Win 7 clean install crash

[mommyk]

Hi,

I have been reading until my eyes are crossed and it doesn't look like anyone has the same problem I do. I did a custom install on an older pc (compaq presario sr1130nx) running XP Pro. It wasn't connected to the internet so I didn't do the check 1st. I got win 7 to install and adjusted the screen display when the pc started to reboot it stops. I have a blank screen and the pc will not boot from the hard drive, cd/dvd roms -with win 7 disk or xp or do anything. I can't get to safe-mode or bios.

Please help!

 

[Pauly]

Is this a dual boot system or win 7 only?
Did you do a clean install booting from disk or did you run it from XP desktop?
If you try to boot from disk what does it say, why will it not boot?
Have you checked bios boot order?

 

[mommyk]

Clean install from disk. Tried to get it to boot with same win 7 disk and tried old xp pro. I read somewhere to disconnect all other HDs, so I did that. It wont boot from a hard drive or disks. I cant change or even see the bios, it powers up, the lights go green on cd and dvd drives then stops and nothing, just the fan running and a blank screen.

 

[Tews]

Can you please fill out your system specs so we know what we are working with??

 

[mommyk]

I updated what I knew and copied this from Compaq:
Product number
PC134A

Introduction date
28-May-04

Country/region sold in

• United States
• Canada

Hardware
Base processor and speed
AMD Athlon(B) XP 3000+ 2.10 GHz

• Advanced 400 MHz front side bus
• Socket A

Chipset
Via KM400A

Motherboard

• ASUS name: A7V8Z-LA
• HP/Compaq name: Kelut-GL6E
• Motherboard specifications

Memory
ComponentAttributesRAM (installed) 512 MB (1 x 512 MB) up to 64 MB shared video memoryMaximum allowed1 GB (2 x 512 MB)Speed supportedPC2700 MB/secType184 pin, DDR1-333 SDRAM DIMM slotsTwoOpen slotsOne available

Hard drive

• 160GB Ultra DMA
• 7200 rpm

CD-ROM drive
48x maximum speed

Multi-media drive
8x DVD+RW/CD-RWTypeAttributesDVD+R Write Once8XDVD+RW Rewritable 4X DVD ROM Read 12X CD-R Write Once24XCD-RW Rewritable10XCD-ROM Read 40XPowerDC5V, DC12VVideo Standards PAL, NTSC

Video graphics
Integrated with up to 64 MB allocated video memory

Sound/audio
Integrated AC97 audio, six channel configurable

Network
Integrated 10/100Base-T interface

Modem
PCI K56flex fax/data modem

9-in-1 card

 

[Pauly]

Pressing F1 on boot will take you into bios, can you access this

 

[mommyk]

No I have tried F1 F2 F8 &
F10

 

[BSkiLLs]

Sounds like the Motherboard. I have had a few issue's almost exactly like this.

You might (if you have a floppy drive and on another computer with one as well) be able to go to the website and download the BIOS from there and put on floppy then run them and see if that will at least allow you to get into those sections. If not it seems also you might not have it set to run from CD rom drive first -or- i would say the OS didnt install or run so its showing nothing or showing wrong and just to do a clean fresh install by to factory. then do the upgrade again.

 

[win7clutz]

....got win 7 to install and adjusted the screen display

May have setup a resolution beyond what the video card or monitor can support...

Boot to safe mode and reset display properties...