Bootup problem.....

[rosss]

I'm trying to help a friend with a bootup problem.
PC is built from parts, the processor is AMD, the HD is a seagate.
It ran for several months, made a click or two, then started hanging when booting
Will come up in safe mode.
When it is booted up in dump log mode then rebooted in safe mode the log shows
that it looping with “Did not load driver Processor”.
After each time the XP OS is reloaded it runs for some time, and then starts to fail the same way again. Hare drive has be replaced 3 times. Any ideas. ?? Could it be the power supply?

[rjfvillarosa]

This sounds a little like a BIOS problem, do you know how to reset the BIOS via the motherboard jumper?
Have you had any electrical surges or electrical storms recently?

[rosss]

No I do not know how to reset the BIOS via the motherboard jumper?
Where would I get this Info??

[rjfvillarosa]

Can you give us some specific information about this machine?
Is it a store bought branded model or custom built?
Do you know what make and model of motherboard is fitted?
Do you know what make and model of power supply is fitted?

[rosss]

Alright I'll do my best:
1) before it fails it generally starts to make a clicking noise, on the
old ones it made it a lot, in the last case once or twice
2) the system itself is now 2.5 years old
3) the disks last 4-6 months between formattings on average
4)the first cloned two were hitachi "deathstars" (deskstars) and the
latest is a maxtor

[clroberts]

What about the PSU that you are using to power those drives? Are you sure that it is getting clean power. And consider a UPS. Brownouts can cause damage to computer components.

[rjfvillarosa]

Can you give us some specific information about this machine?
Is it a store bought branded model or custom built?
Do you know what make and model of motherboard is fitted?
Do you know what make and model of power supply is fitted?
We need more hardware related specific information.