Hi Troy,
I should have added that I can not boot into Safe Mode. I can get into the F8 to show all the options but when I try to go into Safe Mode, I get a black screen. I even tried to load "Last Working Configuration" and I get the same black screen. When I try load Safe Mode with Networking, I get the list of drivers loading and then it hangs at the last driver and then changes to a black screen.
Other than getting another AGP 8X video card, is there any way I can test the video card? I am not sure the video card is bad since I can see the BIOS, POST and XP Logo so if the video drivers are corrupt, should the initial bootup also be hard to see? Should I change something in the BIOS?
Sorry for so many questions.
Vin
---- Troy < troyw3412%40gmail.com">troyw3412
gmail.com> wrote:
> calandra1%40cox.net">calandra1cox.net wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I am stuck. Saturday, I booted my pc and everything worked just fine. After a few hours of the pc being idle, I went to the pc to do some work and noticed is was a little sluggish so I rebooted.
> >
>; > After it rebooted, the screen went black right the XP Logo with the small bar that scrolls from left to right. I did a hard reboot and the same thing happened.
> >
>; > If the video card was bad, I don't think I would see the initial BIOS, POST at bootup and the XP logo.
> >
>; > What else can I try?
>;
> I don't think this is necessarily a failing drive... I have seen this
> happen when video drivers are corrupt, or the video mode is set outside
> of the monitor's operating parameters.
>
> Have you tried booting the computer into safe mode?
>
> Power the computer on... During the POST, start pressing F8. Before
> the Windows logo appears, you should see the boot menu. Select "Safe
> mode" or "Safe mode with networking..."
>
> It may take a little longer for the system to boot, but see if the
> desktop finally appears. If so, re-install video drivers. Set
> resolution to 800x600, and monitor's refresh rate to 60Hz.
>
> Restart the computer and see if she boots regularly.
>
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