System Boot Problem
Replies: 3 | Post Date: January 8th, 2005, 01:32 PM | User: Nick388 | Forums: forums.devshed.comI've been having a system boot problem ever since i got my new motherboard (check specs below). The problem is that when i started my computer, everything goes fine when it counts ram, checks usb ports and everything. But when it goes to identify cd-rom's and hard drives, it just sits there and the message at the bottom of the screen that tells me about my bios version and all that goes away and the system hangs there for about 2 minutes and then goes on and detects my two cd-roms (check specs below) and my floppy. Then, it goes on to say i have no bootable devices, to please insert media or restart the computer (the computer never picks up my hard drive (check specs below)). If i reboot when the bios message goes away or any time after that (using ctrl+alt+del or restart button), then the system restarts and boots up perfectly with no problems. So, whenever i turn on my system, i always have to restart it once in the begining. I really have no idea what's going on and i've never heard of such problem until now. I recently put in my dvd+/- 4x dual layer drive, but even before i did that i had a standard dvd player and still received the problem. I updated the bios as well because it was suppose to fix some boot problems, but did not fix the one that i'm experiencing. Please look over my system specs and reply if you can help me in any way!
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Boot System From Usb
I am trying to boot from my usb flash drive. I followed the instructions step for step that are in the article on this website. I downloaded the hp program and the usb image zip file. I ran the hp flash program and pointed it to the folder where i unzipped the usb image files to. I then copied all the files over to the usb memory stick as instructed. When i restart my computer and press f12 to go to the boot menu i have 3 options: sata hard drive, cd-rom drive, or usb device. So i choose usb device and when it reads the usb memory stick all i get is the error "non-system disk, replace and hit any key" its like the usb memory is missing some system files or it doesnt have the master boot record or something. I want to flash the bios in a new video card and i have to boot to dos and i dont have a floppy drive and i have win xp so a usb boot is probably the best option i have.
Posted On: 01-27-2006, 04:43 PM . View 7 Replies .
I am trying to boot from my usb flash drive. I followed the instructions step for step that are in the article on this website. I downloaded the hp program and the usb image zip file. I ran the hp flash program and pointed it to the folder where i unzipped the usb image files to. I then copied all the files over to the usb memory stick as instructed. When i restart my computer and press f12 to go to the boot menu i have 3 options: sata hard drive, cd-rom drive, or usb device. So i choose usb device and when it reads the usb memory stick all i get is the error "non-system disk, replace and hit any key" its like the usb memory is missing some system files or it doesnt have the master boot record or something. I want to flash the bios in a new video card and i have to boot to dos and i dont have a floppy drive and i have win xp so a usb boot is probably the best option i have.
Posted On: 01-27-2006, 04:43 PM . View 7 Replies .
Schedule System Boot Time
Can i schedule my system to power on at morning 8 am everyday?
Posted On: October 21st, 2003, 03:18 AM . View 2 Replies .
Can i schedule my system to power on at morning 8 am everyday?
Posted On: October 21st, 2003, 03:18 AM . View 2 Replies .
System Boot / Reboot Issues
The system seems to run fine except for two issues i have been having: 1. When rebooting the system will shut down and then on restart it will make some carzy beeping and halt. This does not occur however when shutting down. 2. During boot after verifing th dmi pool it will try to boot from cdrom and then say it failed. However if i hit enter the system continues to boot fine. This problem even occurs when only the hard drive is selected in the bios to boot. I have search all over and found no information about these problems and i would greatly appreciate if someone could give me an idea of what to try.
Posted On: February 5th, 2006, 07:07 PM . View 8 Replies .
The system seems to run fine except for two issues i have been having: 1. When rebooting the system will shut down and then on restart it will make some carzy beeping and halt. This does not occur however when shutting down. 2. During boot after verifing th dmi pool it will try to boot from cdrom and then say it failed. However if i hit enter the system continues to boot fine. This problem even occurs when only the hard drive is selected in the bios to boot. I have search all over and found no information about these problems and i would greatly appreciate if someone could give me an idea of what to try.
Posted On: February 5th, 2006, 07:07 PM . View 8 Replies .
System Wont Boot In Normal Mode
Ok, the system we are dealing with is quite old. My guess is 10 years. I dont really know all the specs offhand except that it's has:
-Probably about 128 mb sdram
-Old [huge] 400 mhz intel celeron processor
-300 watt generic psu. -Asus p28 motherboard
-Some old rage video card i think
Everything in it has never been changed. At least if it has, it's still been like 5 years. My mom uses this computer with windows 98 (no updates and never goes online) for solitaire! To get to the point - my mom complained that the computer kept booting in safe mode, so i switched it back to normal mode after checking the hardware to make sure everything is fine. Once i tried to boot in normal mode, it would freeze before even getting to the login screen. It probably did this for 6 or 7 times before finally, it froze and the screen went black. When i tried to reboot, it wouldn't even post. All the hardware seemed to be running, but no post. I tried each stick of ram individually and it made no difference. I even switched video cards. Finally, the next morning, i took it completely apart and put it back together. It boots up, but once again, freezes when booting to normal mode. It will, however, still boot into safe mode. Any ideas?
Posted On: 01-04-2005, 08:08 AM . View 5 Replies .
Ok, the system we are dealing with is quite old. My guess is 10 years. I dont really know all the specs offhand except that it's has:
-Probably about 128 mb sdram
-Old [huge] 400 mhz intel celeron processor
-300 watt generic psu. -Asus p28 motherboard
-Some old rage video card i think
Everything in it has never been changed. At least if it has, it's still been like 5 years. My mom uses this computer with windows 98 (no updates and never goes online) for solitaire! To get to the point - my mom complained that the computer kept booting in safe mode, so i switched it back to normal mode after checking the hardware to make sure everything is fine. Once i tried to boot in normal mode, it would freeze before even getting to the login screen. It probably did this for 6 or 7 times before finally, it froze and the screen went black. When i tried to reboot, it wouldn't even post. All the hardware seemed to be running, but no post. I tried each stick of ram individually and it made no difference. I even switched video cards. Finally, the next morning, i took it completely apart and put it back together. It boots up, but once again, freezes when booting to normal mode. It will, however, still boot into safe mode. Any ideas?
