Help - DID just break my pc???

mikeyparkster · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:19

Surveyor said:
I meant setting the HDD as the first boot device in the BIOS.

You could try unplugging the DVD from the motherboard and see if it'll boot from the HDD. Try the HDD in different SATA ports, it should be in one of the black ones.

Have you loosened the CPU cooler block a bit like I suggested?

Done all that

nothing still......

Surveyor · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:21

Take out the stick of RAM you're using at the minute and try the other one in different slots.

mikeyparkster · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:21

HAHA I just got a picture.....I'm in the BIOS - now what?
edit: didn't touch the ram....

mikeyparkster · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:23

ram is at the correct voltage 1.50v and 10-10-10-28

Surveyor · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:24

mikeyparkster said:
HAHA I just got a picture.....I'm in the BIOS - now what?
edit: didn't touch the ram....

Change the settings for the RAM as I indicated earlier.

10-10-10-28 timings, 1600MHz, 1.5V.

Make sure the HDD is set as the first boot device.

Save the changes and exit.

Hopefully it'll restart OK.

mikeyparkster · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:26

should I change my HDD back to AHCI from IDE before saving??

Surveyor · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:27

mikeyparkster said:
should I change my HDD back to AHCI from IDE before saving??

Set it to whatever you had it set to when you installed Windows.

mikeyparkster · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:29

OK windows just rebooted at last.....

gonna just reseat my 8gb ram and try it again

mikeyparkster · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:46

urg so it loaded fine..

I turn it off again

I plug in the Optical cable (left of the Hdd) and it no longer booting picture again....

I will remove the optical driver and see if it boots then trying moving it to the right of the HDD

Surveyor · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:48

Connect the HDD and DVD to the black Intel SATA 2 ports.

Have you made sure there isn't a disc in the DVD drive?

mikeyparkster · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:50

I just unplugged the DVD Drive again (and it no longer boots the picture again)

wtf.......

Will try and get the dvd out now 1 sec

mikeyparkster · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:52

Surveyor said:
Connect the HDD and DVD to the black Intel SATA 2 ports.

Have you made sure there isn't a disc in the DVD drive?

Yes no disc and Optical drive not plugged in .....

does it matter which sata 2 ports the hdd is plugged in to??

Surveyor · 4 Nov 2011 at 23:54

mikeyparkster said:
does it matter which sata 2 ports the hdd is plugged in to??

No, any one of the black ones is fine.

Edit

Try going back to IDE mode and see if it boots then.

mikeyparkster · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:02

would do if I could get a diplay lol. No idea why it booted 1 time and not the other!! Nothing changed except I plugged in the optical drive!

mikeyparkster · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:06

What's it looking like at this point??? so weird.......You reckon I'll get this fixed?

Surveyor · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:06

mikeyparkster said:
would do if I could get a diplay lol. No idea why it booted 1 time and not the other!! Nothing changed except I plugged in the optical drive!

Have you tried plugging it in again?

Edit

Try loosening the CPU cooler block a touch more.

Don't go mad, it needs to make good contact with the CPU, but it doesn't want to be over tightened.

mikeyparkster · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:14

plugging what in again?

mikeyparkster · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:15

rofl it was the CPU cooler again..it gives the number 62 in red letters on mobo now.. was 00 before...usually when numbers come it suggests its working again

gonna just clear cmos again because the screen has gone to a black - but it's a graphics card detected black not a non detection black. no bios yet

mikeyparkster · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:22

OK IM in the bios again..

mikeyparkster · 5 Nov 2011 at 00:28

OK my keyboard wasn't working to be able to enter the bios......so i had to turn off.....

I then plug in the serial Keyboard and now it wouldn't get me to the same screen again!!! explain that ?????