KSochalski
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Originally my computer started to repeatedly restart its self when turned on. I brought it to best buy and they could get no output at all from the computer. they said it was probably a motherboard problem. I purchased a new motherboard, new ram, and a new CPU. i added those to my other items. right now i have the following
MOBO- ECS Elite Group P4M900T-M (intel pentium dual core compliant)
CPU- Intel pentium dual core
Ram- Kingston 2, 1 gig sticks of 667 ddr2 ram
Video- Nvidia Ge Force
Sound- Soundblaster Audigy
HD- Maxtor 200 Gig
The computer no longer just restarts repeatedly when turned on. It runs it POST, and the BIOS settings are adjustable and responsive. however when the computer hits the windows loading screen, the screen shows up, the bar at the bottom does not show any movement, it flashes a quick blue screen to fast to read, and then restarts.
this is what i have tried-
Memtest both sticks test fine.
HD test, tested fine.
built on table. no change
rebuilt and checked all connections again, no change
put in old cpu, (pentium 4) and it started doing the exact same thing it originally did. fast restarts. So it wasnt a motherboard problem i had it was the CPU. the old motherboard does not support the new pentium dual core chip i have.
I put the new chip back in and this secondary problem was still there, restarts only on windows load screen.
I am trying to update the BIOS because it is the only thing left i can think of.
Now the newest problem
I have a floppy of the new update from the manufacturers website. However when i put the floppy in and try to boot from it, it goes to the black screen with the blinking curser at the top like its trying to boot from it, then it passes over it and goes right to the screen that says "windows failed to load maybe be a recent hardware change or software change, blah blah" screen. Neither loading from last known good configuration, safe mode, or just normally restarting has any difference. they all do the same thing, and the computer restarts from the windows screen.
someone please help me. A. with the original problem of the restarting at the windows screen if you have any other options on what to try. OR B. how do i get the computer to accept the floppy and load the BIOS update. as far as i know, the floppy drive was working when the computer crapped out on me.
PLEASE HELP,
thank you
Kevin Sochalski
MOBO- ECS Elite Group P4M900T-M (intel pentium dual core compliant)
CPU- Intel pentium dual core
Ram- Kingston 2, 1 gig sticks of 667 ddr2 ram
Video- Nvidia Ge Force
Sound- Soundblaster Audigy
HD- Maxtor 200 Gig
The computer no longer just restarts repeatedly when turned on. It runs it POST, and the BIOS settings are adjustable and responsive. however when the computer hits the windows loading screen, the screen shows up, the bar at the bottom does not show any movement, it flashes a quick blue screen to fast to read, and then restarts.
this is what i have tried-
Memtest both sticks test fine.
HD test, tested fine.
built on table. no change
rebuilt and checked all connections again, no change
put in old cpu, (pentium 4) and it started doing the exact same thing it originally did. fast restarts. So it wasnt a motherboard problem i had it was the CPU. the old motherboard does not support the new pentium dual core chip i have.
I put the new chip back in and this secondary problem was still there, restarts only on windows load screen.
I am trying to update the BIOS because it is the only thing left i can think of.
Now the newest problem
I have a floppy of the new update from the manufacturers website. However when i put the floppy in and try to boot from it, it goes to the black screen with the blinking curser at the top like its trying to boot from it, then it passes over it and goes right to the screen that says "windows failed to load maybe be a recent hardware change or software change, blah blah" screen. Neither loading from last known good configuration, safe mode, or just normally restarting has any difference. they all do the same thing, and the computer restarts from the windows screen.
someone please help me. A. with the original problem of the restarting at the windows screen if you have any other options on what to try. OR B. how do i get the computer to accept the floppy and load the BIOS update. as far as i know, the floppy drive was working when the computer crapped out on me.
PLEASE HELP,
thank you
Kevin Sochalski