Go to run,type msconfig select diagnostic start up,you will be prompted to re boot. yes, On reboot select safe mode. barrystv@xxxxxxx Barrys TV 613 224 3406 Ottawa.Canada. ----- Original Message ----- From: <daryls_tv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 1:59 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer help needed > Al, > Thanks for the response. I have tried all of the "F" series keys as it boots up including the "del" key which brings it up into the "bios". I also tried turning off the computer and turning it back on and all it does is come up into "scan disk". Just can't make it come up into "safe mode". I was trying to get into the display settings but that is one of the problems I am incurring. Also a new problem is I can't make the "reset(reboot)" button work as well. > Daryl > Daryl's TV > 2402 Wyoming Ave. > El Paso, TX 79903 > daryls_tv@xxxxxxx > www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Al Gutz <alg@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:54:16 -0500 > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer help needed > > > Daryl > > > > If the monitor is reading the bootup info then going horz when win > > comes on its possible that the system is set to a higher mode than the > > monitor can use. > > Try hitting F6 or F7 keys repeatidly as win starts to boot, should put > > it safe mode. > > > > Al G > > Al's TV-Electronics > > Pembroke Ont. > > Canada > > > > daryls_tv@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > I need some advice on my computer. Last week I used it and it was working fine at turn off. I turned it on later and the monitor only briefly displayed the green LED and no raster. I figured the power supply took a dump. I found the flyback would only give two small rings and mostly flatlined. I had another monitor to use until I located a flyback. Now for the new problem.... The monitor shows the boot-up information but as soon as it gets to the desktop display, the horizontal is extremely off frequency. I can not bring it up into the "safe mode". I am thinking it is something to do with the video settings but I can't get into them. > > > I suspect this could be a mother board problem but I would hate to scrap the board if it is a minor problem. This is a 586 using a PC Chips M571 board. Yea, I know it is junk but is was working up until now. > > > Next question is ... did the monitor knock out the computer or was it the computer that killed the monitor? > > > Thanks for any help or advice. > > > Daryl > > > Daryl's TV > > > 2402 Wyoming Ave. > > > El Paso, TX 79903 > > > daryls_tv@xxxxxxx > > > www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv > > > > > > -- > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com > > > http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > > Lost Password: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > > Email Archives: > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > -- > ___________________________________________________________ > Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com > http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/