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[mike coulombe]

Ok, I got ahold of a older hp laptop.
It has a 1000 MHz processor, 256 Mb ram and 19 gb hard drive.
When I boot the CD it spins for about a minute loading then stops completely.
Any ideas why. This unit has video but no screen.
I am blind so that part doesn't matter to me. 
I had a similar problem on a dell desktop, but when this happens the screen goes blank from what I was told.
Thanks for any help Mike.