12-27-2003, 12:01 AM
I'm certainly no expert in these matters (which is why I haven't posted to this thread yet), but you should be able to get to the BIOS without windows at all. So, I don't think it would be a problem with windows. Since it seems to affect other areas besides the monitor (CD drive, reboot button, etc.), it's probably not your video card or drivers either.
I'm thinking that leaves the motherboard, unfortunately. :( If you can get it to work for long enough to flash your BIOS, that might help. Otherwise, I think it's possible to download the BIOS file to a floppy on another computer and try it that way. It's possible for very, very bad things to happen if this is done incorrectly, so it might help to read up on the process (via another computer, I guess). It might not hurt to wait until the move computer-knowledgeable people here recommend something, but I'd be looking at the BIOS if it were my computer.
-Griselda
I'm thinking that leaves the motherboard, unfortunately. :( If you can get it to work for long enough to flash your BIOS, that might help. Otherwise, I think it's possible to download the BIOS file to a floppy on another computer and try it that way. It's possible for very, very bad things to happen if this is done incorrectly, so it might help to read up on the process (via another computer, I guess). It might not hurt to wait until the move computer-knowledgeable people here recommend something, but I'd be looking at the BIOS if it were my computer.
-Griselda
Why can't we all just get along
--Pete
--Pete