PC will not boot up help!
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Ok an update :
I am now thinking it's not the hard drive after all because now the PC will not boot up no matter what i unplug, disconnect etc, yet sometimes it boots up fine, i'm guessing my Mobo must be on the blink or complety fried now.
Also because i tried a different hard drive and the same problem occurs.
sigh, im getting to the point where i want to lob it out the window, i'm fed up, ill, tired of it all bah
I am now thinking it's not the hard drive after all because now the PC will not boot up no matter what i unplug, disconnect etc, yet sometimes it boots up fine, i'm guessing my Mobo must be on the blink or complety fried now.
Also because i tried a different hard drive and the same problem occurs.
sigh, im getting to the point where i want to lob it out the window, i'm fed up, ill, tired of it all bah
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Hi BriT,
It does sound like the motherboard could be at fault, but can you give any more information about the problem. For example, does it only occur once the PC has warmed up?
You may have tried this already, but if you have more than one memory module, try running it with one only. If the problem still occurs, try it with one of the others. If you only have one module, can you get hold of a compatible module to try?
Have you overclocked the system in any way? Have you tried reseting the BIOS defaults? What are the system temperatures reported by the BIOS? What CPU do you have fitted?
By the way, keep that window shut! I'm sure the problem can be diagnosed!
Regards,
Michael
It does sound like the motherboard could be at fault, but can you give any more information about the problem. For example, does it only occur once the PC has warmed up?
You may have tried this already, but if you have more than one memory module, try running it with one only. If the problem still occurs, try it with one of the others. If you only have one module, can you get hold of a compatible module to try?
Have you overclocked the system in any way? Have you tried reseting the BIOS defaults? What are the system temperatures reported by the BIOS? What CPU do you have fitted?
By the way, keep that window shut! I'm sure the problem can be diagnosed!
Regards,
Michael
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The problem is that when i unplug all plug in cards, cd rom, floppy, hard drive now, it has no affect, sometimes it will boot up ok(once in a blue moon). I ve resetr cmos, set default settings in bios and tryed switching the memory to no avail. When it did boot up it ran for about 30min untill it froze.
The annoying thing is, is when i do something like unplug or plug something in, it may boot up but if turn the pc off and attempt to boot up again it doesn't work, so there is no certain pattern.
I ve taken out the cpu(P4 prescott 2.8 Socket 478) to check for damage, none found, although there isn't much thermal paste left. Never did any overclocking.
The annoying thing is, is when i do something like unplug or plug something in, it may boot up but if turn the pc off and attempt to boot up again it doesn't work, so there is no certain pattern.
I ve taken out the cpu(P4 prescott 2.8 Socket 478) to check for damage, none found, although there isn't much thermal paste left. Never did any overclocking.