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Join Date: Jun 2007
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PC no longer starts!
Okay, so I upgraded from onboard graphics to an X1650PRO yesterday. Installed fine; I played games for a few hours, enjoying my new card. Then my computer crashed. I simply rebooted, but half an hour later it froze. I restarted, tried playing again, but it froze once more so I turned it off and went to bed. When I tried starting it this morning, it came up with a message saying 'Windows could not be started...' and a heap of options, such as start normally, or start in safe mode etc. But I couldn't select any, because the keyboard was unresponsive as was the mouse.
So, I let it start with that option on default - but the screen simply goes black, and the whole thing reboots and goes through the same process. What's going on here? Mobo: ECS P4S5GM/GL+ CPU: Intel P4 2.8Ghz Northwood RAM: 1Gb Samsung DDR GPU: HIS ATi X1650PRO HDD: Seagate Barracuda 40Gb Optical: Samsung CD+/- PSU: Thermaltake 420W |
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Member (10 bit)
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Toronto
Posts: 904
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I think your psu is dying on you. Could you test it on another pc?
It could also be overheating? |
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Shiro Usagi
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Kaneohe, Hawaii
Posts: 34,002
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Test your hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic utility. You may have a dying hard drive or it's developed bad clusters in the boot sector.
Problem might also be the motherboard. ECS is very low quality and not known for longevity. Cricket
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