My computer won't start :( Can anyone help?

Kenjiin

Kenjiin

Kenjiin

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Hi, I've recently been having trouble with my computer starting. Its taken me 9hrs before its finally decided it will turn on today. I'm not tech savy so I'll do my best to explain.

Basically a lot of the time when I turn the power on it will get stuck on the bios start up screen and won't respond to my keyboard. Sometimes it get's further than others, but it always just stops and I have to turn it off, leave it a few mins before I try again.

I took some pics of the screens it gets stuck on.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/41/img00319201104150850.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/img00320201104150851.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/214/img00321201104150851.jpg/

And sometimes it just does this...
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/714/img00322201104150855.jpg/

Eventually it turns on, but it could take 10 mins of trying or it could take all day. Today though it was getting past these stages and freezing on the Windows System Recovery page, where it asks me if I want to run the recovery or start windows normally. I was getting around 3 secs to choose and option but the it would freeze. Even if I had managed to start the recovery and it was loading the windows files, it would freeze. Or if I managed to choose Start windows normally it would freeze on the startup windows 7 logo.

I don't know what causing this or how to fix it, I really need some help :( It was pure luck that I got it to turn on today, and it runs fine once its got going.

Someone help! >_<
 
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The motherboard is a Gigabyte S-series M61PME-S2P, using an ATI 4850 1gb GPU.

At a quick glance the RAM seems to be Kingston Hyperx DDR2.
 
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: M61PME-S2P
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 245 Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4096MB RAM
Page File: 3403MB used, 4785MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9442)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9442&SUBSYS_02821043&REV_00
Display Memory: 2808 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1016 MB
Shared Memory: 1791 MB
Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Not sure if any of that helps, apart from the basic stuff its all just another language to me :/
 
I've tried unplugging the cable from the PSU and motherboard when its happened. That used to help, but now it does nothing. I've changed the position of the cables yeah. No high pitched noises, everything sounds fine.
 
Er guys...

This morning I tried putting in an old hdd to see if it helped, I wasn't sure if the hdd I tried was knackered though. The comp powered on but nothing came on the screen so I think it was dead. Anyways I turned my comp off and then switched it off at the back so I didn't shock myself. Put my actual hdd back and switched the mains back on... And now the comp won't power up at all! No power go's to the computer when I turn it on, its like it dead.

What would have caused this to happen, surely the PSU didn't just randomly die? It was on a few seconds ago with the old hdd and now it refuses to show any sign of life. Has plugging in a dead hdd broken my comp all together?
 
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