Carwhore Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 My computer at work just like shut off the other day. Idk why, just random. Maybe a virus.But when i shut it off manually (or reset it) it turns off, then starts loads to the screen that shows the mother board (you can get into the bios), and once that screen goes away thats it. It doesnt do anything else. How do i fix this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrbrent Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Mine did the same thing now all I get is a blue screen with a bunch of letters and numbers it wont even let me run in safe mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Potentially fried the RAM.Potentially a boot sector issue w/ the hard drive.Potentially a video card issue.Potentially an idiot user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carwhore Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Potentially fried the RAM.Potentially a boot sector issue w/ the hard drive.Potentially a video card issue.Potentially an idiot user How can i fix this shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RymerC Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 To fix fried RAM, get new RAM. You can probably borrow some from another computer to test.To fix a boot sector, you can try booting from something else (cd, flash drive, etc.), running scandisk, or replace the hard drive.To fix a video card, buy a new video card... or motherboard if you really want to I guess. Are you comfortable with performing those or do you need more step-by-step instructions? They're all pretty straightforward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf1000ride Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 My computer at work just like shut off the other day. Idk why, just random. Maybe a virus.But when i shut it off manually (or reset it) it turns off, then starts loads to the screen that shows the mother board (you can get into the bios), and once that screen goes away thats it. It doesnt do anything else. How do i fix this?What do you mean by it won't do anything else. Are you left with a courser on a black screen, does it go to the windows splash but hangs? Gotta agreed with JRMMii, from the limited info and not being there to see it. It sounds like either the hard drive kicked or a ram issue. I haven't seen a vid card cause windows boot issues, most of the ones I have had fail are hard fails and you don't even see the bios load. For cbrbrent, if you are running win xp and getting a BSOD go to this website and look up the error message you are getting. It is a full list of the codes used by MS and it a good place to start troubleshooting.http://aumha.org/a/stop.htmJust as a related funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carwhore Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 i switched the ram from my computer and another one. 1.) the computer i took it from is a lot older and they don't look the same2.) The computer didn't even load the motherboard screen with the old ram, put the ram from the computer back in it and it loaded the motherboard page, then stopped and went to a black screen (like its been doing).The GSkill was in the computer to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RymerC Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Is this a joke?I don't think that's the right kind of RAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 I'm not well read-up on whether DDR RAM is backward compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentracer Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) memory isn't just something that you can switch around even if it's the same kindaka, ddr, ddr2, ddr3 etc.the speeds and case latency, their MB capacity, and a few other things play a role also.you'd have to find a ram that is everything the same basically. some motherboards will not support anything other than one type and maybe 2-3 different speeds.and since there are so many different designs of motherboards, no 2 computers will behave the same way. so it's impossible for anyone on the net to tell you for sure what the problem is.the other guys have already mentioned only a few out of probably a dozen things that are often associated with that,1. ram2. windows problem3. cmos battery4. hard drive failure5. CPU failure6. video card failure or not seated all the waythere are many more but the chances become less likely.out of that list I would put 4 at the top and then 1. Edited August 26, 2011 by serpentracer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carwhore Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 tried the correct ddr ram and still same issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carwhore Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 anyone have a windows xp disc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siacono Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 I just threw them out.... lolI am sure you can find one on the net somewhere to download... Just use your cd key.....Edit:::Actually I just found my All Versions XP disc.. I can send you a copy just install the version you have a key for and use your key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Buy a new one.Seriously though, it could be the power supply as well. How about the fan on the chipset on the motherboard (personal experience on this one!) or... So many other things it could be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 I forgot about the possibility of the thermal fuse... porter's right, the power supply or fans (bearing seized or just stopped working) could allow the computer to run for a short time before they heat up too much and shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 porter's right,It happens once in a while, just don't start expecting it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carwhore Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 is there anyway to go into the bios and extract/delete files?I probably will just send it to the local computer shop here in town and let them fuck with it, but i have my resume and other job shit (because im looking for another job) and i don't want them to find those files and let my boss know. Plus delete all the porn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 anyone have a windows xp disc?If you know how to burn a .iso image to cd, check your PM's in a minute for a link...(It's a volume license image, else I'd share it publicly...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 If you're sure it's the HD, do what was suggested earlier.1) Set BIOS to boot to a CD or USB stick2) Put Linux on CD/USB (Knoppix worked well for me in the past)3) Boot Linux, grab files from hard drive - save to USB stick (same one or another one)4) Remove porn via:Larger = better. Large enough to scratch the platters, because a lot of the new HDs these days are pretty good at handling small/medium gaussian fields.Option 4 is the nuclear option -- you'll never get that hard drive back again, short of some drastic and expensive forensic methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carwhore Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 im not sure of anything? Could the mother board be bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siacono Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 I used a cutting torch and melted my old HD into a blob... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 im not sure of anything? Could the mother board be bad?Yes. along with most of the other things we have mentioned above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 (edited) Try tapping F8 while rebooting to get to the recovery menu, if you have a recovery partition you will see it here and you can try to recover if it is a corrupt os file or something. It will be under the repair my computer option. This will erase everything and will take it back to factory settings. This is all assuming you have a partition.Yu could also try to restore to an earlier date as well from that menu if you don't wanna erase everything but like I said, you may have a corrupt os. Edited August 27, 2011 by JStump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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