[Thinkpad] OK, not a Thinkpad issue, but bear with me... Any ideas?

[RayBay]

I would go to the website of the hard drive manufacturer, then download
their drive fitness test which can be booted from a floppy or CD. Then run a
full test.  You will know fairly quickly whether the hard drive has anything
to do with the problem.
Then I would go to one of the sites such as www.majorgeeks.com, and download
memtest86, and run a memory test for four hours, if it will boot to a
floppy...

That model has had problems with hard drives, video graphics, and memory,
primarily, with some cases of failed power supply. Your problem is not
typical of the power supply failure.

On 2/8/07, RWM (Out of the Office) <RWM at rwmann.com> wrote:
>
> Ray,
>
> Thanks for your replies and assistance.
>
> Deskpro EX Minitower/815 chipset/P3-1.0G processor/Win2k Pro sp4
>
> It boots to the point of the Win2K Pro splash screen "built on NT
> technology", etc., then it blackscreens and shuts down so fast that I
> can't read the error.
>
> It boots via the Win2K install CD, and from that I have done CHKDSK /R
> on both physical disks via the Win2K Recovery Console.
>
> It boots via the PartitionMagic 6.0 boot disks, and the earlier
> "partition improperly dismounted" error  has been cleared.
>
> I suppose the next step is a Win2K system file Repair via the install CD.
>
> - Bob
>
>
>
>
> RayBay wrote:
>
> > Hard drive failure or video graphics failure.
> >
> > Which model Compaq Desktop is it...  There are patterns of failure for
> > the 5000 and 6000 series.
> >
> >
> > What happens when you boot to a Windows 98 floppy boot system disc?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2/8/07, RWM (Out of the Office) <RWM at rwmann.com
> > <mailto:RWM at rwmann.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Aryeh,
> >
> >     Surfaces clean as a whistle, all fans turn, etc.
> >
> >     Everything spins up nicely on startup.
> >
> >     There are two fans installed.
> >
> >     - Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >     Aryeh Goretsky wrote:
> >
> >     > Hello,
> >     >
> >     > Could the system (or a particular component, such as the CPU or
> >     a video
> >     > card) be overheating?  This could cause the behavior you noted
> >     in your
> >     > primary Compaq desktop computer.
> >     >
> >     > If you open the computer's chassis, do all of the fans inside
> >     spin freely
> >     > and smoothly for a revolution or two when you gently tap them with
> a
> >     > finger?
> >     > If not, they should be cleaned or replaced.  Likewise, the chassis
> >     > should be
> >     > cleaned of any dust or debris which may be fouling the air vents.
> >     >
> >     > Replacing the chassis fans with higher airflow volume ones or
> adding
> >     > additional fans can often solve overheat conditions.
> >     >
> >     > Regards,
> >     >
> >     > Aryeh Goretsky
> >     >
> >     > At 01:31 PM 2/7/2007, you wrote:
> >     >
> >     >> Message: 1
> >     >> Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:09:51 -0500
> >     >> From: "RWM (Out of the Office)" <RWM at RWMann.com
> >     <mailto:RWM at RWMann.com>>
> >     >> Subject: [Thinkpad] OK, not a Thinkpad issue,   but bear with
> >     me...
> >     >>         Any ideas?
> >     >> To: Thinkpad User Group <thinkpad at stderr.org
> >     <mailto:thinkpad at stderr.org>>
> >     >> Message-ID: <45CA23FF.5040803 at RWMann.com
> >     <mailto:45CA23FF.5040803 at RWMann.com>>
> >     >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >     >>
> >     >> After a scheduled boot time defrag, my primary Compaq desktop has
> >     >> developed a repeated black screen (could be blue; too quick to
> >     see or
> >     >> read) reboot after performing an apparently successful
> >     "scheduled disk
> >     >> check" from the partial Win2k splash screen.
> >     >>
> >     >> It POSTS OK, boots through BIOS OK, boots through the black and
> >     white
> >     >> zipper OK, boots through the Win2K splash screen with blue
> >     progress bar,
> >     >> then proceeds to the repeated "disk check has been scheduled"
> >     phase,
> >     >> completes this successfully, then crashes.
> >     >>
> >     >> I have tried booting to "last known good configuration" and
> >     safe mode,
> >     >> same outcomes.
> >     >>
> >     >> Any ideas on this?  I have the Win2K CD, so can try a recovery,
> if
> >     >> that's likely to be useful.
> >     >>
> >     >> Yes, I have Ghost backups, but of course now have no client on
> >     which to
> >     >> recover them.
> >     >>
> >     >> - RWM, from a Thinkpad...
> >     >
> >
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A printer consists of four main parts:
plastic case, jammed paper tray,
A blinking red or orange light,
and colored ink plug.