Posted On: 01-04-2005, 08:08 AM . View 5 Replies .
Computer Won't Boot Up - Xp System
I have an amd athlon xp based system with an asus a7n 266vm motherboard running xp. It stays on all the time, and a few times recently i've gotten up in the morning, and the screen has been on but black. The computer would not restart right away, but eventually did. The next time it happened, i rebooted and got a black and white screen with the safe, safe with networking, last good config, etc screen. It restarted fine with the last good config option. Now its doing it again, but will only start in safe mode. Each time i try to reboot, the hard drive makes a loud noise 3 times in rapid succession, and it either goes to the same black screen, or comes up with the safe mode options screen. From this information, is it even possible to give a relative computer dummy a starting point on what to do next?
Posted On: February 29th, 2008, 01:20 PM . View 14 Replies .
I have an amd athlon xp based system with an asus a7n 266vm motherboard running xp. It stays on all the time, and a few times recently i've gotten up in the morning, and the screen has been on but black. The computer would not restart right away, but eventually did. The next time it happened, i rebooted and got a black and white screen with the safe, safe with networking, last good config, etc screen. It restarted fine with the last good config option. Now its doing it again, but will only start in safe mode. Each time i try to reboot, the hard drive makes a loud noise 3 times in rapid succession, and it either goes to the same black screen, or comes up with the safe mode options screen. From this information, is it even possible to give a relative computer dummy a starting point on what to do next?
Posted On: February 29th, 2008, 01:20 PM . View 14 Replies .
Ssd As Boot Drive For An Older System
Can a 16 gb ssd be used as a boot drive on an intel p4c800 deluxe mb? Does it make sense to do so?
I've pretty much decided to install an ssd (probably intel g2 80gb) on my primary home computer, for a number of (obvious) reasons. However, i'm wondering about the computer my wife uses, whether it makes sense to install a smaller ssd on it. Every three years or so i replace my primary computer and cascade everything down (wife's computer, hobby computer, etc - currently there's three at home, and i just recycled two older ones). Her computer is now, in effect, a netbook, since all of our important data is stored on a nas, and she uses the computer mainly for e-mail (web interface), basic open office stuff (create or read word docs, spreadsheets, etc), digital cam pics (which are stored on the nas), and maybe play some music or video. The mb is an intel p4c800 deluxe (no pcie slots, but does have sata, although i assume an earlier sata, not sata ii). Most of the 16gb ssd's i've looked at are for mini pcie slots, or for an external ssd. So i'm not sure if there's even a way to boot up with an ssd on this mb (an ssd for the boot drive is the only reason i'd put a small ssd into it). If there is a way, it seems like a relatively cheap way to significantly boost the performance (specially boot times). Right now the boot drive is a really old and small ide drive (something i had laying around from probably 8 years or so ago). Newegg has a number of 16gb ssd's between $45 and $65 (the max i'm willing to spend for this particular use), but it's not clear if any of them will work. I could just buy her a netbook, but other than the disk, the rest of the system is still fairly capable (decent graphics to a nice lcd monitor, audio, rw dvd optical, etc), and a new netbook is $300 or so. I picked 16gb as the ssd size since i may install win 7 on it (it currently is running vista), but maybe an 8gb ssd would work. Linux (and maybe an 8gb ssd?) Might be an option, depending on a few things. Any comments or suggestions are welcome! I'll even take some ridicule, as long as it's good-natured.
Posted On: 10-15-2009, 06:30 PM . View 3 Replies .
Can a 16 gb ssd be used as a boot drive on an intel p4c800 deluxe mb? Does it make sense to do so?
I've pretty much decided to install an ssd (probably intel g2 80gb) on my primary home computer, for a number of (obvious) reasons. However, i'm wondering about the computer my wife uses, whether it makes sense to install a smaller ssd on it. Every three years or so i replace my primary computer and cascade everything down (wife's computer, hobby computer, etc - currently there's three at home, and i just recycled two older ones). Her computer is now, in effect, a netbook, since all of our important data is stored on a nas, and she uses the computer mainly for e-mail (web interface), basic open office stuff (create or read word docs, spreadsheets, etc), digital cam pics (which are stored on the nas), and maybe play some music or video. The mb is an intel p4c800 deluxe (no pcie slots, but does have sata, although i assume an earlier sata, not sata ii). Most of the 16gb ssd's i've looked at are for mini pcie slots, or for an external ssd. So i'm not sure if there's even a way to boot up with an ssd on this mb (an ssd for the boot drive is the only reason i'd put a small ssd into it). If there is a way, it seems like a relatively cheap way to significantly boost the performance (specially boot times). Right now the boot drive is a really old and small ide drive (something i had laying around from probably 8 years or so ago). Newegg has a number of 16gb ssd's between $45 and $65 (the max i'm willing to spend for this particular use), but it's not clear if any of them will work. I could just buy her a netbook, but other than the disk, the rest of the system is still fairly capable (decent graphics to a nice lcd monitor, audio, rw dvd optical, etc), and a new netbook is $300 or so. I picked 16gb as the ssd size since i may install win 7 on it (it currently is running vista), but maybe an 8gb ssd would work. Linux (and maybe an 8gb ssd?) Might be an option, depending on a few things. Any comments or suggestions are welcome! I'll even take some ridicule, as long as it's good-natured.
