Everytime i boot my pc it wont start right away. A blank screen would appear and no reaction whatsoever. in order to open it i need to restart with the restart button. And if i plug my monitor with the on board video, their is no display as in dead. below is my system info. Hope anyone could help me. Thanks in advance. S Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600 OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation System Name MARAGUL System Manufacturer ECS System Model P4M800-M7 System Type X86-based PC Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2660 Mhz BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 080012, 12/21/2005 SMBIOS Version 2.3 Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32 Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1 Locale United States Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2562 (xpsp.040919-1030)" User Name MARAGUL\Jonathan Capulong Time Zone China Standard Time Total Physical Memory 1,280.00 MB Available Physical Memory 887.79 MB Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB Page File Space 2.98 GB Page File C:\pagefile.sys

What is the post order for this board? If you hear it start up, then the power supply and BIOS appears to be working. The fault will be before it gets to the video card check. Usually this means a new motherboard

Have you tried a factory restore?

Follow the steps below to configure the boot order on most computers.

1. Turn on or restart the computer.
   
2. While the display is blank, press the f10 key to enter the BIOS settings menu.
   NOTE: The BIOS settings menu is accessible by pressing the f2 or the f6 key on some computers.
   
3. Select the Advanced tab using the right and left arrow keys.
   
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Boot Order .
   
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to change the boot order.
   

press fn button and with up-arrow increase brightness ,,, in windows open display settings by right clicking on the desktop (intel or nvidia properties ) acer 4320 could have nvidia or intel ... increase the brightness and the contrast or load the default settings ,,, use external monitor if need ...

reboot it in safe mode and if it shows desktop restart once again
booting in safemode hold F8 while restarting your machine choose start window in safe mode and hit enter
best of luck
if problem wont solve let me know please i will tell you another way

1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD drive, and then restart the computer.
2. Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD drive if you are prompted.
3. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
4. Press 1 (One) to select windows XP and then hit enter.
5. When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
6. At the command prompt, Type Bootrec /RebuildBcd and then press ENTER.
7. If the Bootrec.exe tool runs successfully, it presents you with an installation path of a Windows directory. To add the entry to the BCD store, type yes. A confirmation message appears that indicates the entry was added successfully.
8. If the Bootrec.exe tool cannot locate any missing Windows installations, you must remove the BCD store, and then you must re-create it. To do this, type the following commands in the order in which they are presented. Press ENTER after each command.

Bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup

ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old

Bootrec /rebuildbcd

9. Restart the computer

You have to boot up in Safe Mode or "Use the last know good configuration"

Before anything comes up on your screen you must hit either F8, F4, or F6 to intercept the operating system boot.

It will give options like I mentioned. If your machine worked recently, I would try the "Use last known good configuration".


ANd if youset up a retore point. You might want to go back to it. and restore the system to an earlier time

Hi Robert,
please try these troubleshooting steps,
Resolving the blank screen Follow the instructions below in order to fix this issue:

1. Remove any CDs, DVDs or memory cards from the computer.
2. Disconnect all devices from the computer leaving only the original mouse, monitor and keyboard and power cord connected.
3. Restart the PC. NOTE: If this resolved the issue, see the Preventing the blank screen section at the end of this document.
4. Press the F1 key repeatedly during the first startup screen until the entering setup message appears.
5. Press the F5 key to restore the default settings. Use the arrow keys to select YES and press ENTER .
6. Press the F10 key to save the changes and exit. Use the arrow keys to select YES and press ENTER . The PC restarts.
7. When the system restarts select Last Known Configuration from the boot menu. The PC should now startup normally. If the blank screen persists continue with the following steps.
8. Select Safe Mode from the Windows Advanced Options Menu .
9. Use Microsoft's System Restore feature to restore your computer to an earlier time and correct the issue.

This error message may appear when the computer BIOS is set to boot from a network and cannot find a bootable operating system on the network or on any of the storage devices included in the notebook PC's boot path.

The following steps are for most HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario Notebook PCs. The boot order can be configured on the Advanced tab in the BIOS settings menu. The steps to modify the boot order may vary depending on the model of your computer. On most HP notebooks the boot order can be configured using the following steps:

1. Turn on or restart the computer.
2. While the display is blank, press the F10 key to enter the BIOS settings menu. NOTE: Some notebook PCs use the F2 or F6 key.
3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select the Advanced tab.
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Boot Order .
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to change the boot order.

Reset the boot order to the default settings Use the following steps to reset the boot order to the default settings:

1. Turn on or restart the computer.
2. While the display is blank, press the F10 key to enter the BIOS settings menu.
3. Press the F9 key to reset the BIOS to default settings.
4. Press the F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS settings menu.

I think it will you to fix your problem.
If still have problem then tell me more about it.

Thanks
Iqbal

restart pc.....and tap F8 the second the PC starts boot till screen asks you to choose "Safe Mode" in save mode right click the desktop and set the properties back to what it was b4.

Let me know if your successful.