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June 13th, 2006, 09:23 PM
#1
Black Screen after Win Critical Update
After downloading Win 98 Critical Security Updates today, my screen went black. Restarting with Ctrl, F2, F1, F8 or Del key down still yeilds black. Monitor is powered. If you have any ideas, please HELP!
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June 14th, 2006, 09:18 AM
#2
Registered User
Do you get any thing video wise at all when you boot?
Memory check?
harddrives?
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June 14th, 2006, 09:19 AM
#3
Intel Mod
Welcome to WinDrivers, brownbranch.
If you get a totally black screen from switchon, ie no POST equipment report and no display of BIOS setup screen when the appropriate key is pressed, then your system has a hardware issue, not a Windows problem.
If this is the case, do you hear any POST beep, either the single OK bip, or any beep code?
Also, even though your monitor shows a power indication, can you establish it is actually displaying, eg call up its settings menu?
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June 14th, 2006, 08:52 PM
#4
beeps, screen, then black
It's very odd. Tonight when I booted from a start-up disk, it looked like things were normal - normal beeps, the Win 98 screen...then total black. When I rebooted from start-up disk and then hard drive, it was the same as when finished with the critical update last night...only total black, no beeps. Have you ever heard of such mystery?
I appricate your efforts to help.
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June 14th, 2006, 09:36 PM
#5
Intel Mod
With varying symptoms like that, one being total non-boot which won't be due to software, I'd start being suspicious of the PSU first. Is there any way you can organise to try a known good Power Supply in the system to begin the process of elimination?
If you're not in a position to begin fault-finding for yourself, I suggest the system should be seen by a reputable repairer. If the PSU is having problems, it could fail in a way that can damage more components.
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June 15th, 2006, 03:48 PM
#6
IF your comp is out of warranty, then open the side of the case and watch on boot - does the cpu fan start? The psu fan? Is there a TON of dust on everything or is it clean?
If the fans run and the system is clean, then Platypus has the best suggestion for you.
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June 19th, 2006, 08:04 PM
#7
Black Screen-Thx Platypuss,Ferrit,CTT
The problem turned out to be a bad powersupply inside my 2-yr old LCD display. It's still under warrenty so it's being taken care of.
Thanks much!
Brownbranch
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June 20th, 2006, 06:10 AM
#8
Intel Mod
Glad you've found a definite cause, although somehow that doesn't seem likely to stop you getting a POST beep... Anyway, thanks for returning to let us know how it went.
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