Posted On: 10-15-2009, 06:30 PM . View 3 Replies .
System Wont Boot With Two Sticks Of Ram
I'm helping a friend upgrade his computer, and we've found that with a dual-core processor installed it will not boot with a stick of ram in the second slot (there's only two). However, when we put the single core back in it does just fine with two sticks. I have tried two different sets of ram that are known to be good. Is there a possibility that the new cpu and running two sticks of ram is overloading the psu?
Specs:
Asus a8m2n-la am2 motherboard (built for hp)
Sempron 3400+ (old) and athlon 64 x2 5600+ (new)
2x1gb ddr2-667 (also tried 2x2gb ddr2-800)
Radeon hd 5670
Windows 7 ultimate x64
250w besteq psu
Posted On: 02-26-2010, 12:41 PM . View 7 Replies .
I'm helping a friend upgrade his computer, and we've found that with a dual-core processor installed it will not boot with a stick of ram in the second slot (there's only two). However, when we put the single core back in it does just fine with two sticks. I have tried two different sets of ram that are known to be good. Is there a possibility that the new cpu and running two sticks of ram is overloading the psu?
Specs:
Asus a8m2n-la am2 motherboard (built for hp)
Sempron 3400+ (old) and athlon 64 x2 5600+ (new)
2x1gb ddr2-667 (also tried 2x2gb ddr2-800)
Radeon hd 5670
Windows 7 ultimate x64
250w besteq psu
Posted On: 02-26-2010, 12:41 PM . View 7 Replies .
Boot System From Wireless 360 Controller
Since my 360 went bust i thought to make the most of the wireless controllers that i had left over so i bought a wireless adapter for windows . My query is - could i boot my pc using these ? I found a application that facilitates the use of the mouse pointer while in windows but . I would like to extend that .
Posted On: January 7th 2008 . View 7 Replies .
Since my 360 went bust i thought to make the most of the wireless controllers that i had left over so i bought a wireless adapter for windows . My query is - could i boot my pc using these ? I found a application that facilitates the use of the mouse pointer while in windows but . I would like to extend that .
Posted On: January 7th 2008 . View 7 Replies .
A64 System Won't Boot - It Beeps
I just took delivery of my new system. Specs below. When i power it up it just emits a loud, long (maybe 2 second) beep that repeats every few seconds and just keeps repeating continuously. It's not a nice sounding beep. The system does not boot up, just keeps beeping. Nothing shows on the monitor at all, i mean it is just black. The fans work. Can anyone give me some ideas about what i should check?
Posted On: 01-31-2005, 09:07 PM . View 19 Replies .
I just took delivery of my new system. Specs below. When i power it up it just emits a loud, long (maybe 2 second) beep that repeats every few seconds and just keeps repeating continuously. It's not a nice sounding beep. The system does not boot up, just keeps beeping. Nothing shows on the monitor at all, i mean it is just black. The fans work. Can anyone give me some ideas about what i should check?
Posted On: 01-31-2005, 09:07 PM . View 19 Replies .
During The Last Boot Up Your System Hung For An Inproper Cpu Speed Setting
I have bought an asus p4s533-e motherboard and present i have two processors, i am not using two processors at the same time. 1 x penitum 4 1. 6 ghz 256/400/1. 75v this is the one i am using at present, but want to upgrade to the p4 2. 40, the computer is set to auto but is not reading the cpu correctly? This is what the bios says when i start up the computer. During the last boot up your system hung for an inproper cpu speed setting, your sys is now working in safe mode, to optimize sys performance and reliability, make sure the cpu speed conforms to the specifications of your cpu. Can anyone tell me what is wrong.computer specifications:
My cpu speed is 1600mhz
Cpu frequency multiple (16x) cpu external frequency (mhz) 100/33
Memory frequency auto
Cpu vcore set= auto
Cpu vcore is grayed out but says (1. 75v)
Memory is pc2100 266.
Posted On: 31-03-2004, 04:30 PM . View 1 Replies .
I have bought an asus p4s533-e motherboard and present i have two processors, i am not using two processors at the same time. 1 x penitum 4 1. 6 ghz 256/400/1. 75v this is the one i am using at present, but want to upgrade to the p4 2. 40, the computer is set to auto but is not reading the cpu correctly? This is what the bios says when i start up the computer. During the last boot up your system hung for an inproper cpu speed setting, your sys is now working in safe mode, to optimize sys performance and reliability, make sure the cpu speed conforms to the specifications of your cpu. Can anyone tell me what is wrong.computer specifications:
My cpu speed is 1600mhz
Cpu frequency multiple (16x) cpu external frequency (mhz) 100/33
Memory frequency auto
Cpu vcore set= auto
Cpu vcore is grayed out but says (1. 75v)
Memory is pc2100 266.
Posted On: 31-03-2004, 04:30 PM . View 1 Replies .
Disk Boot Failure. Insert System Disk And Press Enter
Just built my first pc and configured the bios etc and get the following message:
Boot from atapi cd-rom
Disk boot failure. Insert system disk and press enter. I think this means that i have to insert a boot disk for the cd-rom drive into the floppy disk drive, to install the drivers for it. Can someone confirm this? Also my cd drive is a philips 52x32x52 cd-rw which came with no floppy disks for installation at all, so i am not sure how i can setup the cd drive without an operating system etc.
Posted On: July 9th, 2004, 03:57 PM . View 4 Replies .
Just built my first pc and configured the bios etc and get the following message:
Boot from atapi cd-rom
Disk boot failure. Insert system disk and press enter. I think this means that i have to insert a boot disk for the cd-rom drive into the floppy disk drive, to install the drivers for it. Can someone confirm this? Also my cd drive is a philips 52x32x52 cd-rw which came with no floppy disks for installation at all, so i am not sure how i can setup the cd drive without an operating system etc.
