My Medion Akoya kept getting a blue screen and shutting down. Now when I try and restart the laptop, I just get a blank screen with a flashing _
in the top left corner.
It doesnt beep when turned on – only if I press buttons. It doesn't give me the option to start BIOS or set up.
I have tried pressing F8, F12, F2 and F3 but still nothing happens. It just goes to the the black screen with the flashing _
It is running Windows Visa Home Basic.
Best Answer
Do you get any sort of splash or status screen before the blinking cursor?
Typically a blinking cursor at boot indicates that no operating system could be found (some BIOS, for whatever reason, don't just give a message saying this). If you're unable to get in to BIOS, though, then there's probably a more severe problem. Do you know that one of the keys you listed is correct to enter BIOS on the Akoya?
If you can get in to BIOS, boot from a Windows disk and allow Startup Repair to run. If you are unable to enter BIOS, the laptop is probably bricked. A motherboard replacement would likely be necessary.