PC has power, but won't boot; monitor screen blank

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System is inoperative; power indicator lights are on,
HardDrive spins, but monitor screen remains blank and
windows 2000 doesn't load ( i assume). the led of the
monitor stays orange instead of turning green on startup.
The led of the hard drive varies - sometimes it keeps
flashing after startup and sometimes the led keeps burning.

cannot boot in safe mode or from floppy etc.

Problem began right after last Windows update (probably
irrelevant). have ruled out monitor as problem - a second
monitor on problem pc had same result. cables, cords and
connections have been checked.

is this most likely a power supply problem even though the
pc IS getting SOME power? i have read so many articles and
posts on the internet suggesting a variety of problems
(including a dead motherboard). the criteria for
differential diagnosis has become a blurr in my mind :(

thank you for your time and effort in helping me
 
balfiecat said:
System is inoperative; power indicator lights are on,
HardDrive spins, but monitor screen remains blank and
windows 2000 doesn't load ( i assume). the led of the
monitor stays orange instead of turning green on startup.
The led of the hard drive varies - sometimes it keeps
flashing after startup and sometimes the led keeps burning.

cannot boot in safe mode or from floppy etc.

Problem began right after last Windows update (probably
irrelevant). have ruled out monitor as problem - a second
monitor on problem pc had same result. cables, cords and
connections have been checked.

is this most likely a power supply problem even though the
pc IS getting SOME power? i have read so many articles and
posts on the internet suggesting a variety of problems
(including a dead motherboard). the criteria for
differential diagnosis has become a blurr in my mind :(

thank you for your time and effort in helping me
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I would do this, in this order:
1. Unplug the hard disk drive and the CD ROM.
2. Remove every removable adapter, including the display adapter.
3. Insert a floppy disk into the drive.
4. Reboot the machine.
5. If the floppy disk fails to spin, take the machine to your
PC dealer. Otherwise, post again for further instructions.
 
thank you Pegasus, will try tomorrow.
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1. Unplug the hard disk drive and the CD ROM.
2. Remove every removable adapter, including the display adapter.
3. Insert a floppy disk into the drive.
4. Reboot the machine.
5. If the floppy disk fails to spin, take the machine to your
PC dealer. Otherwise, post again for further instructions.


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unbeknownst to me my partner took the pc to shop for
repair!
thank you for your time and helpfulness
 
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