Computer won't boot up! PLEASE HELP !

[tomama]

OK, can you help me figure out how to fix this?

[brett74]

I sure can and if you want I can get someone to help us

[tomama]

That would be great, Thanks!

[brett74]

I sent a message to patio and he should be here soon and you are welcome I'll be here also

[patio]

I hope you weren't disconnecting that monitor with the power on....
Try booting into safe mode.
To do this power down and when you turn the machine back on tap F8 rapidly while the machine is starting and before you see the XP logo...
Choose safe mode and see if it boots with video.
If so un-install the driver you installed and then temporarilly disable the ethernet in Device Manager and re-boot.
If the video is now fine then locate the correct driver for the ethernet ( should be on the motherboard Driver CD that shipped with the machine ) and re-install them.

[brett74]

thanks patio

[tomama]

Sorry, I don't get any logo, NOTHING comes up on the screen except the monitor's own thing of trying to detect digital or analog, and if I don't have the cable connected to the computer, it says "Check Signal Cable."

[brett74]

okay does anything power up at all the fans drives at all

[tomama]

Fans come on, drives light up, can hear things spinning, but no way to know how far it gets in booting up, because no image.

[brett74]

okay I tried to look up your problem and I can't find it. what I would do now is power everything down and then open the case up and try to pull the card out and then put it back in you may have to remove a screw that holds the card onto the case.

[patio]

I hope you weren't disconnecting that monitor with the power on....

You didn't answer this...
Unfortunately with video issues the only way to start eliminating things is to try another monitor...
How well do you like your neighbor's ? ?

[tomama]

what I would do now is power everything down and then open the case up and try to pull the card out and then put it back in

I've already done this.

I hope you weren't disconnecting that monitor with the power on....

I'm dumb, but not that dumb.

[tomama]

Neighbor's monitor not a possibility.

[patio]

The next option then would be to install the video card in another machine.
If it;s the same results then the card is shot.

[tomama]

Sorry, I need to make it clear that I don't have access to any computers other than a Mac laptop and the machine which has the problem.