re: Win XP reboots on startup to a black screen
Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Adam Bradley
(8785 messages posted)
A random idea that just might work (probably not but worth a try) is to boot it on
AC power and rather than shut it down put it in hibernate. See if it can wake from
that without issue, if it works you would at least have a work around.
On Monday, November 2, 2009 at 10:58 am, tabe wrote:
>I Upgraded the BIOS to A08 from A05.
>
>No change. Machine boots fine with power supply attached. On Battery alone, Charge
>at 100%.
>Machine boots up to post screen XP scroll then screen goes dark and hard drive light
>stops fliclering.
>
>Let machine sit in this state for 30 Minutes, before manually shutting it down.
I'm
>writting on it now.
>
>I tried the HD in another D620. Booted fine from battery.
>
>Mat just make this machine a home body PC.
>Has anyone tried to put an ATG board in a regulat D620 with any success ?
>
>Any thought ?
>
>Tabe
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