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Problem with PC, don't know if it's Hardware, or Software
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ringo711
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4. July 2007 @ 04:30 |
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Had a problem with a missing file on this PC, which is running XP. Lot of rubbish on it so I decided to format something i have done many times.
This PC turns it's self on and off, when it is running and you touch the mouse it reboots.
I did manage to reformat, and left it on all night whilst trying to recover some lost data.
All that is on the PC is XP, and a recovery program, again it cuts out, and is now coming up with a message syaing
NTLDR is missing, so I need help here please because I don't know what is happening.
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ringo711
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4. July 2007 @ 05:45 |
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Originally posted by ringo711:
Had a problem with a missing file on this PC, which is running XP. Lot of rubbish on it so I decided to format something i have done many times.
This PC turns it's self on and off, when it is running and you touch the mouse it reboots.
I did manage to reformat, and left it on all night whilst trying to recover some lost data.
All that is on the PC is XP, and a recovery program, again it cuts out, and is now coming up with a message syaing
NTLDR is missing, so I need help here please because I don't know what is happening.
I have now found out I need to Fdisk, but the main problem is it will not stay on more than a few seconds.
I have checked for loose contections they seems fine, but it keeps just going off, I think i can fix the problem once i know what it is?
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4. July 2007 @ 09:41 |
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Is your computer overheating? Open it up and see if all the fans are spinning. Make shure the one on the CPU is spinning as fast as it should be too.
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AfterDawn Addict
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4. July 2007 @ 09:59 |
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If NTLDR is missing, I think windows just didnt install correctly. I have gotten this error and fixed it by using a new cd to install. If you have purchased you XP copy then I think it is legal to download yourself a copy and burn it. The new copy should install fine.
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ringo711
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4. July 2007 @ 13:46 |
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The PC is from cold I turn it on and nothing wait a bit and then sometimes it comes on, or the fans will start turning, maybe for just a couple of seconds, this will happen over and over, I was wondering about the power unit?
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5. July 2007 @ 04:15 |
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Try a different harddrive
sounds like a controller error
click start right click my computer click manage click event viewer see if there are any red dots
i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
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ringo711
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5. July 2007 @ 05:01 |
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Thanks, but as i have said it will not power up, so I can't check anything until i find out why it keeps shuting down
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5. July 2007 @ 08:42 |
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Take out the CMOS battery. Try the power supply in anouther PC.
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BadBone
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5. July 2007 @ 14:26 |
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Hi
Take a visual look at your motherboard and check out the capacitors, especially the ones near the processor. Their tops should be flat, look and see if any of them are bulged on the top.
If not, then i suggest you borrow a power supply and try it in your machine.
I have the exact same problem with a system i'm trying to fix, haven't got a spare power supply though, so i'm stuck.
You never know what you can do until you try
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 5. July 2007 @ 14:28
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5. July 2007 @ 14:36 |
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As Badbone said, check the powersupply. Some may be really bad and restart if it goes over the load, others may just do this because its overheating (power supply), could just be the power supply has had its life. Check the RAM too, if the computer writes to a bad part of the ram, it will restart.
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ringo711
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6. July 2007 @ 11:27 |
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Thanks to all it turned out to be the power supply as you had said new fitted no futher problems, (so far)
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