Hello,

could anyone help me?

My notebook computer does not boot. When I press the power button the power light turns on and a I can hear the usual NOICE of the HDD. However nothing else happens and the monitor remains black.

I removed the HHD and re-installed it, the power seems ok, so what can it be?

I appreciate an insight.

Pinco i don't know a lot about notebooks...but maybe your screen burned out...

however don't take my word for it.
Thanks,

I am not sure, but I believe it would make the usual start up (bios, etc) without showing anything on the screen.

Pinco some one may have turned down  the screen control knob...on a tosh sat  its on the right-hand side of lcd..screen?check it out..Try the Fn keys. It might be set to use an external monitor. Many laptops allow selection of using the local monitor, external monitor, or both.Thanks. Already tried all the FN keys. I believe it should be something different from the monitor. The computer turns on but does not do any of the bios or post. It just remains idle with a noice of the HDD.

Thanks again for the suggestions.

Pinco_Pallino

may i suggest - although nothing has WORKED for me yet - to read my posts in the cpu / bios / cmos battery subject line.  it could be almost anything   :-/
does this happen when its on the battery.?..if so plug into the mains..any beeps when you boot this laptop..To Merlin: I keep it plugged because the battery is pretty weak (although relatively new). There are no beeps.

Thank you dreamer: I went through your posts. It seems to be a lost cause. On the other hand what could I ask from a 5-year old Solo Gateway?

Maybe I should juyst sell it on ebay for parts and get a new one. Unless...

Pinco_Pallino There is one more thing which may have to be considered for the problem with my notebook.

I upgraded it to Windows 98SE and so far that was ok. But, I later found, that I had not turned the computer off and it was not plugged to the power line.

So I guess it went on stand-by and then simply went off. This may have screwed the main battery (which doesn't get charged anymore) and who knows what else...

Have a nice WEEK end

Pinco_Pallino
it maybe worth a shot take the battery out...and then plug it in to the mains?ALSO you could HOOK it up to a normal monitor....this will prove if the lcd screen has had it..I brought the notebook to the technical serive of Compusa and they believe that the motherboard is damaged. Maybe they have a vested interest in saying that the notebook is useless, but I believe I have no other choice.

Best

Pinco_Pallino :-/