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    LHaywood Posts: 5, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 6, 2007, 12:27 PM
    Blank screen with blinking cursor
    I am having problems try to boot up my computer. When it comes on all I see is a blank screen with the blinking cursor on it. I have a Dell E551 Monitor.
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    Lowtax4eva Posts: 2,467, Reputation: 190
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    Sep 6, 2007, 12:59 PM
    I don't think the monitor is your problem, if you see something on the display the monitor is working, call dell if your still under warranty, or is only the monitor a dell?
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    retsoksirhc Posts: 912, Reputation: 71
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    Sep 6, 2007, 01:07 PM
    Do you see anything before that, like a logo, or a bunch of text that gives you information about the computer?
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