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Originally Posted by SC8488
I have this Dell that my sister uses which she overloaded with spyware and in a nutshell i had to reformat and re-install windows xp. The problem initially was that i couldn't change the display (stuck at 640 by 480) it wouldn't let me change it.....Also i opened the cpu up just to take a look at some of the components, i took out the ram and snapped it back in and went to reboot again and now the cpu is making a screeching noise when i start it up, (same black screen), i'm not sure if thats coinciding with me opnening the computer or not... any help at all would be apreciated
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Heya, I truly do not know what could be wrong. However, I have some questions to ask. What do you mean by opening the CPU? The screeching noise could be made by a fan. Your CPU could be overheating because the cooling of it has failed. That could explain the black screen. However, you also said that it was stuck on the 640 by 480. As far as I know, Windows XP does not even require to have graphics drivers installed in order to change the resolution. Otherwise I am clueless....try to give us more info.
JAN
