pci good.
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ddp
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_ 		31. May 2009 @ 14:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
they are the bottom of the line for video cards. don't confuse pci/e for your pci as they are 2 different types of slots, like apples & oranges.
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