Posted On: July 9th, 2004, 03:57 PM . View 4 Replies .
Disk Boot Failure, Insert System Disk And Press Enter
I'm just usng my computer as a normal computer user would use one's computer. Surfing the web, instant messaging programs and the like, then my main harddrive makes a low click sound, then a slightly higher click sound after about half a second, then windows stops responding, then less than a second after my system achieves full lockup. So i'm like, ok, that's weird, and i reboot. I boot into bios and make sure it's not set to turn off the harddrives for any reason, and when i see that it isn't and there are no other wonky settings, i boot windows (xp pro sp2 .net) into safemode and just to make sure, start a virus scan, while that's working i look and make sure drive indexing is turned off (it isnf't on the main drive, so i turn it off) and that power save things are set to always on, and that's all ok, so while i'm waiting for the virus scan to finish, it does the click thing again, locks up, so i'm like *** and i reboot again, this time it gets to the ascii loading bar before the animated startup screen before the login prompt, and it does the click thing and stops, so i reboot again, and this time it gets to "verifying dmi pool data. " After detecting the drives and whatnot, does the click thing and stops right there, then after a minute or so i see "disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter". So i sit there getting madder by the second and press enter, then it gives me a blank screen and that message again, and that's where it sits right now as i type this (but once i post i'll turn it off)
So i was running a virus scan, avg free edition, and it scanned the registry and the mbr for viruses and didn't find any, so i dunno, this either is a virus that i don't have a definition for, or some random progressive hardware failure, or my computer decided to crap out on me randomly.
Posted On: 12-05-2005, 01:23 AM . View 4 Replies .
I'm just usng my computer as a normal computer user would use one's computer. Surfing the web, instant messaging programs and the like, then my main harddrive makes a low click sound, then a slightly higher click sound after about half a second, then windows stops responding, then less than a second after my system achieves full lockup. So i'm like, ok, that's weird, and i reboot. I boot into bios and make sure it's not set to turn off the harddrives for any reason, and when i see that it isn't and there are no other wonky settings, i boot windows (xp pro sp2 .net) into safemode and just to make sure, start a virus scan, while that's working i look and make sure drive indexing is turned off (it isnf't on the main drive, so i turn it off) and that power save things are set to always on, and that's all ok, so while i'm waiting for the virus scan to finish, it does the click thing again, locks up, so i'm like *** and i reboot again, this time it gets to the ascii loading bar before the animated startup screen before the login prompt, and it does the click thing and stops, so i reboot again, and this time it gets to "verifying dmi pool data. " After detecting the drives and whatnot, does the click thing and stops right there, then after a minute or so i see "disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter". So i sit there getting madder by the second and press enter, then it gives me a blank screen and that message again, and that's where it sits right now as i type this (but once i post i'll turn it off)
So i was running a virus scan, avg free edition, and it scanned the registry and the mbr for viruses and didn't find any, so i dunno, this either is a virus that i don't have a definition for, or some random progressive hardware failure, or my computer decided to crap out on me randomly.
Posted On: 12-05-2005, 01:23 AM . View 4 Replies .
Insert System Disk And Press Enter, Disk Boot Failure
Looking for suggestions for what to do next. I've built my first from scratch computer using:
New
Gigabyte ga-8i915p duo-a motherboard
P4 630 3ghz 800mhz fsb 2mb l2 cache processor
Maxtor 200gb eide ultra ata/133 hard drive
2x crucial 1gb ddrii 533 memory sticks
From my old system
Cd/rw
Dvd rom
It seems to post ok, but i then get the message
"Disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter"
I've tried the new copy of windows xp bought for this build, and also the disks that came with the board and the hard drive. Each time the same message comes up. I've searched through all the documentation that came with everything, the net, and some books, nothing i try works. Can anybody help please?
Posted On: January 31st 2006 . View 9 Replies .
Looking for suggestions for what to do next. I've built my first from scratch computer using:
New
Gigabyte ga-8i915p duo-a motherboard
P4 630 3ghz 800mhz fsb 2mb l2 cache processor
Maxtor 200gb eide ultra ata/133 hard drive
2x crucial 1gb ddrii 533 memory sticks
From my old system
Cd/rw
Dvd rom
It seems to post ok, but i then get the message
"Disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter"
I've tried the new copy of windows xp bought for this build, and also the disks that came with the board and the hard drive. Each time the same message comes up. I've searched through all the documentation that came with everything, the net, and some books, nothing i try works. Can anybody help please?
Posted On: January 31st 2006 . View 9 Replies .
Message: Reboot & Select Boot Device Or Insert Boot Media
I built my first computer about 2 weeks ago but have noticed a problem. When i turn the computer on it shows the motherboard screen and stays there for approx 15-20 seconds. Then it goes into a black screen stating that i need to "reboot & select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key. "
I am a bit confused on what this means. If i restart the computer while it shows the message it starts up with no problems. What can i do to have this message no appear as i power on my computer? Also during the shift from one screen to another, the screen blinks in green and other colors. What can this be? Can it be that i have my lcd tv connected to my computer with a dvi to hdmi cable?Besides these issues, everything seems to run great, no overheating at all.
Posted On: 07-28-2008, 09:32 PM . View 6 Replies .
I built my first computer about 2 weeks ago but have noticed a problem. When i turn the computer on it shows the motherboard screen and stays there for approx 15-20 seconds. Then it goes into a black screen stating that i need to "reboot & select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key. "
I am a bit confused on what this means. If i restart the computer while it shows the message it starts up with no problems. What can i do to have this message no appear as i power on my computer? Also during the shift from one screen to another, the screen blinks in green and other colors. What can this be? Can it be that i have my lcd tv connected to my computer with a dvi to hdmi cable?Besides these issues, everything seems to run great, no overheating at all.
