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03-29-2008, 06:00 PM
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New problem, got it to boot, now it's sluggish and windows wont install properly?
I just put together my computer today, and when I start it up, it runs for about 20 seconds and then shuts off. What could this be? The only error I get on the screen is "Floppy disks fail(40). All of my fans are working and everything appears to be hooked up right.
MoBo: EVGA 780i RAM:4gb corsair xms2 VGA: Geforce 8800gt PSU: 1000w Antec Case: Antec 900 CPU: q6600 SLACR HD: Seagate 500mb 32mb cache Last edited by Noobtech; 03-29-2008 at 08:08 PM. |
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03-29-2008, 06:11 PM
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Try hitting the key to get into your BIOS if possible. Disable the setting for floppy drive.
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03-29-2008, 08:07 PM
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I got it working now. My CPU fan wasn't clamped down tight enough. I have a new problem now, though. I put my Vista CD in, press F1 and it loads off the CD. It takes a good 10-15 minutes to get the the install screen, when I'm there and start to install windows, everything runs fluently until the computer has to restart during installation. Once the computer reboots it just kinda stays at the begining screen (where i have to hit F1 again in order to boot from disk.) I boot the disk back up, but it begins all over from the begining of the installation?!
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04-01-2008, 04:46 PM
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not sure if it will make a diffrence, but in the bios is your 1st bootup device you cdrom? or your hard drive it should eb cdrom when install a new o.s
dno if it will help Murgy |
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04-03-2008, 01:24 PM
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the same thing happened to me before, just wait out the boot from cd screen after the "initial" install, and it should sorta 'continue' to install. be patient, vista is terrible (im back to xp now
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