pls help! black screen

teyobski · 10-04-2009, 03:18 AM

hello i needd help pls,,my pc after start up while you are browsing or whatever you do it hangs up then turns the screen black then a single long beep from a speaker(not the motherboard speaker) sounds..i have newly bought a video card 9400gt ang installed a new 2 gig memory, i already runned the memtest with 8 passes no error..my OS is windows xp. tnx

**manic** · 10-04-2009, 04:21 AM

Post all hardware specs, including power supply wattage and brand.

teyobski · 10-05-2009, 12:45 PM

ASUS M2V-MX board
amd socket am2 dual core 2100mhz proc core voltage 1.184V
geforce 9400gt 1gig (newly bought)
ram kingston 2 gig (newly bought) 1.8 volts(cpuz)
power supply is 500w just a generi power supply

**spike2me** · 10-05-2009, 01:09 PM

You have a problem with your Video card. Re-seat the video card into the motherboard and see if you can boot into the Bios, disable the on-board video.

teyobski · 10-05-2009, 09:40 PM

i already did that, the problem still goes on

dai · 10-05-2009, 11:58 PM

look at the label on the side of the psu for

brand
model
wattage

you need to be up here

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b550w

10-04-2009, 03:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
teyobski Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 OS: xp	pls help! black screen hello i needd help pls,,my pc after start up while you are browsing or whatever you do it hangs up then turns the screen black then a single long beep from a speaker(not the motherboard speaker) sounds..i have newly bought a video card 9400gt ang installed a new 2 gig memory, i already runned the memtest with 8 passes no error..my OS is windows xp. tnx

10-04-2009, 04:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Re: pls help! black screen Post all hardware specs, including power supply wattage and brand. __________________

10-05-2009, 12:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
teyobski Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: pls help! black screen ASUS M2V-MX board amd socket am2 dual core 2100mhz proc core voltage 1.184V geforce 9400gt 1gig (newly bought) ram kingston 2 gig (newly bought) 1.8 volts(cpuz) power supply is 500w just a generi power supply

10-05-2009, 01:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
spike2me TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,643 OS: XP SP3, Vista SP2, Windows7	Re: pls help! black screen You have a problem with your Video card. Re-seat the video card into the motherboard and see if you can boot into the Bios, disable the on-board video. __________________ Spike Baron A Plus, MCSE, MCAS (office 2007) MOUS, CNA

10-05-2009, 09:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
teyobski Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: pls help! black screen i already did that, the problem still goes on

10-05-2009, 11:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,551 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: pls help! black screen look at the label on the side of the psu for brand model wattage you need to be up here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b550w __________________