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flyboy
Hey All, my hp 541C after about 2 years of use has suddenly refuse to
power-up. Initially the system would bootup and function properly
from anywhere from an hour to less than 5 minutes. Then the video
freezes typically with vertical lines of different widths from top to
bottom of the display; resetting causes the video to go completely out
and the sytem locks-up. I am in the initial stages of troubleshooting
and wonder if some out there may have some idea what is happening. I
have checked the power supply voltages and they appear to be well
within the operating limits. I am running XP with AMD processor.
My next step will be to video pci card and bypass the one on the board
as suggested by a friend. Does anyone out there have any idea what is
going on with my system or have any troubleshooting suggestions. Any
help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
power-up. Initially the system would bootup and function properly
from anywhere from an hour to less than 5 minutes. Then the video
freezes typically with vertical lines of different widths from top to
bottom of the display; resetting causes the video to go completely out
and the sytem locks-up. I am in the initial stages of troubleshooting
and wonder if some out there may have some idea what is happening. I
have checked the power supply voltages and they appear to be well
within the operating limits. I am running XP with AMD processor.
My next step will be to video pci card and bypass the one on the board
as suggested by a friend. Does anyone out there have any idea what is
going on with my system or have any troubleshooting suggestions. Any
help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks