Compy just at bios logo screen :(

Raymond Lin · 28 Jun 2009 at 23:36

Some reason my pc won't get pass the first logo screen of the bios when you turn the power on, the HD light just blinks and it does nothing....what do you guys think the problem is? It can't be windows and it's not even loading yet.

Kennysevenfold · 28 Jun 2009 at 23:42

can you actually get into the bios.?

try one stick of ram at a time...

Mattus · 28 Jun 2009 at 23:43

Sounds like it's struggling to initialise the HDD. If it's showing the full-screen logo, I would go into the BIOS and turn off the logo display. Then you'll be able to read the boot-up messages and see where it's hanging.

Raymond Lin · 28 Jun 2009 at 23:51

Can't get into the bios at all, just stick at the first logo, HD lights blinking. Press del to enter boos but it's not doing it

Mattus · 28 Jun 2009 at 23:55

Unplug the HDD and see if you can get into the BIOS.

Plec · 28 Jun 2009 at 23:57

Clear the CMOS and see if you have any luck with that.

If not strip it down to a skeleton set up - cpu, gfx, 1 stick of memory (disconnect everything else) and see if you can get into the BIOS then.

If you can sit and monitor temps and then shut down and re-attach the HDD and see what happens.

EDIT: I'll leave this one to Mattus so as not to confuse things - you're in capable hands - good luck with it. (Sleep is beckoning...)

Raymond Lin · 29 Jun 2009 at 00:44

Erm.....

I left it for like 6 hours, just got home now and it boot up !

I dunno whether to be happy or sad.

taliesyn · 29 Jun 2009 at 00:47

It's not overheating is it?

Raymond Lin · 29 Jun 2009 at 00:59

Nope, it turned it on after its been off for about 24 hours, it was stuck at the logo.

Left it since 3pm today, 9 hours later and its working.....it did ask me if i want to load safe mode though, but i just loaded windows normally.

gamesaregood · 29 Jun 2009 at 01:15

Sounds like its getting stuck trying to detect something... I would check all connections and maybe try disconnecting everything that's not required to get into windows and see if that helps...

skippy2421 · 29 Jun 2009 at 01:18

gamesaregood said:
Sounds like its getting stuck trying to detect something... I would check all connections and maybe try disconnecting everything that's not required to get into windows and see if that helps...

as he says, my recently broken ipod shuffle used to cause the same problem plus used to reset my overclock :S so yea pull out anything in your usb ports that isnt the keyboard and mouse.