Help with failed boot needed.

Azarathal · 15 Aug 2012 at 18:05

Dead powersupply?

Heya guys, recently my computer would fail to boot a few times and then claim it was a failed overclock (been stable for about 9-10months), reset bios and overclocked again and all was good until yesterday where it'd just get stuck in a loop of failing to boot (it'd restart after 5-10seconse and repeat).

I've removed the cmos battery + reset the jumpers, tried with cpu only (no hardware except cpu, ram and fans).

I've also made no changes to any settings or hardware.

Can anyone suggest what I should do? Cheers, Mikey.

Edit*
When it powers on you can hear hdd activity and all the fans spin up but then there's a click and it goes dead, 5-10seconds later it restarts.

Azarathal · 16 Aug 2012 at 17:58

Bump, how likely is it to be either the psu or mobo?

Bacon? · 16 Aug 2012 at 18:08

Could be the RAM too :/

Azarathal · 16 Aug 2012 at 18:19

Tried an old set of ram, haven't got a spare mobo or psu to try though

Azarathal · 17 Aug 2012 at 14:31

Anyone?

agnes · 17 Aug 2012 at 14:35

Does it post? I am thinking maybe the boot file for windows has corrupt?

Azarathal · 17 Aug 2012 at 16:40

It starts, black screen for a few seconds and then clicks and restarts. Even tried it without a hard drive attached and same problem.

agnes · 17 Aug 2012 at 18:43

Remove all but one stick of ram

Azarathal · 17 Aug 2012 at 21:43

Already said I've tried a spare set and all 4 sticks individually

Azarathal · 22 Aug 2012 at 08:47

Azarathal said:
Anyone?

CyberCrow · 22 Aug 2012 at 10:00

Motherboard on its way out.

Azarathal · 22 Aug 2012 at 20:59

Do you think that for sure or just another theory?

CyberCrow · 22 Aug 2012 at 21:44

You've already checked your ram you said that's fine, don't think a Gpu would cause a loop.
A dying board would an so would ram, but you've checked your ram.
When the system loops does it get to the screen asking if you want to boot in safe mode?

Azarathal · 22 Aug 2012 at 22:45

No it stays black

CyberCrow · 23 Aug 2012 at 11:26

Have you got a spare hdd you could try.

Azarathal · 24 Aug 2012 at 10:52

Tried it with an old hdd and without any at all, still nothing

Azarathal · 28 Aug 2012 at 11:57

I'm still without a computer and I'm not sure what to do, shall I just rma the motherboard in the hopes that's the problem causer?

passey89 · 28 Aug 2012 at 11:59

does it even boot as far as the motherboard screen saying press Del for setup or anything?

Azarathal · 29 Aug 2012 at 00:43

No, as I've said it's litterally a few seconds of the fans on full power before It shuts down, waits 5-8seconds and then repeats.

passey89 · 29 Aug 2012 at 06:22

that sounds like mobo is dead then. If its not even going to start bios.

It's not even getting as far as checking hardware.