laptop give black screen after installing XP

carrolien · 11-25-2004, 08:27 AM

I tried to install Win XP Prof. two times on an Evo N610C laptop, but every time I start the laptop the day after, XP doesn't start, after you can choose for the bios, the screen stays black with the cursor in the upper right corner.

Hope someone knows this problem.

Thanks,

Super_Nova · 11-30-2004, 12:01 AM

Did you upgrade from another version or did you install fresh to a reformated hard drive?

dan1x · 12-03-2004, 06:00 PM

Normally, I install Win 98 first, and than upgrade to XP. Try this, but you have to start from scratch.

stt_d31 · 12-03-2004, 07:26 PM

i had the same problem (however not with a laptop).
after bringing the pc back to the computerstore it seemed that i f*cked the motherboard by blowing up the firewire bus/chip (because of wrong connecting it).
The computer could install windows XP untill the end, but when it was finished, and i restarted the pc, it always showed a black screen with a blinking text-pointer.

Doomshot · 12-13-2004, 11:56 PM

did you ever try start up by using DOS commands

11-25-2004, 08:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
carrolien New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1	laptop give black screen after installing XP I tried to install Win XP Prof. two times on an Evo N610C laptop, but every time I start the laptop the day after, XP doesn't start, after you can choose for the bios, the screen stays black with the cursor in the upper right corner. Hope someone knows this problem. Thanks,

11-30-2004, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Super_Nova Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 31 Posts: 440	Did you upgrade from another version or did you install fresh to a reformated hard drive? __________________ My Suitcase PC: Currently: Mobile AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 2133MHz 1GB Kingston Hyper-X @333Mhz 40 GB HD and External USB 120GB Hard drive Shuttle MN31/N Motherboard DVD-Burner Planned: More cutting and mounting of brackets and accessories.

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12-03-2004, 06:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
dan1x New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7	Normally, I install Win 98 first, and than upgrade to XP. Try this, but you have to start from scratch.

12-03-2004, 07:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
stt_d31 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 17	i had the same problem (however not with a laptop). after bringing the pc back to the computerstore it seemed that i f*cked the motherboard by blowing up the firewire bus/chip (because of wrong connecting it). The computer could install windows XP untill the end, but when it was finished, and i restarted the pc, it always showed a black screen with a blinking text-pointer.

12-13-2004, 11:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Doomshot New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 13	did you ever try start up by using DOS commands