BLUE PAGE WITH BLACK LINES..

[Broni]

What brand, and model of computer is it? Have you ever opened it to install anything inside, or it's in a factory state?

[shanaka1]

it is 2005-6 emachine t6211,3200+amd athlon 64 processor,160gb hd,ati radeon express 200/ dvd+/-rw, 512mb ddr sdram.  i had put a sim card slot into it when we got it cause we were on the road alot and needed the internet. i took it out last night but it didn't change anything. since it turned white  i can't get it to come back up.

[Broni]

Unfortunately, your computer has on-board video chipset, so there is no way to test it, but I believe, this is your problem.
You have two options: borrow a real video card from a friend, or buy real video card. There are not expensive. You may get one for ~$50.

[shanaka1]

ok if video, wha kind do i get, would that also effect my on/off button, cause i can't hear my hd kick in. if it is
persay my hd,what kind and how much

[Broni]

cause i can't hear my hd kick in

I wasn't aware of this. You said, that your monitor comes up, but with some lines.

[shanaka1]

i did but i also have been saying i can't get my puter to come on,and if it does then my screen gets blu,black or white, or blue w/ black lines

[Broni]

I can't find on Emachines web page what brand of hard drive you have installed, so...
Download, and install Everest: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
Open it, click Computer, then Summary.
In upper menu, go Report>Quick Report-Summary
Save it in text file, and paste it in your next post.
Don't include anything under line Debug - PCI

[shanaka1]

ok if i download this onto my laptop, how is that going to determine what kind of hd i have on my desktop.what does it look like, so i can see the model type on it

[Broni]

I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking clearly.
If you have a burner on your laptop, download Ultimate Boot CD: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
Burn it to CD, and boot your desktop from it. It'll let you test all kind of things, including hard drive, and RAM.

[shanaka1]

sorry it took  so long for me to get back to you. i found out what kind and type of hard drive i have. it is a seagate sata 7200.  you said i could download that to a disc and run it on my puter.  also in everest, what part do i need to put on disc, there are a couple of them

[Broni]

Yeah, make that Ultimate Boot CD, and there is Seagate diagnostic tool on it. You'll be able to test whole bunch of other things.

[shanaka1]

with that everest download could i maybe repair my hd,or format it,w/o haveing to buy a new on

[Broni]

No. Run the CD, I told you about to test your hard drive. We can't be sure, what's wrong.