Computer will not start up, keyboard lights flashing

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"Claire" <clairebaire13@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My computer refuses to start up. When powered on, the
> monitor light flashes (as though it is on but receiving
> no signal) and the num lock, caps lock lights flash. The
> cpu fan is working, and i have tried with a different
> hard drive and it still does this. So its not the CPU or
> the Hard drive. Ive tried unplugging the cd and fdd but
> have the same problem. Im beyond lost.
>
> Does anybody know how I can fix this?

Try getting into the BIOS (usually by pressing the Delete key
early in the boot phase).

If you can't, you may have a motherboard problem. Take the
machine back to your friendly dealer.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

If you took out your motherboard and then put it back
in again then it is likely that this caused the problem.

Regardless of this, you would be better off posting
in a PC hardware group. This newsgroup deals with WinXP
and its relationship to hardware devices. Your PC does
not even get close to launching WinXP!


<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks.
>
> I just tried that but cant get into BIOS. I dont think
> the keyboard is working as the lights on it are flashing
> constantly.
>
> It is a relatively new motherboard. It worked fine
> before, but I took it out to try another system inside
> the case and since I put it back in, nothing...
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >"Claire" <clairebaire13@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:1976a01c41c49$fd698d80$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> My computer refuses to start up. When powered on, the
> >> monitor light flashes (as though it is on but receiving
> >> no signal) and the num lock, caps lock lights flash.
> The
> >> cpu fan is working, and i have tried with a different
> >> hard drive and it still does this. So its not the CPU
> or
> >> the Hard drive. Ive tried unplugging the cd and fdd but
> >> have the same problem. Im beyond lost.
> >>
> >> Does anybody know how I can fix this?
> >
> >Try getting into the BIOS (usually by pressing the
> Delete key
> >early in the boot phase).
> >
> >If you can't, you may have a motherboard problem. Take
> the
> >machine back to your friendly dealer.
> >
> >
> >.
> >