Black screen with bios ver 3.5??!!!

Discussion in 'Software' started by ej1245, Jul 15, 2007.

  1. ej1245

    ej1245 Corporal

    Hi, I just installed winxp pro over win98se on my old pent II 450 pc. It seemed to be running fine, no install errors, etc. Now when I rebooted it comes up to a black screen with nothing on it but a line at the top saying Bios ver 3.5 Does this mean I have to upgrade my bios??? is it a driver issue? I can't even access safe mode, help!
     
    ej1245, Jul 15, 2007
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  2. brownizs

    brownizs MajorGeek

    No, that is the version of your Bios. If you can boot into [SAFE] mode, then you can look at the Error log in Admin Tools. It is also possible that your machine may not be compatible 100% with XP. You may be better off going with Win2k.
     
    brownizs, Jul 15, 2007
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  3. ej1245

    ej1245 Corporal


    How can I get there? F8 doesn't work.
     
    ej1245, Jul 15, 2007
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  4. ej1245

    ej1245 Corporal

    well, now I get this instead of the bios msg: nmi:parity check/memory parity error the system has halted (on a blue screen). I have 320 mb ram and 2 hard drives, any clue?
     
    ej1245, Jul 15, 2007
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  5. brownizs

    brownizs MajorGeek

    Bad RAM stick, or bad RAM slot. Pull out the chips and reseat. If does not fix it, time to probably purchase new RAM.
     
    brownizs, Jul 16, 2007
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