pc freezing at boot up

**dan22** · 28-09-08, 08:06 PM

hi all again earlyer i needed help with a family members pc,now mine shit its self,its freezing when you boot up,it freezes before the welcome logo,and i cant seem to get into safe mode,either,
as allways help is greatly appreciated.

**DND** · 28-09-08, 09:31 PM

Better post some spec'z of your pc

**dan22** · 28-09-08, 11:35 PM

its got a asrock mb,775i65gv,2.8ghz celron cpu
250 gb hdd seagate,ide
2x512 ram
gforce 6600le gc
its only a simple pc but theres heaps of info and stuff,i need,on it if possible

**DND** · 28-09-08, 11:45 PM

what OS are you running ?

did you try pressing F8 while booting up to get to the safe mode option

**best4less** · 28-09-08, 11:55 PM

If she was mine the 1st thing i would do is take the HDD out and put it into another computer and run the drive as a slave and back up all that needs to be backed up
And if you are lucky the other computer will do a scan disk on your drive and even get her going again

**dan22** · 29-09-08, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DND

what OS are you running ?

did you try pressing F8 while booting up to get to the safe mode option

xp home,and yea cant get into safe mode

**dan22** · 29-09-08, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by best4less

If she was mine the 1st thing i would do is take the HDD out and put it into another computer and run the drive as a slave and back up all that needs to be backed up
And if you are lucky the other computer will do a scan disk on your drive and even get her going again

ill try that,so i set the jumpers and it should read the drive as a slave shouldnt it,i mean do i have to change any settings in the bios in the pc ill be putting the hdd in as a slave?
its a asus mb

**best4less** · 29-09-08, 12:17 AM

Just un plug your cd rom from the good computer and plug your old HDD in to that cable and boot her up
If it doesn't show up then go into your bios and change it :

**dan22** · 29-09-08, 12:28 AM

that sounds like a lot eaiser way around it thanks B4L,iff the other pc has xp pro and the one the drive is comming out of is xp home,that wont work will it,ill have to use a pc with xp home wont i ??
i have a pc i can install home on so i spose thats the first step would you say

**best4less** · 29-09-08, 12:31 AM

Nah she will be fine mate,its only going to see the drive as a slave

**dan22** · 29-09-08, 12:52 AM

unreral that will make it alot easier job,thanks for the advice B4L,its greatly app.

dan
ill let ya know how it goes ,gonna do it now

**dan22** · 29-09-08, 01:35 AM

well it did as you said it registed the drive so i can acsess the data and stuff.so thanks heaps for that how do i do a scan disc??

dan

**best4less** · 29-09-08, 04:05 AM

Have you backed up all the stuff you need?
You should fine Scan Disk in XP

How to Scan Disk in Win XP

* Press the <Start> button.
* Select <My Computer>.
* Under Hard Disk Drives highlight the disk which you want to scan.
* Open the <File> menu and choose <Properties>
* Open the <Tools> tab.
* Click the <Check Now...> button.

Good luck mate

**dan22** · 29-09-08, 04:26 PM

hi B4L,well i did as you suggested and then put the drive into the pc and booted it up,this time it let me into safe mode but tried boot from last good known config,but now she goes through the white text post then nothing black screen,and i noticed that the cpu light dosent come on at all,then either.

so im buggerd if i know

**best4less** · 29-09-08, 04:47 PM

Are you putting the bad HDD into your good PC as a slave and just booting your good computer up as normal just so you can back up your info of the bad HDD ???

**Woodstock** · 29-09-08, 05:29 PM

ya could always put it in USB ext case .. recover all goodies off it ... format it ...then chuck back in pc and reinstall OS ....

**dan22** · 29-09-08, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by best4less

Are you putting the bad HDD into your good PC as a slave and just booting your good computer up as normal just so you can back up your info of the bad HDD ???

nah the good pc is the one that wont boot,i put the hdd out of good pc and put in back up pc/average,like you said to obtain the info,but after i did a scan disc i thought id try it back in the good pc were it came from but still no good.

so maybe its a cpu prob or mb,but im stuffed if i can sort it out
thanks for all the help so far B4L youve been great mate cheers.
looks like shell have to go avd see my pc fix it guy and see what he reckons.

