No video on windows xp computer

[TheDutchGinger]

Would anyone be able to help find out how to fix my old pc not getting video? It has some important photos on the hard drive and it's the only pc i have that's compatible with it.

[Yua]

The first thing I would try is to remove the ram from the motherboard and put it back in.

 

Can you share the model of this PC and if it makes some beeping sounds when you turn it on?

[thevictor390]

If all else fails you can get a USB adapter for the hard drive.

[TheDutchGinger]

2 minutes ago, Yua said:

The first thing I would try is to remove the ram from the moatboard and put it back in.

 

Can you share the model of this PC and if it makes some beeping sounds when you turn it on?

Yes it makes some really loud beeping sounds. Can't find the model though because the letters on the stickers have faded.

[Yua]

4 minutes ago, TheDutchGinger said:

Yes it makes some really loud beeping sounds. Can't find the model though because the letters on the stickers have faded.

Can you describe the beeping sounds? They are a sequence that indicates the issue.

It should be something like this: short beep, short beep, long beep, short beep, repeat.

7 minutes ago, thevictor390 said:

If all else fails you can get a USB adapter for the hard drive.

Like @thevictor390 said, in the worst-case scenario, you can buy an IDE to USB adapter and recover all the data from the drive.

[TheDutchGinger]

13 minutes ago, Yua said:

Can you describe the beeping sounds? They are a sequence that indicates the issue.

It should be something like this: short beep, short beep, long beep, short beep, repeat.

Like @thevictor390 said, in the worst-case scenario, you can buy an IDE to USB adapter and recover all the data from the drive.

I replaced the 2 sticks of ram with a different single one and this fixed the issue as far as i have noticed.

[NinJake]

I would not recommend using a windows XP computer if it's connected to the internet. If it's not, enjoy! (Looking at the picture it does not appear to have a network connection, but the google page initially made me assume you did have it connected.)

[TheDutchGinger]

3 hours ago, NinJake said:

I would not recommend using a windows XP computer if it's connected to the internet. If it's not, enjoy! (Looking at the picture it does not appear to have a network connection, but the google page initially made me assume you did have it connected.)

Oh no tried that but it refuses to connect via wifi or Lan.