Posted On: 07-28-2008, 09:32 PM . View 6 Replies .
Windows Boot Error - Unmountable Boot Volume
I have had my new system up and running for about 5 weeks now with now problems. So today i was on my computer and all of a sudden it freezes. Nothing is responding so i just reset the power. Once i reset the power i get to the logon screen, i logon and then i get a blue screen saying windows has detected a problem and has been shut down to prevent any damage to your computer the under it, it says, unmountable_boot_volume. So i thought my grphix card might have overheated so i try rebooting again about several times with no luck. I try booting with safe mode but still freezes. After about 2 hrs i come back and nothing has changed. Any 1 know any solutions?
Posted On: 02-10-2006, 03:52 AM . View 8 Replies .
I have had my new system up and running for about 5 weeks now with now problems. So today i was on my computer and all of a sudden it freezes. Nothing is responding so i just reset the power. Once i reset the power i get to the logon screen, i logon and then i get a blue screen saying windows has detected a problem and has been shut down to prevent any damage to your computer the under it, it says, unmountable_boot_volume. So i thought my grphix card might have overheated so i try rebooting again about several times with no luck. I try booting with safe mode but still freezes. After about 2 hrs i come back and nothing has changed. Any 1 know any solutions?
Posted On: 02-10-2006, 03:52 AM . View 8 Replies .
Can't Boot With Cd Rom / Fix Boot.ini
I have a toshiba satelite laptop with windows xp on it. While copying files over the network onto it i got the blue screen with white letters. I had to do a "hard shut down" to turn it off. When i tried to turn it back on it would start to boot and as it begins to load i get the option to boot in normal or safe mode (both give the same result). After the windows xp logo shows i get another screen that says invalid boot.ini, i searched the error on google and i found this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330184
Ok great! I have the cd i put it in the drive, but it won't boot on the cd, also i tried pressing f everything, delete, esc yadah to get into the bios to make sure its set to boot up on a cd before the hard drive. But nothing seems to work. Does anyone know something else i might be able to try to get the boot.ini reset / uncorrupt or get it to boot up by the cd?
Posted On: November 20th, 2006, 08:36 PM . View 10 Replies .
I have a toshiba satelite laptop with windows xp on it. While copying files over the network onto it i got the blue screen with white letters. I had to do a "hard shut down" to turn it off. When i tried to turn it back on it would start to boot and as it begins to load i get the option to boot in normal or safe mode (both give the same result). After the windows xp logo shows i get another screen that says invalid boot.ini, i searched the error on google and i found this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330184
Ok great! I have the cd i put it in the drive, but it won't boot on the cd, also i tried pressing f everything, delete, esc yadah to get into the bios to make sure its set to boot up on a cd before the hard drive. But nothing seems to work. Does anyone know something else i might be able to try to get the boot.ini reset / uncorrupt or get it to boot up by the cd?
Posted On: November 20th, 2006, 08:36 PM . View 10 Replies .
System Keeps Restarting
My system keeps restarting i beleive it is to do with the memory as i have ran memtest and it found 12 errors on the ram. The system is also crashing alot. I have turned automatic resart on crash off and now i just get the blue screen of death.computer specifications:
2800+ xp
256mb ram
Fx5600
Posted On: 27-01-2004, 12:30 PM . View 6 Replies .
My system keeps restarting i beleive it is to do with the memory as i have ran memtest and it found 12 errors on the ram. The system is also crashing alot. I have turned automatic resart on crash off and now i just get the blue screen of death.computer specifications:
2800+ xp
256mb ram
Fx5600
Posted On: 27-01-2004, 12:30 PM . View 6 Replies .
System Turns Itself On
Alright, i've got a weird question and i'm sure the answer is right in front of me. Sometimes when i turn my system off (for bed, or peace and quiet, or whatever), it will turn itself on after a seemingly random amount of time. Would this be a software/hardware issue, or possible a flaky power issue (i doubt this, as it does it in my dorm, but also our house which is new - so the electrical system should be solid)? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Posted On: 01-20-2004, 05:57 PM . View 7 Replies .
Alright, i've got a weird question and i'm sure the answer is right in front of me. Sometimes when i turn my system off (for bed, or peace and quiet, or whatever), it will turn itself on after a seemingly random amount of time. Would this be a software/hardware issue, or possible a flaky power issue (i doubt this, as it does it in my dorm, but also our house which is new - so the electrical system should be solid)? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Posted On: 01-20-2004, 05:57 PM . View 7 Replies .
System Does Not Post
Yesterday i disconnect all peripheral cables to work on another desktop. Today, when i reconnect everything(monitor, mouse, cat5, keyboard), the system would not post. It boots, the fans spin, the hard drive spins up, the psu fans are going. When the computer comes on(display comes up), it freezes. This assumption is based on the fact that it does not post(no devices list), i cannot enter bios and i have to hold the power button down for ~5 seconds instead of instantly for it to power off. :Edit: there are no system beeps at all. I disconnected the cd-rom with no change. I disconnected the hdd with no change. I interchanged the two sticks of ddr ram with no change. I tried a single stick in each of the two different colored dimm slots. I took the agp video card out and it still took 5 seconds to power off. Note: there is no onboard video. :Edit2: i took the heatsink off, cleaned out all the dust, cleaned all the thermal compound and appliked as5 and reinstalled the chip. No change.
Posted On: 08-01-2008, 02:03 PM . View 12 Replies .
