Please Help!!!!!!!!!

alzy82 · Nov 28, 2005, 07:45 PM

[color=White]Hi all,hope im writing in the right place,

My friends comp(i sold him it a year ago)is all buggered up!when you turn it on,it does all the loading up to the log on screen name part.then the screen goes black,and says NO INPUT SIGNAL,then reboots and repeats the process.he has been told it needs a format but i really cant see how this will help.it started doing the mentoined about a week before it did it all the time.i thought it could have been the graphics card but it loads upto the log-in screen fine.we have tried logging in in safe mode too but still does the same thing!
Any ideas appreciated!
thanks!
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calidan · Nov 28, 2005, 07:52 PM

What are the system specs for the computer?

Vikingod · Nov 28, 2005, 08:22 PM

Have you tried another graphics card? If possible, install a different one (remove the current one) and see if you get the same problem. You may also want to try a different monitor to see if thats the problem. If nothing works there, it may be a mobo issue. If anything, see if it boots to a CD (windows XP should do fine) just to see if maybe the porblem is with the OS installation. A format, if possiblem might be a good idea, but I wouldnt do that without trying other things first.

Welcome to DH, hopefully we can help you out.

niceguyrichy · Nov 28, 2005, 08:57 PM

that exact thing happened to an emachines i was working on recently.

it was a video driver conflict in my case, the machine wanted nvidia and not the ati card I had in. refused to boot to windows.

easily sorted by sticking an old nvidia i had lying around in, using driver cleaner and installing new drivers.

Dyre Straits · Nov 29, 2005, 08:41 AM

My mom's e-Machine does the exact same thing if I try putting in an add-in video card. It insists on using the onboard graphics for some reason. It's the only one like this that's given me any trouble. So, for now, she's stuck with using the onboard graphics card.

niceguyrichy · Nov 29, 2005, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

My mom's e-Machine does the exact same thing if I try putting in an add-in video card. It insists on using the onboard graphics for some reason. It's the only one like this that's given me any trouble. So, for now, she's stuck with using the onboard graphics card.

I did the whole driver cleaner rigmarole in safe mode, got rid of all drivers pertaining to video, and shut down. popped in the ati card, rebooted and installed omega drivers for it, and the comp's run like a dream since.

I should say that it did take me two go's to get it to boot with a different card. and I'm pretty sure i changed a couple things in the bios, but can't remember exactly what.

they're just generally a pain in the posterior to work on though.

g35x · Nov 29, 2005, 05:45 PM

dyre did u try to turn off the onboard in the bios on that emachines???.....as for alz,do a windows repair before a reformat if he got stuff he gota save........

Dyre Straits · Nov 29, 2005, 07:07 PM

To niceguyrichy and g35x:

Yes, I tried turning off the onboard video in the BIOS, turned off Share Memory w/ Video...the whole gamut. It just refuses to boot into windows w/ an onboard video. Maybe once I get my mom moved to her new place I can spend some more time with it.

What I did in the meantime is increase the amount of system RAM to 512 MB. That helps her a lot.

Nov 28, 2005, 07:45 PM	#1
alzy82 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Please Help!!!!!!!!! [color=White]Hi all,hope im writing in the right place, My friends comp(i sold him it a year ago)is all buggered up!when you turn it on,it does all the loading up to the log on screen name part.then the screen goes black,and says NO INPUT SIGNAL,then reboots and repeats the process.he has been told it needs a format but i really cant see how this will help.it started doing the mentoined about a week before it did it all the time.i thought it could have been the graphics card but it loads upto the log-in screen fine.we have tried logging in in safe mode too but still does the same thing! Any ideas appreciated! thanks! [/color]

Nov 28, 2005, 07:52 PM	#2
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	What are the system specs for the computer? __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan

Nov 29, 2005, 05:45 PM	#7
g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	dyre did u try to turn off the onboard in the bios on that emachines???.....as for alz,do a windows repair before a reformat if he got stuff he gota save........ __________________

Nov 28, 2005, 08:22 PM	#3
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Have you tried another graphics card? If possible, install a different one (remove the current one) and see if you get the same problem. You may also want to try a different monitor to see if thats the problem. If nothing works there, it may be a mobo issue. If anything, see if it boots to a CD (windows XP should do fine) just to see if maybe the porblem is with the OS installation. A format, if possiblem might be a good idea, but I wouldnt do that without trying other things first. Welcome to DH, hopefully we can help you out.