sammy1991 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 After i get past the white boot screen.My monitor tries to check signals and then the blue light on my gateway monitor power button turns from blue to orange and i am left with the monitor being off..It won't show me anything not even desktop screen after boot screen. Plz help.. Btw here is some info btw using mac os x 10.8 installation..its still installed but i have it at dual boot so i can only use xp for now =/ Here are my specs: Processor Model : Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.40GHz Speed : 2.40GHz Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s) Internal Data Cache : 8kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 4-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector L2 On-board Cache : 512kB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector Mainboard Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus AGP PCI IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus MP Support : 1 Processor(s) MP APIC : Yes System BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. 3.28 System : Compaq Presario 061 DF216A-ABA S4300NX NA210 Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer INC. Stingray Total Memory : 1.7GB DDR-SDRAM Chipset 1 Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc 82865G/PE/P, 82848P DRAM Controller / Host-Hub Interface Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz data rate) Total Memory : 1.8GB DDR-SDRAM Memory Bus Speed : 2x 166MHz (332MHz data rate) Video System Monitor/Panel : Plug and Play Monitor Adapter : ATI Radeon 9550 / X1050 Series Adapter : ATI Radeon 9550 / X1050 Series Secondary Adapter : LogMeIn Mirror Driver Physical Storage Devices Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive Hard Disk : ST3120020A (112GB) CD-ROM/DVD : Memorex 16X-DDL-IN (CD 48X Rd, 48X Wr) (DVD 6X Rd, 6X Wr) CD-ROM/DVD : SONY CD-RW CRX230ED (CD 100X Rd, 52X Wr) Logical Storage Devices Hard Disk (C:) : 112GB (101GB, 91% Free Space) (NTFS) My Disc (D:) : 2.4GB (CDFS) CD-ROM/DVD (E:) : N/A 3.5" 1.44MB (A:) : N/A Peripherals Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 1 LPT USB Controller/Hub : Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2 USB Controller/Hub : Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4 USB Controller/Hub : Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D7 USB Controller/Hub : Intel® 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD USB Controller/Hub : Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Composite Device FireWire/1394 Controller/Hub : Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mouse : Microsoft PS/2 Mouse MultiMedia Device(s) Device : Sound Blaster Audigy Printers and Faxes Model : Microsoft XPS Document Writer Power Management Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line Operating System(s) Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Home 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2) Platform Compliance : Win32 x86 Network Services Adapter : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Performance Tips Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity. Notice 5901 : CD 1x= 150kB/s; Exercise caution when comparing measured versus published ratings. Notice 5902 : DVD 1x= 11.08Mbps Exercise caution when comparing measured versus published ratings. Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54023-helpstuck-at-black-screen-after-boot-screen/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy1991 Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Wait a minute...don't we need vga drivers or ati drivers to even see the mac screen? The uphuck has those drivers.....just wonder......anyone found a suggestion? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54023-helpstuck-at-black-screen-after-boot-screen/#findComment-386206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crizl Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I have the same problem, but onlyon my VAIO notebook! I have 10.4.8 on my desktop and it happened in my first install, but it never happended again in the other installations I made on the desktop. Now in my laptop, i do everything as i did on my desktop, all the needed drivers..and after install and the apple white screen and the apple logo in the middle, the screens turns black and shuts off...but i still can hear the welcome music of the OS X!! somebody help! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54023-helpstuck-at-black-screen-after-boot-screen/#findComment-400921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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