sony computer will not boot into windows

[jsundin3]

I have a sony computer over a year old and the unit will not boot into windows. It will power up, i can hear the hard drive spin, but nothing after that. Also i get no video.....I unhooked floppy, cd Rom cables, all pci cards (onboard video..obviously), in feburary i had something similar to this (under warenty) that the power supply was bad...dont know....anyone else have an ideas?

Thanks
JeffS

 

[sdibias]

Is your video card PCI or AGP? Visit www.netwerkin.com
MCSE 2000, MCSA, MCP, A+

 

[mainegeek]

Try clearing the cmos.

 

[sdibias]

Clearing the CMOS would work if he could see the screen... I guess you could pop your battery off the motherboard, or even use jumpers or dip switches, so I take back my first comment... Visit www.netwerkin.com
MCSE 2000, MCSA, MCP, A+

 

[mainegeek]

Try it with the hard drive disconnected. Also
take a look at the capasitors on the mobo (the
tall barrel shaped things) see if any of them
are crowned on the tops.

 

[Tbarney]

Well don't worry about Windows yet, it may actually be booting into windows and you can't see it. I have seen bad power supplies take out video cards/chips. Maybe yours just went bad now. Can you check your monitor at a friends house to see if it is ok? Also maybe that same friend has a pci video card you can borrow. All it would take is a few minutes to get to the real problem. Then you can decide how to solve it. Good luck.

 

[jsundin3]

onboard video on machine, 100% sure its not monitor...tried 2 different ones, do not get any beeps at all. Still will not display or read anything off a floppy. Good suggestion about removing cmos battery...will try thanks..... JeffS