Yesterday i disconnect all peripheral cables to work on another desktop. Today, when i reconnect everything(monitor, mouse, cat5, keyboard), the system would not post. It boots, the fans spin, the hard drive spins up, the psu fans are going. When the computer comes on(display comes up), it freezes. This assumption is based on the fact that it does not post(no devices list), i cannot enter bios and i have to hold the power button down for ~5 seconds instead of instantly for it to power off. :Edit: there are no system beeps at all. I disconnected the cd-rom with no change. I disconnected the hdd with no change. I interchanged the two sticks of ddr ram with no change. I tried a single stick in each of the two different colored dimm slots. I took the agp video card out and it still took 5 seconds to power off. Note: there is no onboard video. :Edit2: i took the heatsink off, cleaned out all the dust, cleaned all the thermal compound and appliked as5 and reinstalled the chip. No change.
Posted On: 08-01-2008, 02:03 PM . View 12 Replies .
System With Xp Crashes
I've noticed that the crashes occur mostly (lately it seems only) the first time i boot the system on a daily basis. It starts windows xp without problems, but give it 15 minutes or so. Sometimes much less, sometimes a lot longer. And *poof* blackscreen and reboots. I deactivated the "reboot on system crash" option in windows xp to get some sort of blue screen. It gave me one of those 0x0000000 stop errors, but the error i got didn't give me any reasonable results with google. Tons of errors that "looked" like it, but not the same code. The blue screen made some "suggestions" which brought me to the memory and the video card. "Maybe it's this. Maybe it's not"; nothing conclusive in the blue screen. Tried to access adress; page fault kinda error. But the tests gave me pass as result! What tests?
Posted On: September 30th, 2005, 04:10 AM . View 14 Replies .
I've noticed that the crashes occur mostly (lately it seems only) the first time i boot the system on a daily basis. It starts windows xp without problems, but give it 15 minutes or so. Sometimes much less, sometimes a lot longer. And *poof* blackscreen and reboots. I deactivated the "reboot on system crash" option in windows xp to get some sort of blue screen. It gave me one of those 0x0000000 stop errors, but the error i got didn't give me any reasonable results with google. Tons of errors that "looked" like it, but not the same code. The blue screen made some "suggestions" which brought me to the memory and the video card. "Maybe it's this. Maybe it's not"; nothing conclusive in the blue screen. Tried to access adress; page fault kinda error. But the tests gave me pass as result! What tests?
Posted On: September 30th, 2005, 04:10 AM . View 14 Replies .
Is Ground Necessary For A System ?
I do not have an available case right now and i do not plan on buying one no matter how cheap it is because im just gonna keep it this way for a couple months before i make it into a server for a network. Then when i make it into a server, it'll be modded. For now, im not too worried about the future of this case but as of now, its gonna be caseless inside a wooden desk and would have a cardboard fixture holding the motherboard, cards, hdd, and cd drive
This desk has an outlet thats the closest to it but it doesnt have ground. The next closest outlet that has ground would be all the way on the other side of the room. Do i need to ground this computer?. This is pretty much just inside a drawer-like compartment of my table and everythings either wood or cardboard inside so i dont think anything will short. Is it still important to have ground?. I understand grounding a chassis to prevent getting electrocuted but theres no chassis and no one would be touching this computer except me and when i do, chances are, its gonna be off
Everything works, i already tested this as a system in another room so i know theres no stray wires sending hot power to the psu chassis or something
So yea, thats my situation. Is ground really necessary as of now?. This is a computer that no one would touch for a few months. The monitor has a plastic chassis so minimal chances of getting electrocuted touching the monitor. What do you guys think?. In a situation like this, what is there that needs to be grounded?. Or am i good without ground?. I dont wanna pull an extension to the nearest grounded outlet because that one already has a computer on it and i dont want an overload or anything.
Posted On: 09-17-2004, 02:57 PM . View 19 Replies .
I do not have an available case right now and i do not plan on buying one no matter how cheap it is because im just gonna keep it this way for a couple months before i make it into a server for a network. Then when i make it into a server, it'll be modded. For now, im not too worried about the future of this case but as of now, its gonna be caseless inside a wooden desk and would have a cardboard fixture holding the motherboard, cards, hdd, and cd drive
This desk has an outlet thats the closest to it but it doesnt have ground. The next closest outlet that has ground would be all the way on the other side of the room. Do i need to ground this computer?. This is pretty much just inside a drawer-like compartment of my table and everythings either wood or cardboard inside so i dont think anything will short. Is it still important to have ground?. I understand grounding a chassis to prevent getting electrocuted but theres no chassis and no one would be touching this computer except me and when i do, chances are, its gonna be off
Everything works, i already tested this as a system in another room so i know theres no stray wires sending hot power to the psu chassis or something
So yea, thats my situation. Is ground really necessary as of now?. This is a computer that no one would touch for a few months. The monitor has a plastic chassis so minimal chances of getting electrocuted touching the monitor. What do you guys think?. In a situation like this, what is there that needs to be grounded?. Or am i good without ground?. I dont wanna pull an extension to the nearest grounded outlet because that one already has a computer on it and i dont want an overload or anything.
Posted On: 09-17-2004, 02:57 PM . View 19 Replies .
Ups For System
I want to pick up a ups for my system. There's a apc bx-800 ups on sale at a nearby store, it says it's rated for 540 watts / 800 va. Will it be sufficient for my system? See sig for details, but basically 3 hard drives, a dvd burner, 21 inch monitor, x800xt vid card, p4 2. 4c eating up power off a 550w power supply. I don't really care about how much time i can run without any power, it doesn't take very long to shut down cleanly. I just want to make sure that the ups won't be underpowering things connected to it.
Posted On: 07-14-2004, 09:36 AM . View 17 Replies .
