Northgate Laptop,,power On = Cooling Fan,,tries To Read Disks (hard & Cd/dvd/rw) But Will Not Boot,, After 2 Attepts Nothing Just Cooling Fan ,,chk'd Processor Good Connection Any Other Ideas Help Plz

is it me??,

OS?

Windows: Boot into the recovery console using a XP CD. At the command prompt, type: sfc /scannow, then reboot.

J_

cd disk will not read my xp cd,,, no command prompt on screen,,,light flashes when it tries to read cd but after two tries it stops trying to read it...

is it me??,

Stubborn huh? Do you know how to get into BIOS and check/change the boot order of your devices? Either way, you’re going to have to provide everything you see while it boots for us to get a good idea of what’s going on. Do you have a dell? If so, this is worth a try: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...=gen#wp1059100

J_

no it is not a dell,,,NOTHING BOOTS,,,cd rom spins approx. 10 secs as it tries to access data,,,but nothing on screen,,,,reseated memory card (apacer 512mb),,still nothing,,,held button down 30 sec...tried with battery only,,without battery,,ac cord only,,,with memory card & without,,thats all folks nothing ,,,2yrs TO THE DAY i got it off the shopping network,,

is it me??,

You may have fried your board. What do you see on the screen?

J_

Nothing On Screen,,,blank,,,,black,,,zero,,,nil,,,,empty...etc

is it me??,

It sounds like you fried your board.

J_

ok thx,,but could it be bad memory card or bad processor or stuck in sleep or hibernate mode?? these were a few other responses i've gotten,,i guess it would just be a process of elimination do ya think?? i'm going to let it sit idle for a couple of days and see what happens next,,then i trash it........thank-you for your input & time to respond

is it me??,

I would definitely try everything I could to salvage as much as possible. I've never turned on a PC w/out memory, so I don't know if causes similar symptoms. To tackle your memory/processor questions, why don't you grab some memory from someone's PC or buy and then return some from the store? You could try a new processor. You could again use the buy/return from a store trick. Try flushing the CMOS. I'm not sure how hibernation affects the system, so I couldn't intelligently answer your question, but I doubt that's the issue.

Ok, re-reading your posts, I thought of something. What about your video card? The fact that your hard disk spins, but no boot. Would you really know? You can't see the screen. Now how about your cd, you said it spins for like 10 seconds, then nothing. Well if you don't press any keys at the "Press any key to boot from CD..." option, then yes, your cd will spin for about 10 seconds then do nothing.

I say 1st try re-seating your video card, then try your card in someone else’s PC, AND then try a new one in yours. I would say use the buy/return trick again, but you'll probably keep this purchase. See what you find out.

J_