Twisterdog
02-09-2008, 07:03 PM
Remember a thread I posted a while ago, stating that my computer was booting up very slowly and asking for advice?
Many people offered great suggestions, and I tried them all. Nothing worked. In fact, it kept getting slower and slower and slower ... until one day it wouldn't turn on at all.
Funny thing was, I could hear it running, and it sounded like the perfectly normal boot-up sequence. Puzzling. Just as I was about to give up and go buy an entirely new system ... I happened to glance at the monitor. The little green light was flashing, and I swear it had always been a steady green before. So, I thought I'd turn it off and back on. But it wouldn't turn off, either.
Hmmmm ... so I go down to Staples and buy a new monitor. And guess what, THAT was the problem, not the tower at all. :o How embarrassing! So I had to confess my computing sins.
Many people offered great suggestions, and I tried them all. Nothing worked. In fact, it kept getting slower and slower and slower ... until one day it wouldn't turn on at all.
Funny thing was, I could hear it running, and it sounded like the perfectly normal boot-up sequence. Puzzling. Just as I was about to give up and go buy an entirely new system ... I happened to glance at the monitor. The little green light was flashing, and I swear it had always been a steady green before. So, I thought I'd turn it off and back on. But it wouldn't turn off, either.
Hmmmm ... so I go down to Staples and buy a new monitor. And guess what, THAT was the problem, not the tower at all. :o How embarrassing! So I had to confess my computing sins.