I want to pick up a ups for my system. There's a apc bx-800 ups on sale at a nearby store, it says it's rated for 540 watts / 800 va. Will it be sufficient for my system? See sig for details, but basically 3 hard drives, a dvd burner, 21 inch monitor, x800xt vid card, p4 2. 4c eating up power off a 550w power supply. I don't really care about how much time i can run without any power, it doesn't take very long to shut down cleanly. I just want to make sure that the ups won't be underpowering things connected to it.
Posted On: 07-14-2004, 09:36 AM . View 17 Replies .
System Fried
I disconnected my system to replace some fans and connect some on a top panel. I have a zalman fan controller and it had been working perfectly fine with all the fans. All fans were working except 1 top fan, so i turned off the system, unplugged it and connected it to the mobo. I turned on the system, and there was some kind of sound, i cant recall off hand how it sounded, but i smelt something burning or burnt, so i quickly unplugged the system from the wall. I took off the fan from mobo, tried to boot, and system would flash for 1/2 second and nothing. So i then took out the psu to see if it was ok, i didnt even smell anything burnt from it at all. I cant believe plugging a fan to the mobo would fry it, if thats what happened. Opinions please. Fried mobo? I looked for burn traces on the front of the mobo, but didnt notice anything out of the ordinary, unless its on the backside?
Posted On: 03-24-2009, 04:10 AM . View 11 Replies .
I disconnected my system to replace some fans and connect some on a top panel. I have a zalman fan controller and it had been working perfectly fine with all the fans. All fans were working except 1 top fan, so i turned off the system, unplugged it and connected it to the mobo. I turned on the system, and there was some kind of sound, i cant recall off hand how it sounded, but i smelt something burning or burnt, so i quickly unplugged the system from the wall. I took off the fan from mobo, tried to boot, and system would flash for 1/2 second and nothing. So i then took out the psu to see if it was ok, i didnt even smell anything burnt from it at all. I cant believe plugging a fan to the mobo would fry it, if thats what happened. Opinions please. Fried mobo? I looked for burn traces on the front of the mobo, but didnt notice anything out of the ordinary, unless its on the backside?
Posted On: 03-24-2009, 04:10 AM . View 11 Replies .
Help With Hp System Recovery
I recently had an issue with one of my hard drives in raid 0, so i had to order recovery discs from hp and reinstall the operating system. I just finished running the discs, and everything seemed to have completed successfully. After finishing, it instructed me to reboot the computer. When it loaded back up, it didn't boot windows, just opened a blue hp screen, opened command prompt and started running some codes. After this, it went to a plain yellow screen and shows two little folders with files going across. This screen has been up for about an hour, and i'm starting to get worried. Should i just wait it out? Could a bad hard drive have caused the raid failure, then somehow survived the recovery and is now causing issues? If that's the case how do i know which hard drive is bad?
Posted On: 1 month ago . View 1 Replies .
I recently had an issue with one of my hard drives in raid 0, so i had to order recovery discs from hp and reinstall the operating system. I just finished running the discs, and everything seemed to have completed successfully. After finishing, it instructed me to reboot the computer. When it loaded back up, it didn't boot windows, just opened a blue hp screen, opened command prompt and started running some codes. After this, it went to a plain yellow screen and shows two little folders with files going across. This screen has been up for about an hour, and i'm starting to get worried. Should i just wait it out? Could a bad hard drive have caused the raid failure, then somehow survived the recovery and is now causing issues? If that's the case how do i know which hard drive is bad?
Posted On: 1 month ago . View 1 Replies .
Is My System Bottleneck?
I have a
Amd phenom ii x4 925 (2. 8ghz)
2gb ddr3
Ati radeon hd4350 512mb
320gb sata harddrive
500watt psu
Windows xp media edition
I bought this a few days ago upgrading from my old **** athlon 3200+. I was expecting to be able to play like gta4 and all the good games but for some reason most of the games im playing is lagging badly even on low settings. Gta4 is the worst even all set on low it lags really bad, cant even drive the car. And most of all the other games i play is like when i move the mouse say left or right it will do it . 5 secs after, like a late reaction. Thats in games like far cry 2, bf bad company 2, bioshock 2. What is the problem? I thought this system would be good. Is there something wrong with it?
Posted On: 2 months ago . View 5 Replies .
I have a
Amd phenom ii x4 925 (2. 8ghz)
2gb ddr3
Ati radeon hd4350 512mb
320gb sata harddrive
500watt psu
Windows xp media edition
I bought this a few days ago upgrading from my old **** athlon 3200+. I was expecting to be able to play like gta4 and all the good games but for some reason most of the games im playing is lagging badly even on low settings. Gta4 is the worst even all set on low it lags really bad, cant even drive the car. And most of all the other games i play is like when i move the mouse say left or right it will do it . 5 secs after, like a late reaction. Thats in games like far cry 2, bf bad company 2, bioshock 2. What is the problem? I thought this system would be good. Is there something wrong with it?
Posted On: 2 months ago . View 5 Replies .
Total System Lockup
I built a pc around 6 months ago. It has a good spec (amd athlon xp 3200+, 1gb ram, antec lanboy case, and antec sl350pgb 350w psu) and the psu is brand new. Every since i got it i have been suffering from random lockups (i.e. In the middle of using windows, the pc will 100% lockup, no keyboard activity, no mouse activity, screen frozen, but power on the pc remains on). It is not a windows issue or a software issue (i also have linux on the pc, and it does the same). The lockups are totally random - sometimes i can go weeks without a lockup, other times i will have the pc on for a few hours and then suffer a lockup. Reboot it, and it will be fine for another 2 weeks, it's very very weird. I originally thought it must be overheating. But i literally have no more room for fans. The antec lanboy case has 2 huge fans (one at front and one at back), i have a suitable heatsink and fan, and my psu is a dual fan one! (Back and bottom). It could be overheating. But i don't know where else i could fit more fans!
