hello everyone,
i surfed on over here in an attempt to solve my "blinking underscore on startup" problem that i was experiencing on my nearly brand-new laptop running 64-bit vista.
i was reading the thread titled: "Black screen with white blinking underscore, means...." (sorry, i'm new, i can't post the link) and found this advice from Hemantdhyani:
We get a blinking cursor when cust is not able to locate the oprating system- And when its blinking it is searching for the os- If u leave the computer on the same for a long time it will boot back to the desktop screen-
Posible resons- If there is any external hard drive / Flash drive / Even if a usb printer can cause the same issue- to get it fixed accessed BIos and look for an option for boot other device and change it to disable-
i did this and it worked! (i'd tried nearly all other options to no avail)
i was wondering if someone could tell me more about this problem and solution - what does it mean to have not have external devices booting? what can i do to avoid this in the future? it's such a simple solution for a seemingly big problem that i'm curious to know more.
thanks, and also thanks for this forum, i have read a lot of great advice delivered in a refreshingly friendly way!
-natalie
i surfed on over here in an attempt to solve my "blinking underscore on startup" problem that i was experiencing on my nearly brand-new laptop running 64-bit vista.
i was reading the thread titled: "Black screen with white blinking underscore, means...." (sorry, i'm new, i can't post the link) and found this advice from Hemantdhyani:
We get a blinking cursor when cust is not able to locate the oprating system- And when its blinking it is searching for the os- If u leave the computer on the same for a long time it will boot back to the desktop screen-
Posible resons- If there is any external hard drive / Flash drive / Even if a usb printer can cause the same issue- to get it fixed accessed BIos and look for an option for boot other device and change it to disable-
i did this and it worked! (i'd tried nearly all other options to no avail)
i was wondering if someone could tell me more about this problem and solution - what does it mean to have not have external devices booting? what can i do to avoid this in the future? it's such a simple solution for a seemingly big problem that i'm curious to know more.
thanks, and also thanks for this forum, i have read a lot of great advice delivered in a refreshingly friendly way!
-natalie