**dan22** · 29-09-08, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodstock

ya could always put it in USB ext case .. recover all goodies off it ... format it ...then chuck back in pc and reinstall OS ....

yea thats not a bad idea,ill see if i can get one locally,prob have to go on net to get one,we have a wow store here maybe they will have them.

how do i do a freh install if it freezes before welcome screen?/

**DND** · 29-09-08, 09:02 PM

Boot from the XP cd

detta · 30-09-08, 05:02 PM

I turn my PC on, it displays some information on screen and then goes into an ATI screen, this I presume is my onboard graphics? upto this point this is normal. Next thing that happens is that the PC makes a beep, the 3 lights on the keyboard flash and the screen is stuck on the ATI screen
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28-09-08, 08:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
dan22 Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 135 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 11:20:13	pc freezing at boot up hi all again earlyer i needed help with a family members pc,now mine shit its self,its freezing when you boot up,it freezes before the welcome logo,and i cant seem to get into safe mode,either, as allways help is greatly appreciated. Last edited by dan22 : 28-09-08 at 08:07 PM. Reason: spelling as usual

28-09-08, 11:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
best4less I'am Not a Bloody Joke iTrader: (10) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,647 Spent time on board: 1 Month, 4 Weeks, 1 Day and 17:09:33	If she was mine the 1st thing i would do is take the HDD out and put it into another computer and run the drive as a slave and back up all that needs to be backed up And if you are lucky the other computer will do a scan disk on your drive and even get her going again __________________ Please wipe your feet before walking all over me

29-09-08, 12:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
best4less I'am Not a Bloody Joke iTrader: (10) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,647 Spent time on board: 1 Month, 4 Weeks, 1 Day and 17:09:33	Just un plug your cd rom from the good computer and plug your old HDD in to that cable and boot her up If it doesn't show up then go into your bios and change it : __________________ Please wipe your feet before walking all over me

29-09-08, 12:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
best4less I'am Not a Bloody Joke iTrader: (10) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,647 Spent time on board: 1 Month, 4 Weeks, 1 Day and 17:09:33	Nah she will be fine mate,its only going to see the drive as a slave __________________ Please wipe your feet before walking all over me

29-09-08, 01:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
dan22 Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 135 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 11:20:13	well it did as you said it registed the drive so i can acsess the data and stuff.so thanks heaps for that how do i do a scan disc?? dan Last edited by dan22 : 29-09-08 at 01:36 AM. Reason: spelling

28-09-08, 09:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
DND Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 372 Spent time on board: 3 Days and 2:11:14	Better post some spec'z of your pc

28-09-08, 11:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
dan22 Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 135 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 11:20:13	its got a asrock mb,775i65gv,2.8ghz celron cpu 250 gb hdd seagate,ide 2x512 ram gforce 6600le gc its only a simple pc but theres heaps of info and stuff,i need,on it if possible

28-09-08, 11:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
DND Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 372 Spent time on board: 3 Days and 2:11:14	what OS are you running ? did you try pressing F8 while booting up to get to the safe mode option

29-09-08, 12:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
dan22 Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 135 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 11:20:13	that sounds like a lot eaiser way around it thanks B4L,iff the other pc has xp pro and the one the drive is comming out of is xp home,that wont work will it,ill have to use a pc with xp home wont i ?? i have a pc i can install home on so i spose thats the first step would you say

29-09-08, 12:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
dan22 Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 135 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 11:20:13	unreral that will make it alot easier job,thanks for the advice B4L,its greatly app. dan ill let ya know how it goes ,gonna do it now

29-09-08, 04:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
best4less I'am Not a Bloody Joke iTrader: (10) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,647 Spent time on board: 1 Month, 4 Weeks, 1 Day and 17:09:33	Have you backed up all the stuff you need? You should fine Scan Disk in XP How to Scan Disk in Win XP * Press the <Start> button. * Select <My Computer>. * Under Hard Disk Drives highlight the disk which you want to scan. * Open the <File> menu and choose <Properties> * Open the <Tools> tab. * Click the <Check Now...> button. Good luck mate __________________ Please wipe your feet before walking all over me

29-09-08, 04:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
dan22 Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 135 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 11:20:13	hi B4L,well i did as you suggested and then put the drive into the pc and booted it up,this time it let me into safe mode but tried boot from last good known config,but now she goes through the white text post then nothing black screen,and i noticed that the cpu light dosent come on at all,then either. so im buggerd if i know

29-09-08, 04:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
best4less I'am Not a Bloody Joke iTrader: (10) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,647 Spent time on board: 1 Month, 4 Weeks, 1 Day and 17:09:33	Are you putting the bad HDD into your good PC as a slave and just booting your good computer up as normal just so you can back up your info of the bad HDD ??? __________________ Please wipe your feet before walking all over me

29-09-08, 05:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
Woodstock Senior Member iTrader: (14) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mt Gambier Posts: 732 Spent time on board: 2 Weeks, 4 Days and 21:43:24	ya could always put it in USB ext case .. recover all goodies off it ... format it ...then chuck back in pc and reinstall OS .... __________________ Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.

29-09-08, 09:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
DND Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 372 Spent time on board: 3 Days and 2:11:14	Boot from the XP cd

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30-09-08, 05:02 PM	#20 (permalink)
detta Banned iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 6 Spent time on board: 0:15:42	I turn my PC on, it displays some information on screen and then goes into an ATI screen, this I presume is my onboard graphics? upto this point this is normal. Next thing that happens is that the PC makes a beep, the 3 lights on the keyboard flash and the screen is stuck on the ATI screen __________________

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