i did search i couldn't find anything on this specific topic. i have an averatec lappy 4100 series. and a sonyfx140 older lappy. both with same symptoms.
i can power on get into, change, and save bios settings. after which it immediately hangs. shows a black screen w/ blinking cursor. no command prompt. it will not load from cd or other. i did pull hdd and do diskcheck, etc. no problems found. i copied all things so if i need to format no problem. but i can't even get into that option. help?
in the middle of putting averatec back together. someone told me to remove and reinstall memory to see it if wasn't seating correctly.
we can start w/ the sony. im hoping that since has same symtpoms i can apply the fix to the averatec when i get the chance to put back together.
thanks!
vern