Re: Toshiba Satellite boot failure

[Rick Merrill <rickZERODOTmerrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff Evans wrote:
> Trying to do something with a Sat. A65-S126 with boot problems.  Windows 
> XP installed on NTFS root partition.  Things got progressively worse, 
> from Windows not booting until now, when the BIOS screen does not even 
> appear.  There does not seem to be any video activity of any kind on 
> powerup (screen is black).  I can't tell if the POST passes or not, but 
> there are no beeps I can hear.  The CD/DVD drive still spins up if a new 
> disc is inserted, and the fan is going.
>
> Any ideas on things to check/try?  Utilities to use?  Any way to narrow 
> down the problem even a little bit?  Trying to avoid the need to send it 
> in for service if possible.  Thanks for your help.

You'll have to use your recovery disk unless you can manage to F8 your 
way into safe mode.