Win XP restart problem : black screen with flashing white cursor on top left

[Alex]

Hi,

I have a restart problem on my Win XP. When i restart from windows,
the computer stop, restart and i get a black screen with flashing white
cursor on top left, No WInXP Logo. If i shot down the computer and
wait for 1 or 2 minutes then turn it on, it boot perfectly.

No problem at all with a cold start.

Any help?

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
AMD Athlon XP, 1466 MHz (5.5 x 266) 1700+
ECS K7S5A SiS 735 (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 AMR, 4 DIMM, Audio) BIOS AMI
(01/20/03)
512 Mb (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)
MSI Geforce MX 440 64mb
IBM 60 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100
LITE-ON LTR-40125S (40x/12x/48x CD-RW)
PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-116 (16x/40x DVD-ROM)

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

You have just described the classic example of a, heat related, hardware
problem!

To test for this, remove the side panel of the computer and blow air from a
small fan on the mother board. If the problem goes away, look to see if each
and every fan is spinning under power. Look for a build up of dust around
any fan. Clean the fans. If you still have problems, post again for
additional help.

 

[Alex]

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

I have a restart problem on my Win XP. When i restart from windows,
the computer stop, restart and i get a black screen with flashing white
cursor on top left, No WInXP Logo. If i shot down the computer and
wait for 1 or 2 minutes then turn it on, it boot perfectly.

No problem at all with a cold start.

Any help?

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
AMD Athlon XP, 1466 MHz (5.5 x 266) 1700+
ECS K7S5A SiS 735 (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 AMR, 4 DIMM, Audio) BIOS AMI
(01/20/03)
512 Mb (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)
MSI Geforce MX 440 64mb
IBM 60 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100
LITE-ON LTR-40125S (40x/12x/48x CD-RW)
PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-116 (16x/40x DVD-ROM)
.
I have the same problem with PCG-FX240. Will not reboot

after re-start. Was happening when upgraded to XP Pro.
Help is appreciated.

Alex

 

[Alex]

-----Original Message-----
You have just described the classic example of a, heat related, hardware
problem!

To test for this, remove the side panel of the computer and blow air from a
small fan on the mother board. If the problem goes away, look to see if each
and every fan is spinning under power. Look for a build up of dust around
any fan. Clean the fans. If you still have problems, post again for
additional help.




.
I checked the fan and it is working. Cleaned the air

vents. Added external fan to help cooling. Problem still
persist. I tried restarting when the laptop was still
cool. Problem still there. I removed the speaker cover to
check further, the heatsink is a lttle warm to touch.
Laptop works all day and all night without overheating.
But will not reboot when re-started right away. Still
need help.

alex

 

[Alexandre Bouchard]

Thank's i will try that!

You have just described the classic example of a, heat related, hardware
problem!

To test for this, remove the side panel of the computer and blow air from a
small fan on the mother board. If the problem goes away, look to see if each
and every fan is spinning under power. Look for a build up of dust around
any fan. Clean the fans. If you still have problems, post again for
additional help.

 

[Guest]

want to say i had the same problem using win98SE. Try
updating your video drivers. Make sure you follow nvidia's
instructions for updating them to clean out old drivers.

 

[Alex]

I clean every fan and check if all spinning but the problem persist, I
upgrade my system with a new Hard drive, I go to the Bios,setup my new
drive, restart, boot from CDrom drive to install Win XP and the
problem get back ( black screen with flashing white cursor on top
left) Again i have to shutdown, wait a minute turn it on and it work.

I Don't know wath to do.

Sorry for my english!

Alexandre Bouchard