If I take it to a shop do you think they could get it working again?
Edited by aladdinsgenie, 19 August 2013 - 02:11 PM.
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Edited by aladdinsgenie, 19 August 2013 - 02:11 PM.
Tthe screen is working fine,
Can you explain how you know this as you say that you now have a "black screen"
The first check that is done with a notebook that has a black screen is trying the external screen test in case the computer has been toggled to external display mode, the video cable/ribbon is damaged or has become detached or the backlight or inverter has failed.
its the software that got screwed up when it didn't complete the system restore. I need to know how to unscrew it now!
Try following the steps that I have suggested as being able to start in Safe Mode with Networking would allow you to download any drivers that you may need such as the chipset and/or video drivers, both of which are software and could be missing or as you have described "got screwed up"
Edited by aladdinsgenie, 20 August 2013 - 12:11 PM.
Edited by aladdinsgenie, 21 August 2013 - 09:17 AM.
Edited by aladdinsgenie, 21 August 2013 - 06:11 PM.
I asked for clarification on the above as not all people use the correct terminology when explaining what they mean, to some "system restore" means restoring the computer back to the factory default settings and this can be done using the methods that I stated, we now know that you have tried the "Select a Restore Point" XP option.as in did you use a recovery partition on the HDD, system restore disks that you made yourself of by formatting the HDD and attempting to carry out a fresh install of XP. I didn't understand this last sentence
So you were able to carry out a Repair Installation yet you still have a black screen, can you tell us whether or not a successful Repair Installation was reported and/or if any warning information was displayed on screen.OK, I found the tutorial and did what it said, but still have the same problem
What did not work, getting into the BIOS or Last Known Good Configuration.Have you tried booting into the BIOS by tapping the Del or F2 key immediately after pressing the power on button, this to see if Last Known Good Configuration will help. Yes to all - didn't work
Edited by aladdinsgenie, 22 August 2013 - 01:13 PM.
Not sure what you mean by you can`t boot to anything there, can you tell us what options are listed in the BIOS, below are the steps to configure the boot sequence, please confirm that you have followed these steps and that the boot order is CD/DVD drive first and the HDD second;I can get into BIOS but can't boot to anything there.
If you have not created a password then leave the field blank and continue.Now I have a new wrinkle, I have somehow created a HDD password and have no idea what it could be
That is a good idea as the onboard CD drive may have an issue, you will need to set the boot sequence to USB device as the first boot option and the HDD the second for this approach, do you have the option in the BIOS to boot from a USB device as some MBs do not.what if - I put my recovery disk onto an USB external hard drive, might that work to get this stupid old hard drive reformatted and unscrewed?
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Edited by aladdinsgenie, 23 August 2013 - 09:19 AM.
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