Michale32086

I have a weird problem that is difficult to describe. At least, it's difficult to describe for a GOOGLE Search...

I have a Presario CQ50 running VISTA. When booting up, the console/text part of the boot up process is displayed. I can go into BIOS settings and everything is fine.

What happens is, once the console/text part of the boot up is done, the screen blanks out and nothing gets it back. I have also tried booting with Install CDs. It shows the text, "Your Computer will now be inspected...." or whatever that says at the beginning and then the monitor goes blank again.

I have also tried booting with utility disks (Hirems).. The menus display fine, but one a software program is chosen (in this case NORTON GHOST), once again the monitor blanks out..

I have even tried booting with some LINUX disks I have. It shows the startup menu, but then when it starts booting up into the "meat" of the OS, the screen blanks out.

The keyboard looks like it has been thru some rough use. Kinda warped, so I thought it might be a stuck key or something. So I pull the keyboard, but it still produces the same problem..

It's almost as if the display can handle a DOS type environment, but when it tries to go past that, the LCD craps out..

Anyone have a clue??

Thanx

joeten

Hi and welcome to TSF if you have service packs installed you need to run the repair this way http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html have you tested the ram with memtest 86+ http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http:/...y&ved=0CAoQygQ download and burn to disc and boot from it use imgburn http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http:/...pgs1KPrUQVwb4g to burn,also try the hdd diagnostic tool from hdd makers support site then burn to disc and boot from it to test

Michale32086

Many thanx for the welcome and the information.

I will try that soonest... :D

Michale32086

Well, I tried all the suggestions in those links.

But, unfortunately, none of them worked. Every time it got past the DOS part with those boot disks, the screen blanked again.

I did do an HD check and MemTest thru the BIOS and they all checked out OK.

But it seems that the laptop won't get past DOS when it boots. Even tried to install XP but it wouldn't get past the DOS part...

joeten

Hi you could try wiping the disc with killdisc and then try to install,xp might need a sata driver in order to install you would have to slipstream it with xp,you may need to check for drivers in order to have xp run the hardware

Michale32086

Hi JoeTen,

Thanx for sticking with me on this. This is driving me to drink!!! Well, actually, it's more of a short walk...

Do you think it is something on the Hard Drive that is causing this behavior??

I initially thought it was a software issue as well. But the fact that I can't even boot off a LIVE Linux disk caused me to think it might be hardware related.

I just can't think of what would cause the LCD to work fine under a DOS/CONSOLE environment, but go wanky when in a Windows or X environment.

I'll try your suggestion and see what happens..

Thanx again...


Michale