hi i bought this computer for a family member and trying to troubleshoot and hopefully with some help be able to help a family member upgrade from his gateway
p3 400 mhz
ok it came with no hard drive
i am getting one as we speak
can a computer turn on and display general info with no hd? or if i get a hd do i have flas bios ? here is the linky to sony site
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=PCVRX370DS
also i noticed it has this video card instead of the listed on the site
http://hothardware.com/Articles/Leadtek_WinFast_GeForce3_TD/?page=1
basically i am at this point going to get hd tommorow, it powers up and seems fine
i get a blank monitor screen , is that because i do not have a hd ? or might it be video problem , or is there a way to some basic troubleshooting at this point ?
any and all help greatly appericated
p3 400 mhz
ok it came with no hard drive
i am getting one as we speak
can a computer turn on and display general info with no hd? or if i get a hd do i have flas bios ? here is the linky to sony site
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=PCVRX370DS
also i noticed it has this video card instead of the listed on the site
http://hothardware.com/Articles/Leadtek_WinFast_GeForce3_TD/?page=1
basically i am at this point going to get hd tommorow, it powers up and seems fine
i get a blank monitor screen , is that because i do not have a hd ? or might it be video problem , or is there a way to some basic troubleshooting at this point ?
any and all help greatly appericated