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re: Compaq won't start Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 12:58 pm Posted by m.lawrence (69 messages posted) So the computer isn't running a bios check at boot?Like reboot and it runs through the ram,what hardrives you have,etc.?it just comes up blank with "81920 KB OK" up in the left corner?If it runs through bios and then you get that message then it's your os,if it doesn't do anything at initial boot,just displays that number and that's it,I would say you have a hardware failure On Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 12:36 pm, heather wrote: >A blank screen - except for "81920 KB OK" in the top left - is all that comes on >when I turn on my 1998 compaq laptop. I tried doing a CTRL ALT DEL but nothing >happens. The machine often turns itself off when I am not using it, then says >it has not been shut down properly. > >The day before I could not access the D disk (CD disk). >Can anyone help, please? Heather [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Compaq won't start Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 7:56 pm Posted by JmC (14166 messages posted) Just a thought! Hold the 'CTRL' key while the Laptop boots. Some of their systems have a recovery menu available. To be sure about which key, consult the manual. JmC On Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 12:36 pm, heather wrote: >A blank screen - except for "81920 KB OK" in the top left - is all that comes on >when I turn on my 1998 compaq laptop. I tried doing a CTRL ALT DEL but nothing >happens. The machine often turns itself off when I am not using it, then says >it has not been shut down properly. > >The day before I could not access the D disk (CD disk). >Can anyone help, please? Heather [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum