05-05-2011, 06:17 PM
I have an HP Pivilion Slimline s7421c PC that was recently given to me. I had to replace the hard drive because it failed the SMART test & new DVD Drive; both SATA. When I attempt to install WinXP, after I hit a key to install from CD, my screen goes blank and it does not load from the DVD drive. I have tested the DVD drive, hard drive and WinXP boot installation on another system and all are fine. I've checked BIOS and believe I have all the proper selections; all hardware is properly detected (hard drive, DVD, Memeory). But for some reason the screen simply goes blank at that point; when it should be loading WinXP to begin installation. At this point I don't even know what to try next. I'm wondering if possibly the MB is bad. There appears to be no option in BIOS to load from USB or I would try that.
Is this a BIOS issue. My BIOS offers very few options.
Is this a BIOS issue. My BIOS offers very few options.