csi1189
New Member
i have an old hp compaq nc6000 that used to have xp pro on it, then had a new harddrive put in along with more ram. now it has xp home. runs fine. excpet one thing. it seemingly only starts up when i have in plugged in to ac power. otherwise, i get this on the screen right after the winxp logo boot screen:
what you are seeing is two vertical bars on the screen being displayed in place of the welcome screen...
possibly my battery needs replacing? but the thing is, once it's powerd up, i can unplug and it will last for up to 3.5 hours on a single fully-charged battery. and also it can sometimes start up unplugged but only if its completely charged and i have enough willpower to make it do so. now i have no idea what's going on here. any ideas??
what you are seeing is two vertical bars on the screen being displayed in place of the welcome screen...
possibly my battery needs replacing? but the thing is, once it's powerd up, i can unplug and it will last for up to 3.5 hours on a single fully-charged battery. and also it can sometimes start up unplugged but only if its completely charged and i have enough willpower to make it do so. now i have no idea what's going on here. any ideas??