07-15-2011, 10:53 PM
get/download/acquire a bootable cd/dvd/usb of any kind (your windows installation media will work if you have it, or your favorite linux live cd etc, ask a friend to get it for you if you don't have a working computer)
stick it in
turn it on
does it work???
now you know whether it's software or hardware
(ps, if your video card is dead (for many definitions of dead) you wouldn't be seeing anything on your screen)
stick it in
turn it on
does it work???
now you know whether it's software or hardware
(ps, if your video card is dead (for many definitions of dead) you wouldn't be seeing anything on your screen)