Brennan Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I just finished build my computer and it keeps restarting on me. How would I fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Clerifie "restarting" please. Describe what the computer (or you) is doing when it restarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 I start the computer and then the BIOS loads then screen comes up askin if I want to start normal or in safe mode the when it starts to boot a blue screen flashes with something on it but I cant read because it goes away to fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Employee Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Dammit i thought i would be able to help on this one because i had what sounded as the same problem. Sparda helped me all I did was single everything out i tried a new psu not it, than new ram and boom it worked :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadaender Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 It seems your comp is getting past post, and then fails. Then it's probably a software problem. I could be wrong but to me it sounds like either your hdd isn't connected properly, the windows install is borked, or your entire hdd is borked. Check all connections (and I mean ALL connections in the box) and if they're all correct but still no progress, try another hdd and see if that boots. If not the problem is else where. Like I said, I could be wrong though. I'm sure Sparda has a better idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Did it ever reach the desktop? If not then I would suspect a hardware fault of some kind. Most likly to do with the memory. Try using a live Linux distro for an hour or two, if the problem dose not manifest, it is windows been it's stupid self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadaender Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Quick question: What beep noises do you hear when starting up the comp? If you hear anything other than the usual one-beep, you can then follow your mobo's manual to see what the problem is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Dumb question: Have you taken your old windows HD and stuck it in this machine? Or have you installed a fresh copy of windows on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Grab a copy of MemTest86. This free tool comes as an ISO for a bootable floppy, CD or memory stick, and will continuously test your system's memory by writing bit patterns to it and reading them back again. Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 it was an old HDD and I stuck it in the new machine but I reinstalled windows and it works now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Thought so, shame it doesn't work like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoyBoy Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Damn windows. Were all slaves to it and its commercialness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Not really, when you install windows it sets itself up for your hardware, so when you take the disk and stick it in different hardware, it can't talk to it anymore. There is probally some fancy way around this limitation (over to you sparda...), as you can do it in *nix, but if you want it done fast, and its windows... fuck it and reinstall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Yeah, anything older than Windows XP (I think, anyways) can talk to the hardware but will require new drivers for everything... For XP, MS introduced an anti-piracy measure and now even if Windows could start on the computer you swap the drive to, it won't.. it'll jusr BSoD because MS have coded it to not start if it doesn't match what it's expecting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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