[CS-FSLUG] Processor

[David M.]

On Friday 30 April 2004 09:55 am, N. Thompson wrote:
> I think you may also want to check the video card, on my motherboard if
> the video card is bad I get those exact same symptoms.
>
> @ndrew wrote:
> >David,
> >
> >I'd just try and test the CPU in another motherboard, if you have one
> >available (or if someone you know does).
> >
> >--
> >@ndrew
> >andrew at dothedrew.net
> >http://www.dothedrew.net
> >
> >"No man has a good enough memory
> >to be a successful liar."
> >  Abraham Lincoln
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz
> >>[mailto:Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of David M.
> >>Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:32 AM
> >>To: christiansource at ofb.biz
> >>Subject: [CS-FSLUG] Processor
> >>
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>Could anyone here tell me how I can test a processor in a
> >>computer to see if it's good or bad?
> >>
> >>I have a computer here that will not boot and I get a black
> >>screen with "no signal found" and the lights on the keyboard
> >>flash simultaneously when the computer is turned on.
> >>
> >>I have a suspicion that the BIOS chip is bad but I don't want
> >>to buy a BIOS chip and either the motherboard or the
> >>processor being the problem, because motherboards come with
> >>BIOS chips.
> >>
> >>Also if it's the BIOS chip, getting a new motherboard would
> >>probably be the best solution, but I want to make sure the
> >>processor isn't bad.

It has onboard video, no video card.

Also when I first booted it up, things seemed to start working, but then it 
gave me an error that something was wrong with windows, but I didn't catch 
all of the error, so I powered it down and back up and have had a blank 
screen since.

I tried on 2 different monitors with  same symptoms on both monitors.

David M.