Your hard drive is bad. Could be age, defect, power spike, etc.

I would disconnect all of the unneccesary equipment for posting (hard drive, dvd, mouse, network cable, peripherals, etc.), connect a good PS2 keyboard, reset the BIOS, and then try to boot it. If...

Beerad007 - you should have heard a beep code booting the pc without any ram in it. If you didn't that means there is a problem before the system gets to the ram check. In most cases, that means a...

The ASUS website should have an updated manual with the required info. I wounld't assume all is well with the single beep since every manufacturer has different standards. Does the system boot...

The beeping sound is an error code. Write down the code, usually something like long beep-short beep-long beep-long beep, and post it.

Take the battery out and remove AC power for @ 15 minutes. Plug the laptop back in, and then try to boot it. If that doesn't work, take the memory out and try to boot again. You should get a beep...

Try booting with a different keyboard.

Try running memtest +86 to see if the memory works. If so it is probably a hd issue.

Do you get any beep codes if you pull the RAM?

Does the laptop come up on an external monitor?

You should be able to order one from your pc manufacturer. They're usually free or @ $20.

Remove the battery and ac power and let it sit for an hour or so. Then try to power it up on just the ac power (don't add the battery). If that doesn't work, it could be a mb or power supply issue....

Pull the RAM out and see if you get any beeps. If so, your mb and cpu should be ok. You can proceed with removing everything else and adding each component one at a time and find out where the...

remove the battery and ac power for a few minutes, then plug the ac power back in (leave the battery out) and boot it up. If it boots correctly, shut it down, insert the battery, and try to boot it...

If you have to press the pwr button hard, it is probably a hw issue with the switch.

Is the case the only thing new? If the case connectors are hooked up right it's either a case (pwr button) issue or a mb issue.

Sounds like a hard drive issue. If you have an XP cd boot to it and run the Recovery Console. Try a chkdsk /r, and if that doesnt work try fixboot and fixmbr. If all of those options fail, try a...

If you boot the pc with the memory removed do you get a different beep code?

Sounds like a monitor problem since you have a similar problem with two different pc's.

Remove the hd and try to boot. Will the system stay up for longer than 30 seconds this way? If so, your new hd might be the culprit.

Pull the RAM, hard drive, cd/floppy drives, pc cards, battery, and unplug everything from the laptop. After a few minutes, plug the ac power back in, and try to boot the pc. You should get a beep...

If the both the motherboard and lcd are damaged, it's time for a new laptop! You should be able to remove the hard drive and hopefully save your data though.

If you can boot to cd, boot to the Windows cd and choose the recovery console option. Run chkdsk /r and fixboot. If that doesn't do it your drive is probably toast.

If you can see the hd listed correctly in the bios it is probably a software issue. Boot to the recovery console from the os cd and run fixboot, and chkdsk /r to fix any file system errors.

Either your bios is looking in the wrong place to boot, the hard drive is totally dead, or just the mbr. Make sure that you don't have any usb drives or floppies in the system and try to boot up. If...

Can you boot into safe mode?

Is the hd you removed attached to a laptop via usb? If so, wait until the laptop boots up and then add the drive.

Does your fan exhaust near the plug? Also, you can blow out the air vents and elevate the rear of the laptop during use.

If you have a second hd, I would disconnect the original, install the sencond, and load Windows onto it. Once Windows is up, reconnect the original (make sure you've got the correct jumper settings),...

Good to hear.

Sounds like the 2nd pc is booting off the hd from the original system. You'll have to go into the bios and tell it not to boot from the slaved hd.

unplug the device and power down your pc. turn the pc back on, let Windows come up and fully load, then plug your external drive back in.

Pull the battery out and leave it unplugged for a few minutes. After that, plug it back into the AC adapter and try to power it up.

bring up your task manager by hitting ctrl+alt+delete. On the Application tab, click the new task button, and browse to c:\windows, and select explorer.exe. This will bring up your desktop.

Try reinstalling Windows over the current copy. Once that comes up you should be able to back up your data, format the drive, and install a clean Windows environment.

Does the MB have a built in video card? If so connect to that one first and change the setting in the bios.

are all the cartridges secure? Have you left it unplugged for a day or so and then tried it again?

A bad hard drive can sometimes keep a pc from posting. If it is in a caddy and is easily removable, I'd pull it and see if the PC can post.

Pull the battery out and remove AC power for a few minutes . Plug the laptop back in to AC power (without the battery) and try to boot the system. If it doesn't work post back.

Sounds like it is looking for a raid driver.