# Need Help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 22, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154 "2003-08-22T23:16:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Clayman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@Clayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Clayman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/1 "2003-08-22T23:16:48Z")
hey guys, I REALLY REALLY NEED HELP!! So yesterday at about 12:00, i was on the computer, and it was getting kinda slow, so i tried to restart it, but whe u restart, and it starts back up, first its like the information and stuff, and the its that loading screen that says Loading Windows Xp, or something like that, and after it showed that, the screen is all black, but you can here all the sounds and stuff when you right click, i thought that it was just because it was on all day, but i try it today, and its the same thing… so is there any other way of fixing it beside reformatting it??? -thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/2 "2003-08-22T23:47:36Z")
and safe mode doesn’t work either, so is there anything else besides reformatting??? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/3 "2003-08-22T23:48:44Z")
kick your computer? I dunno, try turning the monitor on and off ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/4 "2003-08-23T00:04:57Z")
i’m pretty sure that it is not the monitor, but do you guys think it is a virus, or hardware problem, or software??? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/5 "2003-08-23T00:16:19Z")
i have SOOO much stuff there, i just can’t reformat, i never made a backup of the files or anything, because this is a pretty new computer, and i didn’t think anything like this will happen… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/6 "2003-08-23T00:38:08Z")
Oh its new? then take it in and ask them to repair it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/7 "2003-08-23T00:44:38Z")
yeah, that probably what i am going to do… …btw, i just checked, the reformat disk doesn’t work either. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/8 "2003-08-23T00:45:47Z")
Hey, it just occured to me, if your computer is that badly \*\*\*\*ed, how are you talking to us? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/9 "2003-08-23T00:47:25Z")
i am using my crappier-older pc. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/10 "2003-08-23T01:16:12Z")
Well maybe its the screens light. Turn it up by holding **[COLOR=purple]FN[/COLOR]**, and then one of the **F** keys for light and sun up. What I do is press hold the **[COLOR=purple]FN[/COLOR]** key (which is next to the control for me), and then tap **F6 and F8** until I get my light up. **F5 and F7** are light down. - I hope you understood what I said, it’s all key pressing. - : It’s worth a try…:-\ : ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/11 "2003-08-23T01:19:06Z")
Sharif, i think that only applies to laptops/notebooks Vepr, you could try doing the same with the actual monitor if your using a desktop. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/12 "2003-08-23T01:24:45Z")
are you getting beeping sounds when you start it up? could be a video card error. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/13 "2003-08-23T07:04:29Z")
i dunno, when it starts, and i can’t see anything, it does make a sound, the same sound as when it gets an error, but i don’t it is the lights, because the loading thing and all that is fine. -thanks ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/29154/14 "2003-08-23T22:49:58Z")
hey thanks guys, we finally fixed it… turns out it was a problem with the Video Card. thanks again!