My assumption is that ram could not cause a full lockup of mouse/keyboard etc. So i am (blindly) assuming that this has to be related to either the processor or the motherboard. My question is, which do you think is the most likely culprit? And have you ever experienced anything like this?
Posted On: 24-07-2005, 04:47 AM . View 14 Replies .
I built a pc around 6 months ago. It has a good spec (amd athlon xp 3200+, 1gb ram, antec lanboy case, and antec sl350pgb 350w psu) and the psu is brand new. Every since i got it i have been suffering from random lockups (i.e. In the middle of using windows, the pc will 100% lockup, no keyboard activity, no mouse activity, screen frozen, but power on the pc remains on). It is not a windows issue or a software issue (i also have linux on the pc, and it does the same). The lockups are totally random - sometimes i can go weeks without a lockup, other times i will have the pc on for a few hours and then suffer a lockup. Reboot it, and it will be fine for another 2 weeks, it's very very weird. I originally thought it must be overheating. But i literally have no more room for fans. The antec lanboy case has 2 huge fans (one at front and one at back), i have a suitable heatsink and fan, and my psu is a dual fan one! (Back and bottom). It could be overheating. But i don't know where else i could fit more fans!
My assumption is that ram could not cause a full lockup of mouse/keyboard etc. So i am (blindly) assuming that this has to be related to either the processor or the motherboard. My question is, which do you think is the most likely culprit? And have you ever experienced anything like this?
Posted On: 24-07-2005, 04:47 AM . View 14 Replies .
System Reboots For No Reason
I dunno know why my system reboots for no reason. I have installed vista as soon as i am done with assembling and it run fine but reboots in between and gives a message stating that it recovered from a serious error, so i formatted the hdd and installed it again and tried but no luck it would do the same, so this time i installed winxp in another partition and installed everything all drivers but my system shutdown instead of rebooting so i thought the processor got too hot (i havent overcloked the cpu) and shutdown so i waited and rebooted again and left it to see what happens by morning it again rebooted. One more problem that i faced earlier was instead of 512mb pny geforce 7600gs i got ati radeon x1300 512mb graphics card but it wouldnt display anything when i first booted so i changed the graphics card to pny geforce and it worked. I dunno whether the motherboard chipset has anything to do with the gpu since the motherboard chipset is nvidia and my graphjics card is nvidia too and it works. But it didnt work with ati graphics card, if thats shouldnt be the case then there is some problem with graphics card or motherboard. Since i already replace graphics card, i am exchanging the cpu as well as mobo for new ones and will try again if things repeat the same i dont even know what to change more.coz i believe hdd has nothing to do with this pbm or even dvd burner.
Posted On: 06-28-2007, 03:25 PM . View 8 Replies .
I dunno know why my system reboots for no reason. I have installed vista as soon as i am done with assembling and it run fine but reboots in between and gives a message stating that it recovered from a serious error, so i formatted the hdd and installed it again and tried but no luck it would do the same, so this time i installed winxp in another partition and installed everything all drivers but my system shutdown instead of rebooting so i thought the processor got too hot (i havent overcloked the cpu) and shutdown so i waited and rebooted again and left it to see what happens by morning it again rebooted. One more problem that i faced earlier was instead of 512mb pny geforce 7600gs i got ati radeon x1300 512mb graphics card but it wouldnt display anything when i first booted so i changed the graphics card to pny geforce and it worked. I dunno whether the motherboard chipset has anything to do with the gpu since the motherboard chipset is nvidia and my graphjics card is nvidia too and it works. But it didnt work with ati graphics card, if thats shouldnt be the case then there is some problem with graphics card or motherboard. Since i already replace graphics card, i am exchanging the cpu as well as mobo for new ones and will try again if things repeat the same i dont even know what to change more.coz i believe hdd has nothing to do with this pbm or even dvd burner.
Posted On: 06-28-2007, 03:25 PM . View 8 Replies .
Cheap Gaming System
I'm looking for a cheap, dual-core system with sli to play some games that i can't play on my xbox 360. I already have the case, psu, hdd, ram, monitor, keyboard and mouse. I'm thinking of maybe seeing if evga has anymore of the amd 590i motherboards listed on the b stock, picking up a cheap x2 and two 9600gts to push 1920x1200 resolution. If anybody has a better solution let me know.
Posted On: 03-24-2008, 11:40 PM . View 3 Replies .
I'm looking for a cheap, dual-core system with sli to play some games that i can't play on my xbox 360. I already have the case, psu, hdd, ram, monitor, keyboard and mouse. I'm thinking of maybe seeing if evga has anymore of the amd 590i motherboards listed on the b stock, picking up a cheap x2 and two 9600gts to push 1920x1200 resolution. If anybody has a better solution let me know.
Posted On: 03-24-2008, 11:40 PM . View 3 Replies .
System Automatically Shut Down
The problem i am having was at first the computer would boot up but there was no picture on the screen, but after a few minutes fideling about i pressed a switch that has "clr cmos" wrote on it and then it booted up fine with the picture, however into about 2 minutes of it beeing booted up it will automatically shut down. I have like 5-6 fans in my pc running on highest speed but still shutting down. Anyone have any ideas or solutions, would be great.
Posted On: 04-05-2007, 04:40 PM . View 3 Replies .
The problem i am having was at first the computer would boot up but there was no picture on the screen, but after a few minutes fideling about i pressed a switch that has "clr cmos" wrote on it and then it booted up fine with the picture, however into about 2 minutes of it beeing booted up it will automatically shut down. I have like 5-6 fans in my pc running on highest speed but still shutting down. Anyone have any ideas or solutions, would be great.
Posted On: 04-05-2007, 04:40 PM . View 3 Replies .