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re: Computer wont boot.. if it does, it freezes. Updated ***
Posted on 8/20/14 at 3:05 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
Posted on 8/20/14 at 3:05 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
Ram sticks seem good.
Maybe going to try and install new windows copy?
Maybe going to try and install new windows copy?
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Posted on 8/20/14 at 3:11 pm to Codythetiger
Take windows out of the equation completely. Unplug your storage drives. Anything you don't need in order to run low-level hardware diagnostics from a boot disk/usb, should not be connected. Including all front panel headers. If you aren't stripping the computer bare and adding components back one at a time, you're doing it wrong. Go borrow someone's computer to create an Ubuntu live disk.
Oh, and low/dead CMOS battery would not be a direct cause of this. That's silly. All that would do is constantly warn him that CMOS needs to be setup again, time and date wrong, etc.
If Ubuntu works perfect (WITH HARD DRIVE AND ALL OTHER NONESSENTIALS UNPLUGGED) for a while, post is hanging on initializing a hard disk and barely booting when it can find your OS partition. Odds are, a reinstall won't fix that. If you can't even stay stable long enough to frick around in Ubuntu, replace your motherboard.
Oh, and low/dead CMOS battery would not be a direct cause of this. That's silly. All that would do is constantly warn him that CMOS needs to be setup again, time and date wrong, etc.
If Ubuntu works perfect (WITH HARD DRIVE AND ALL OTHER NONESSENTIALS UNPLUGGED) for a while, post is hanging on initializing a hard disk and barely booting when it can find your OS partition. Odds are, a reinstall won't fix that. If you can't even stay stable long enough to frick around in Ubuntu, replace your motherboard.
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 8/20/14 at 3:12 pm to Codythetiger
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Ram sticks seem good.
Maybe going to try and install new windows copy?
Memory testers need to run as long as possible, preferably 8 or more hours. Even then programs like Memtest86+ may not detect memory-related errors that are apparent after running, say, prime95 for 5 minutes.
Before reinstalling Windows, I would try running whatever disk diagnostics that are available outside of Windows for your drive. I'd try booting a Linux distro off a USB drive to see if it works. I hate reinstalling Windows, and at this point, it seems premature.
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