win xp wont boot up

[jojo3972]

hi
having a problem booting up xp pro turn comp on get the sound of hd and everything else booting but nothing comes on screen it just stays black i had the comp ina shop a year ago to get something fixed he told me that the cpu was on its way out could this b the problem as to why the computer wont boot up i have tried putting xp disk in but it wont load up any info would b most welcome thnx.


sorry dont know what make the cpu or hd are

[pip22]

Nothing on the screen at all? I would first confirm that the monitor is switched on. Use a different and known working monitor to confirm before looking elsewhere.

[jojo3972]

yes the monitor is turned on i have also put the pc on my own computer downstairs and still has the same trouble nothing will load up wen the comp is turned on no click to say the monitor has kiked in and all is well so the answer to your question is yes the monitor works fine

[brav]

i dont think the problem would be the cpu. did u try to make sure the graphics card is plugged in correctly? maybe it popped out of its slot. does the compuer make any beeps at startup? do you think it actually loads win xp, ie can you here the hard drive working for a while or can you even hear the windows statup sound?

if there is 'no click' as you say then id say definitly check to make sure the graphic card is plugged in. if it has a fan leave the side of the computer open when you turn it on and see id power is getting to the card.

another thing is that if this was the case most monitors would turn on and show a message on the screen about not connected, or some symbol moving around, so try unplugging the monitor from the pc but leave the power connected and make sure it is turned on and see if the symbol/message comes up.

[jojo3972]

hi
i tried ur suggestion about the graphix card i had a look give it a push but i dont think it had popped out its socket it wasnt loose at all wen i turn comp on i hear the fan and the sound of the hard drive the lights on the front of the pc come on ie for cd rom and cd rewriter and floppy also have the light that says the comp is on but the light on the keyboard and the web cam does not come on i dont know wat it could be i think its time to put the comp into shop see wat they say about it thnx for ur info .

[jojo3972]

hi
ok i sort of solved the problem i opened up the tower made sure everything was in the sockets properly gave it a good clean out was very dusty i also opened up the power supply that was also very dust cleaned that put it all back together and at first nothing then it just came on all by itself the keyboard seemed not to b working properly and the mouse but then the mouse got power but still the keyboard wouldnt type some letters and all was well with another keyboard my daughter was happy once again then this morning while she was playing music on the pc poof it went off again so i switched the power cable and nothing but the fan was working no lights nothing so i switched the power cable back and yes the pc came on works fine once again so my question is could it b the power cable or the power supply maybe oh and 1 more point just b4 the pc booted up the final windows screen there was a lot of beeps all at once hats never happened before any info much appreciated thx.