posted on Jun, 27 2008 @ 07:07 PM
I have a computer I am trying to fix.
I installed a new hard drive, the old one apparently died, and couldn't even be read through a IDE to USB converter on another computer. (another
hard drive read just fine)
Anyway, I started to install Windows XP, the drive formatted just fine, etc. After the auto reboot, I got a black screen. The cpu fan was running,
and the hard drive was spinning, I think.
So, I shut down the computer and restarted it. Now, it starts to finish the installation, but hangs up at "preparing for installation." I waited
for a while. Same thing, fans are spinning, hard drive is spinning, but nothing is really happening on the install.
I'm leaning toward the power supply or something with the motherboard.
What do you guys think?
Troy
[edit on 27-6-2008 by cybertroy]
[edit on 27-6-2008 by cybertroy]