Re: Help black screen

You should be able to stick the OS disk in and just install it. You will
have to boot from the CD drive.

"jhopkins" <park153521@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:tQpUe.185127$Lg2.86139@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Everyone-
> I just bought a laptop off ebay it has been wiped completely clean no
> drivers or OS . I downloaded a dos bootdisk but when i power up the
> laptop all i get is a black screen i don't know what to do to fix
> this so i can get dos on and begin reinstalling all the drivers and
> the OS. its a compaq armada 1592dmt not the best but is ok for what i
> need it for.
> any help is so appreciated.
>
>


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