First post, by BigK
Hi guys, I was referred to this website from OC.net and this one seems more appropriate for my question. Basically this computer has always had trouble booting (would have to restart several times to start)
So the computer stopped booting for the scanner. It's a fairly old build from about 1999.
I am quite computer literate but honestly I haven't really tinkered with something this old and don't even know where to start.
The computer now boots, but won't show a load screen and also it sounds like it doesn't really go through the whole boot cycle. I can't really full diagnose what's going on but I disassembled most of the components and tried to make a bare bone system.
I could theoretically purchase a graphics card and see if that helps but it sounds like that is not the problem.
Since this computer uses a "Sun" board that has special connectors that I don't know what they're called. I am not sure if I should try to find the identical motherboard or simply for something in the same generation, and then try to re-install windows and drivers. (might become a horror)
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I'm kind of stumped and unsure what to do next.
There is this Number on the Board: E139761
Serial Numbers:
A06449-413
IUJN05203171