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01-10-2007, 11:58 PM
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Start-up issue
Ok,this sucks. I was just helping a pal install a new fan. Here is what happened.
-Attempted to install fan (suceeded, just a basic 80mm using a molex connector) -Computer is suddenly extremely slow booting up after fan installation (ie, stalls at the BIOS screen, stalls right after the WinXP loading screen) -HDD is powered and spinning and is fully connected to the motherboard via SATA cable/power cable -System spec: Seagate barracuda 7200.9 80g HDD AMD athlon 64 3500+ Kingston 512mb RAM Gigabyte GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard -Computer recently purchased, parts brand new Please tell me that it is entirely fixable or that I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Thanks in advance!
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01-11-2007, 03:21 AM
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If you unplug the fan does it return to normal?
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01-11-2007, 10:49 AM
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Negative. Still stays the same. It just seems so odd...the fan installation and windows loading issues aren't connected at all so far as I can tell. But how does that explain it conking out after I went in there?
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01-11-2007, 11:07 AM
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Have you gone back in there and reseated all your connectors and cards? You may have jarred something loose.
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01-11-2007, 11:09 AM
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Well, unless I missed something, no. I tried reseating everything that could be reseated. There is a load of room because there are no expansion cards to deal with...
What is a slow bootup often associated with? |
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01-11-2007, 11:20 AM
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Overheating or a failing hard drive.
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01-11-2007, 11:27 AM
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Yeah thats what I thought...
Well I suppose I can try it again today. I guess if it has cooled down then it should work fine and needs relocation, and if it doesn't...time to call in that warranty. |
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01-11-2007, 01:14 PM
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You should run diagnostics on your hard drive.
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01-11-2007, 01:20 PM
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Roger that. Suppose that overheating wasn't the issue and the HDD reads fine...
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01-11-2007, 01:47 PM
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Start disconnecting components.
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01-11-2007, 02:35 PM
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All of the components in there are necessary for it to run though. It is very much a barebones system.
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01-12-2007, 05:37 AM
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Reset the cmos??
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01-12-2007, 10:19 AM
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What will that accomplish though?
PS, Ran a virus check using Norton, Kaspersky and AVG...turned up nothing. I attempted to use SeaTools, but once I got into the program the mouse/keyboard stopped working. I'll try it again today with a PS/2 setup (the other one was USB). After the long bootup, windows runs as normal. |
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01-15-2007, 10:40 AM
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Update:
Computer starts as normal now, for no apparent reason. No connections were checked after I last mentioned it, malware scans still turned up nothing, SeaTools worked, found nothing wrong with the HDD. So I guess that means I was in the wrong place at the wrong time the first time round, then the right place/ right time. KNowing that I won't really accep that answer I'm still gonna look into it to try and find out what happened. Any input would be greatly appreciated. |
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