7UP
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- Apr 28, 2012
Greetings W7 masters.
I bought an old PC (Pentium D, 1 Gig Ram) at a garage sale, and was hoping to bring it back to life.
I put in the Windows DVD, and all was well. It took a while, installed, asked for a new user name / computer name etc.
After that install though, it will never get to the actual OS.
It seems to alternated between one screen that has 'HP invent / Pentium D logo.. In the bottom left there is a number 09.. in the bottom right has the options like <Esc = Boot Menu> <F1 = Setup> <F10 = System Recovery> etc etc,
It's on this screen for about 2 seconds, then switches to a black screen for about 5 or 6 seconds.
I tried reinserting the DVD and reinstalling, but it's doing the same thing everytime.
I tried entering the boot menu and making sure the hard drive was selected.. Same deal.
Does anyone have any tips or things to try?
If I can get this beast running I'll be very happy!
- 7UP
I bought an old PC (Pentium D, 1 Gig Ram) at a garage sale, and was hoping to bring it back to life.
I put in the Windows DVD, and all was well. It took a while, installed, asked for a new user name / computer name etc.
After that install though, it will never get to the actual OS.
It seems to alternated between one screen that has 'HP invent / Pentium D logo.. In the bottom left there is a number 09.. in the bottom right has the options like <Esc = Boot Menu> <F1 = Setup> <F10 = System Recovery> etc etc,
It's on this screen for about 2 seconds, then switches to a black screen for about 5 or 6 seconds.
I tried reinserting the DVD and reinstalling, but it's doing the same thing everytime.
I tried entering the boot menu and making sure the hard drive was selected.. Same deal.
Does anyone have any tips or things to try?
If I can get this beast running I'll be very happy!
- 7UP