Boot loop after coming out of sleep

Silenced · 26 Jun 2009 at 07:27

hey

Last night i was warned of thunder by my mum, so i thought i turned my pc off, turns out it was in sleep mode. I also removed the plug. Now i've found this out my pc is in a continuous boot loop, i've left it for 10 mins and it still wont work. What can i do :/?

xxalxx · 26 Jun 2009 at 10:00

press F8 for the windows boot menu, then choose Disable automatic restart on boot failure (or words to that effect). You should then see a BSOD (hopefully giving you more info)

Happy · 26 Jun 2009 at 10:16

Boot into safe mode by pressing F8 just after the POST, then reboot/shutdown as normal. See if this removes the boot loop.

pctestcard.com · 26 Jun 2009 at 10:34

Before running the safe mode, select Last Known Good Configuration first.

This can help to load the working profile and may help with your problem.

Hope this helps!
Bill

Silenced · 26 Jun 2009 at 15:59

how can i press f8 if my usb ports aren't on yet

Silenced · 26 Jun 2009 at 16:08

also the screen doesnt pick anytning up when its attemping to boot

Silenced · 26 Jun 2009 at 16:53

Someone please help. I cant get it to work.....

Silenced · 26 Jun 2009 at 17:25

****ING HELP ME

Kearney_1988 · 26 Jun 2009 at 18:02

reset cmos if you have any overclocks. Use a PS/2 Keyboard see if that gets you anywhere then try what has been suggested above

Silenced · 26 Jun 2009 at 18:10

ps/2 doesn't pickup. And reset cmos is take battery out and leave it?

Kearney_1988 · 26 Jun 2009 at 18:28

refer to your motherboards manual for specifics but tends to be moving a jumper over

geekyEd · 26 Jun 2009 at 18:41

yes taking the batter out and leaving it for 10 secs works on some motherboards but some dont like doing this so ensure you read the manual as posted.

what's the furthest it gets in the "loop"?

N$X · 26 Jun 2009 at 18:46

if all the above fails, you can try f10 for the recovery option.

this option will only be available if the operating system was installed by the factory. i.e pc bought from one of the high street retailers.

Silenced · 26 Jun 2009 at 18:53

reset my cmos, still doesn't work. And you hear everything whir up then it dies and just keeps doing that, with no display.

Silenced · 26 Jun 2009 at 19:51

ugh, getting restless, anyone know how to cure it, cmos reset no working, can't press f8 as i see no display and it doesnt work

Silenced · 26 Jun 2009 at 23:26

any help. I/m getting withdrawalsymptoms

N$X · 26 Jun 2009 at 23:33

whats the make and model of your pc.

Silenced · 27 Jun 2009 at 07:47

it doesnt have a make or model, its custom

Blackberries · 27 Jun 2009 at 08:06

Strange. I accidentally did something similar the other day - unplugged my desktop after putting it in Sleep mode. If I remember correctly I was simply presented with a screen alerting me to a problem loading Windows and giving me a few options including attempting to load it again or booting normally. Something like that anyway.

You say you have no display.. Do you even see your PC POST? It should be doing that no problem, as it's got nothing to do with loading an operating system (assuming, of course, that you see it POST when it's working normally). The same goes with entering the BIOS - should be unaffected by problems relating to Windows.

Hate to say it but I think there may be some kind of hardware problem caused when you switched it off (or perhaps something related to the storm). Definitely doesn't seem to be related to Windows and sleep mode.

Silenced · 27 Jun 2009 at 09:35

just as it should post it dies. I dont actually think my mobo ever did beep post, it displayed it. And how come this has happened, its never happened before, turning power off during sleep hasnt killed my pc before. And my dad put a power kill switch on my plugs so it shouldnt be the storm