[TechAssist] Re: Computer help needed
- From: "Barry Thompson" <barrystv@xxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 07:26:33 -0500
Hi David Sometimes it depends on your bios.I can't get into save mode with
f8.it is used for a boot menu and I still haven't figured out how to boot up
into save mode on this mobo.
barrystv@xxxxxxx
Barrys TV
613 224 3406
Ottawa.Canada.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 3:51 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer help needed
> Barry he can't even see the screen because the video card scan frequency
> is set too high for his monitor. What isn't mentioned is what version of
> windows is Daryl using? Regardless every windows operating system except
> for 3.1 and NT use the F8 key to enter safe mode. You have to hit the F8
> key just at the right time, after the system RAM check, just before
> windows starts to boot, hit the key several times, it'll get there, keep
> trying.
>
> On some older computers, the F8 key method does not work because the
> computer has disabled the F8 key for this purpose or the computer is
> designed to use a different key. Your new problem may be a setting you
> changed in the BIOS; some BIOS's have a reset option.
>
> If you're running 95, 98 or ME, find the system.ini file in the windows
> directory and open it using a DOS based ASCII editor, in the [boot]
> section find and change the existing "display.drv=xxx.xxx" line to
> "display.drv=vga.drv", this sets the video to 640X480X16 colors.
>
> If you need more help email me personally.
>
> David Lessard
> Alexandria Electronics
> Ontario, Canada
> mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barry Thompson
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 11:32 PM
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer help needed
>
> 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
> > > >
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