ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:So wait, the screens show up - ie you can see stuff under the 0's right?
Does sound like screwed VGA, but could be other things.  I guess you could try reseating the graphics card, replugging in the monitor and possibly resetting the CMOS if you don't have spare parts.

looks like i will need those images after all. but the screen becomes covered in zeros after one boot.

nothing is accessible. i will try what you suggest zinga.