Dudes, pls 2 of my hp compaq desktop( dx 2200 microtower) just suddenly stopped booting at all. When i removed the RAM and tested it on the other system with the same configuration it ram is working aslo i checked the processor is hot which indicates that the board is working and most likely the proccessor too. The faulty system when powered only show power light, Harddisk light blinking and the CD ROM light blinking without booting.
Pls someone help me. its urgent. what do i do?
thnx for ur care.

How far do they go when you try to boot?  Do they get as far as running a memory check (depending on your mobo manufacturer) or their screens are just blank (black screen).  Also, did you make any changes i.e. install an application on those two desktops recently?  If the power led and HD activity led are on and the screen is just blank, have you checked your monitors' power and vga connections?  Trust me, little things like that mean a lot.  Provide additional information and we can go from there.

T@medo,
Thnx alot for ur contribution i ve checked all cables both vga and power. the led lights of both system unit and monitor are ON but no P-O-S-T operation nor even beeping sound. inshort nothing showing on the screen. a blank dark screen.
Still waiting
thnx alot

It sounds like your hard disk drive is going to be crashed!

You will need to buy new hard disk drive and ask for back-up all your files along with your operating system CD transfering them from existing hard disk drive into new one.

uspry1:

It sounds like your hard disk drive is going to be crashed!

You will need to buy new hard disk drive and ask for back-up all your files along with your operating system CD transfering them from existing hard disk drive into new one.

Crash >??

There would have been a previous indication or there was and he didn't state it.

Please make sure your cables are alright, cos where u say, u didn't see anything on the screen, do you mean not even a the "_" thats supposed to come at the top-left prior to booting Maybe a more concise explanation would help us help u,

Inze

Thanks to everybody that has contributed to my enquiry amd grateful.
Though i ve not gotten to the final solution but with ur replies amd sure am very close to it.
For purpose of clerity, when i said the screen is blank when booting i mean nothing at all is shown not even the DOS- like promp"-". At leastthe Cmos configurations should be able to show during booting even if it cant load the OS from the hdd. but nothing of such is showing. I tested it with another monitor of a working system unit, but the situation is still the same. Or do i suspect the failure of the CMOS memory or somthing?
still waiting,
thnx