Troubleshooting
· You are not the first one to face the trouble.
· Some simple solutions.
Check connections.
Ensure that cards are inserted properly.
Clean the devices.
Check if minimum things needed to boot are present - motherboard, processor, a full bank of memory, videocard and a drive to boot.
· The PC doesnt start at all
Count the number of beeps.
No beeps - possible problem with BIOS or motherboard.
· The PC starts - partially
No signal on the monitior.
Video signal present with error mesage.
OS starts.
OS does not start - Hard-disk problem.
· Video
No video at all.
Snow on the screen.
The picture is horrible. Bad colors, dots, and streaks.
Random, changing characters on the screen.
The screen rolls upward or to the side.
· Hard Drive
Not bootable : A Hard Drive must be formatted and partitioned before it can be used.
Not detected by the BIOS - Check on a different m/c.
∗ It works fine.
∗ It does not work.
· Others
System forgets time/settings