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one day i came home from work and my monitor's screen was black and the computer was still on, so i restarted it, nothing still a black screen, so i tried restarting it again nothing, so i opened it and flashed the bios, and it started, that allowed me to go to the bios setup, i exited and let it to continue to load, it got to the windows loading screen and went black screen again, i tried it again but wouldn't even make it past the initinal startup screen couldn't even get into the setup, i left it alone for a couple days, and tried flashing it today and it started let me get into the bios setup but when i continued to let it load windows , black screen, i don't think it's the video card or the ram cause it wouldn't start or show video, i know the monitor is fine, maybe the power supply or the cmos battery possibly ??
or is the motherboard or cpu going ??? anyone have any help i would appreciate it !!,
also when i can get it to say press F1 to continue on the initinal sartup screen after flashing,
i try to put in the windows disc, and as soon as the tray closes, the screen goes black

its an
albatron motherboard kx18d pro r1.05
mobile amd alathon 1200mhz
gefroce 6800
2 512mb ddr ram


thanks

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Practical troubleshooting and a focused test plan based on what described (temporary boot after a BIOS reflash, then display loss when the system continues) and the similar report from . 's safe-mode idea helps only when Windows actually gets far enough to load drivers; the behaviour here points toward a hardware issue that shows up when additional devices or OS-level drivers are engaged.

Try these steps in order (minimal risk, most diagnostic value first):

  1. Power the system with the absolute minimum connected: motherboard, CPU, one RAM stick, GPU (if no onboard video), PSU, and monitor. Boot to BIOS and leave it. If stable, add one device at a time (HDD, optical, other RAM, etc.) until the failure returns.
  2. Pay attention to the optical drive symptom: if the display dies when the drive spins up or tray closes, disconnect the drive power or use a different PSU connector. A sudden load spike at spin-up points strongly at the PSU, a shorted drive cable, or a failing molex connector.
  3. Swap the PSU with a known-good unit or measure the 12V/5V/3.3V rails under load. Rail voltages outside about +/-5% are a real fault.
  4. Check the motherboard and PSU for bulging or leaking electrolytic capacitors. Reseat RAM, GPU and power connectors; try a different video card if possible. Clear CMOS (jumper or remove the battery briefly) and load BIOS defaults after any flash.

Most likely causes: a PSU that droops under load, failing motherboard voltage regulation (bad caps/VRM), or a short/drive fault that drags the system when it spins. Proceed with ESD precautions and avoid probing live mains unless experienced. If tests point to PSU or caps and replacement is not comfortable, a local repair shop can quickly confirm and replace the faulty part.

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Hi
Try starting it on safe mode press F8 before windows starts this will by pass the video card and see what happens if starts fine is your video card and lets hope it's not intergraded so you can replace it.
Jaime

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it's not intergraded, it's a GeForce 6800, most of the time it won't even make it to the screen where i can get to the safe mode option

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Hey Fisit,
I too have the problem, I dont have to flash the bios however, just simply press F2 at startup to enter BIOS. If I follow those steps I can leave my Satteliet p35-609 up for hours in bios. But like you anything else and it shuts down shortly after powering up. So if you have any news or ideas I would greatly appreciate it

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