[manuela]

hi..first time posting so excuse my ignorance. i have an older pc running xp with sp1 only and lately my screen goes black. the monitor still has the power on light on and 1 beep sounds. i have to shut the pc down on the powerbutton. by starting it again i get a message sometimes of..hardware not found and bios not readable or so. when i wait a few minutes it powers up just fine. hm as u might have noticed i am lacking the pc lingo. i would really appreciate any help and suggestion. thanks

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The beep and black screen usually indicate a graphics card corruption.

I suggest a replacement of your graphics card. See your local computer shop, to check out what would be good for your computer.

Edited by DragonMaster Jay, 16 June 2009 - 11:18 PM.

[DragonMaster Jay]

The beep and black screen usually indicate a graphics card corruption.

I suggest a replacement of your graphics card. See your local computer shop, to check out what would be good for your computer.

Edited by DragonMaster Jay, 16 June 2009 - 11:18 PM.

[manuela]

thank you dragon master i will get another graphic card. cos the one i have now is an older nividia one, the ati i had in there went bad. since the nividia is an old one..it makes perfect sense. i appreciate the fast reply. thank you again