re: Having trouble getting windows to boot up ...
Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by tac
(1 messages posted)
Your problem could be your power supply. Make sure switch on power supply is set
to 110 volts (U.S. & Canada).
If OK the power supply might be bad or it might not have enough wattage for your
system.
Use a multimeter to check the power supply for continuity and, if ok, continue following
these suggestions:
(1) Check/reseat the power connector from power supply to mobo (P1/P8) connector.
If P8 make sure black wires of both clips are mated together.
If Ok...
(2) Check cpu cooling method. If a fan and/or heatsink is used in your system make
sure fan is working and heatsink is dust free and making good contact with cpu. Vacuum
(use non-static vac device) any dust from inside case.
(3) Shut down pc and unplug all devices except mouse and keyboard. reboot.
If os boots up normally...upgrade to a more powerful power supply.
If not OK...
(4) I suggest you reinstall Windows. This time perform a clean install of the os
(do not upgrade operating system!) A clean install requires that you first backup
your data to external media (CD DVD Flash/Thumb drive etc). In your case a backup
will not be possible since you cannot access your data.
Installing an os over an existing os is never a good idea.
Flashing BIOS should not be done unless it is suggested by pc manufacturer. However,
sometimes a BIOS upgrade (flash) can resolve hardware issues.
I also suggest you revert back to XP. Your processor and memory meet only minimal
requirements for Vista. (and...why Longhorn?)
On Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 10:28 pm, Gary Hunting wrote:
>My computer seemed as if it had died ... the screen remained black however there
>seemed to be a heartbeat ...
>I don't know if I am in the right place or not, but I have been having trouble with
>my computer. At first, my computer screen went black and my drive apparently were
>working (or something was, from what I can hear inside of my tower) ... but alas
>I tried everything from rebooting and restarting from last best known configuration
>and nothing helped.
>
>I finally tried updating my BIOS using an USB Flashdrive and have had some moderate
>success in getting the BIOS to come up on the screen for a few moments, but then
>my computer shuts down completely. Can anyone make any suggestions to help me with
>my predicament. I am using an Intel D945GTP Motherboard with a LGA 775 Socket Processor,
>1033 MHz (2 sticks of 512MB @ 533 MHz) and I have Vista 32-bit (longhorn version)
>installed from an upgrade to which I had Windows XP Media Center prior to installed
>prior to the upgrade.
>
Please reply with some help,
>
>Majorly Frustrated !!!
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