Unusual computer startup problem

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skyline1269 Posts 2 Registration date Sunday June 20, 2010 Status Member Last seen June 20, 2010 - Jun 20, 2010 at 07:49 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Jun 22, 2010 at 05:07 PM
My computer won't start. I turn it on, and then it shows f10 f11 and such. After that it goes to a black screen with a _ constantly blinking. Then after waiting for awhile it shows up can not read system. Then it just wont start at all, but after a long time of turning the computer off and on it starts up. Any ideas of fixing this? Thanks.



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kristain Posts 69 Registration date Friday March 12, 2010 Status Member Last seen May 30, 2011 20
Jun 20, 2010 at 09:32 PM
f everything seems to be working when you turn on the computer, but you're not seeing anything on the screen, it's possible that there could be a problem with the monitor. Make sure it turns on, and if not check the power connection for your monitor as well. If your monitor is getting power and the connection to the computer is okay, there could be some other problem with the screen.

Watch and listen to your computer when you turn it on. Does the light on your CD or DVD drive come on for a few seconds when you start it up? Can you hear a clicking or whirring sound coming from the computer after you turn it on? Is the hard drive light (usually the one with a little picture beside it that looks like a can or cylinder) either on or flashing?

If all these things are happening, your computer is going through its normal startup procedure and it's quite possible that rather than a computer startup problem, you really have a monitor problem. At this point you would need to either connect a different monitor to your computer or connect your monitor to a different computer to see if one or the other is at fault.

If you don't have a second computer system to test with, I would recommend you take both the computer and the monitor with you to the computer repair shop. They should be able to quickly test your monitor while you wait - all they have to do is plug it into a computer and see if it works. This could save you a second trip if you only take one of the two pieces in and it turns out to be the other one that's causing your computer startup problem.
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Its not the monitor. I have a labtop, and i think its the harddrive. Its not reading the system so it wont startup and I have to keep turning it off and on until it finally loads everything correctly. Everything seems to be working fine. *After waiting awhile it says operating system not found*
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Jun 22, 2010 at 05:07 PM
Yes I agree that this is a problem with the hard drive. I would replace it as soon as possible.

Good Luck
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