Comments on: STEP 17 : Initial Boot-Up

By: Crazy

Crazy — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:12:00 +0000

Yeah, Like Nick said… Vista is a big memory hog. Although with Windows 7 out now everyone seems to be moving to that and seems much better then vista. And Hint for anyone who uses vista… to increase performance disable those lame gadgets and go into Control panel- Performance Info. and Tools- Adjust Visual Effects— Then set it to high performance. It disable a lot of the shit that slows you down and just takes away a bit of the neat rounded edges and what not.

By: Mike Kao

Mike Kao — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:10:22 +0000

When I do this, the screen goes blank. What do I do?

By: lalzad

lalzad — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:00:43 +0000

i want photograph from first step which we want to install an operating system(eg:-XP), because i have to put in my record,,,, any one kindly send me please?

By: jack

jack — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:29:38 +0000

yes your os is faulty and corupt(files needed deleted) try reinstalling the os again or rapairing it theres more info on microsoft support

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:32:55 +0000

One thing ive noticed in many situations for a new mobo installation.

- Blank Screen? Try removing 1-2 sticks of ram, especially if your running more than 6gb’s of ram. Sometimes mobo’s can act really funny and you may not be allowed that allocated amount of ram yet until you have your 64 bit OS installed for a higher capacity of RAM. If at all possible, i have seen instances where if a video card is installed on your mobo during setup and you have a blank screen, just simply take it out for the time being, and use the onboard standard video ports. You wont believe it, but usually at your initial setup of your new mobo, it is probably best to for your first boot up of your build to only contain your basics such as: mobo, ram, cpu, cpu heatsink, monitor, keyboard and mouse (preferrably ps/2 input). The reason why i say ps/2 is because in some instances, your new mobo doesnt have usb keyboard and mouse support enabled right out of the box, and you may have to manually enable that support. If you have usb keyboard and mouse plugged in and both power up on bootup? GREAT!…. but that doesnt mean its going to work right now!, you should always have ps/2 key & mouse (or at least a ps/2 adapter for both). Blank screen after the bios splash screen will tell you that you need ps/2 keyboard and mouse, the mobo isnt registering your commands such as your f1, f2, esc, del, etc.

Its actually quite humorous to know that you have to use old equipment to get new equipment to work, but thats electronics behaving badly and thats how its always been since electronics have been.

But please keep this information above, those are the two MOST COMMON issues for first time builders is “Blank Screen” issues, and “Bios Setup” issues.

By: LES

LES — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:46:32 +0000

Hi Please disregard my plea for help.I clutched at a straw and replaced the motherboard battery and everything fell into place. Thanks

By: LES

LES — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:47:01 +0000

I have recently built a computer and after some initial problems, it ran very well for about six months. When I boot it up I receive the following message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM. You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM. Select “r” at the first screen to start repair. This procedure has no effect at all. Does anyone have any ideas????

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:45:09 +0000

Update the video card drivers first.Also reseat the card.If you can get a video card from a buddy or you can always buy a cheap one that should work from walmart or another store that sells them then try it to see if it works.If it does then your card isnt any good.Then return the card to the store you bought it from and send your faulty card bck to where you bought it.I would also return the board just in case.If its out of warranty then they will fix it or give you a new one for a reasonable price.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:28:53 +0000

You dont need to check the ram.In the bios you can turn that off so it doesnt check it.Also take out one stick of ram and try it.You may have some bad ram.Also reseat the videocard and the ram.If there is a place on the video card for power connect it to the proper connector.If your power supply doesnt have the six pin connector them you will need an adapter which you can buy.Also reset the bios to default.Make sure the ram check is off also.I hope it helps for you.I have been working on computers for many years and have an A+ certificate and i am working on my MCP(microsoft certified professional).I have never had any problems repairing a pc.I have repaired many of them.Also make sure you have the latest driver for the video card.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:12:18 +0000

OK. A couple of questions and some problems with my first build:

First, when I turn on the box my screen is blue and has some faint, vaguely diagonal lines running across but all very readable for now. I presume I need to check out drivers and so on once I get going. Confirm?

Secondly, when I turn on the power I get the usual boot sequence and it asks me what I want to do. Once I choose an option the power runs for about 30 seconds and then powers off. If I restart it does the same but take a few less seconds to shut itself down. The more I do this the quicker it shuts power down until it barely powers up so that it doesn’t even have time to check the RAM..

Any ideas from here?