I suspect a serious hardware error. Best to take your
machine to a qualified dealer.


"Fred615" <Fred615@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0550302C-C60E-47F5-B35B-D59053D420B5@microsoft.com...
>I tried booting with the CD after trying the first set of "F" buttons
>didn't
> work. The DVD drive wouldspin up and the light would flicker for about 6
> seconds and then nothing..
>
> I've tried <DEL>, <F8>, <F12>, and <F9> and cannot get beyond the first
> screen except that when I use <DEL> (to get to the BIOS) the bottom lines
> change from the listing of the "F" buttons to a line that says "Preparing
> to
> Enter Setup" and then the last line is "01/11/2007- I945-6A79TG0RC-00"..
> And that's as far as it goes..
>
> Fred615
>
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Fred615" <Fred615@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B8D1A3D9-A789-4480-9D83-34D510EDEBED@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Fred615" <Fred615@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:356A8357-CAC2-4993-BE8B-E6D5CD50ABCF@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have an Intel dual core 2.4 ghz running XP Pro SP2. After a couple
>> >> >of
>> >> > reboots to install some USB devices including a USB to Parallel
>> >> > cable
>> >> > for
>> >> > a
>> >> > printer, I wasn't able to reboot the machine. All I get is the very
>> >> > first
>> >> > DOS
>> >> > type screen where the Function keys are listed at the bottom of the
>> >> > page.
>> >> > I've tried F8, F12, etc. to try to get to the boot screen with no
>> >> > luck.
>> >> > The
>> >> > first screen just sits there (for as long as 30 minutes) and I have
>> >> > to
>> >> > power
>> >> > down via the power button.
>> >> >
>> >> > The machine had been working just fine for weeks before this
>> >> > problem.
>> >> > Any
>> >> > ideas on what might be wrong and any possible solutions to get it
>> >> > running
>> >> > again?
>> >>
>> >> What are the words you see after the BIOS messages?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> > If you mean what follows the "Award BIOS, etc" line at the top, then it
>> > is
>> >
>> > "CPU : Intel, etc"
>> > "Memory Test : 1 GB OK + 8M shared memory"
>> >
>> > and then blank except for the boot and bios instructions at the bottom
>> > of
>> > the screen.
>>
>> The absence of any Windows-related messages suggests that
>> the Windows boot files never begin to load, which could be
>> caused by a motherboard or a hard disk problem. What happens
>> when you boot the machine with your Windows CD? Remember
>> to get into the BIOS first and to set the CD drive as the primary
>> boot device.
>>
>>
>>