Bootup Problems
When I wake up in the mornings I'll turn my PC on, Go take a leak..So on and so forth and when I get back to my comp it will be frozen.
It will make it to my desktop, All my normal programs will be started but I cant do anything..Cant CTRL+ALT+DEL or anything..Forcing me to hit my comps reset button.
Upon restarting it freezes on the black screen where its giving me the bios info,ect
Then ill restart again and again and again. Then eventually it will make it past the bios boot thing and onto the windows boot screen then to my desktop..Then everything is fine for the rest of the day. then late at night when im downloading torrents,ect it'll start freezing again then im like alskdjlaksd then ill press my restart button, It boots up past the black bios screen, Back to my desktop and it wont freeze during that process(like it normally does when I first bootup)
Ive ran memtest said it was ok
I then ran a hard drive test with seatools for my seagate hd and it passed.
I assumed it was a software problem..since it freezes late at night, But then I relized it freezes on my bios screen when I first bootup in which no processes are running.
So natually, I stopped all processes from starting, and I even went into the registry under "Run" and "Runonce" and deleted all those intries as well..And it still did it while trying to boot up..
Im confused....Mind bottlin to say the least
Helpsauce!
It will make it to my desktop, All my normal programs will be started but I cant do anything..Cant CTRL+ALT+DEL or anything..Forcing me to hit my comps reset button.
Upon restarting it freezes on the black screen where its giving me the bios info,ect
Then ill restart again and again and again. Then eventually it will make it past the bios boot thing and onto the windows boot screen then to my desktop..Then everything is fine for the rest of the day. then late at night when im downloading torrents,ect it'll start freezing again then im like alskdjlaksd then ill press my restart button, It boots up past the black bios screen, Back to my desktop and it wont freeze during that process(like it normally does when I first bootup)
Ive ran memtest said it was ok
I then ran a hard drive test with seatools for my seagate hd and it passed.
I assumed it was a software problem..since it freezes late at night, But then I relized it freezes on my bios screen when I first bootup in which no processes are running.
So natually, I stopped all processes from starting, and I even went into the registry under "Run" and "Runonce" and deleted all those intries as well..And it still did it while trying to boot up..
Im confused....Mind bottlin to say the least
Helpsauce!
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First of all, could you give us what is in your system- system manufacturer (if applicable) motherboard, memory, processor, HD make & size, etc, etc.?
Also, have you tried resetting the BIOS? You do this by pulling the power plug, removing the system battery from the mother board and possibly also using a jumper- see the manufacturer or motherboard manual. You might even consider replacing the battery- especially if it is an older system.
Some motherboards also need a little time during the first power-up after a BIOS reset to settle, so allow it to come up without interruption.
Get back to us ....
You might check to see how clean your computer is- you may have overheat issues.
Also, if you're overclocking, back off to stock and try it.
AMD Athlon 64, 2400 MHz (12 x 200) 3800+
Motherboard Name: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (MS-7025) (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Dual Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset: nVIDIA nForce3 Ultra, AMD Hammer
System Memory: 2048 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)(Kingston)
BIOS Type: Award (09/22/04)
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT (256 MB)
3D Accelerator: nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
Disk Drive: ST3250823AS (250 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA)(seagate barracuda)
Do a similar inspection of your video card.
Your system has been around a while, so if you haven't cleaned to date, I will suggest you do so- and a can of compressed air can do wonders- but use it where you won't gag the household.
Beyond this, my first post still stands.
Its weird thou, While I was in the boot from disk recovery console while running the hella long chkdsk I didnt freeze at all..So maybe it indeed is not a hardware issue? ....So maybe its something wrong with windows?
Its also weird how if im doing something I wont freeze..Like watching videos online or chattin it up..But if i leave my comp alone for like 10 min to go eat or something I come back and its froze..Weird indeed..Ima try a repair install tonight..I read that if i go to recovery console and type bootcfg it will fix issues or something and ill have the repair install option..So ill try that
One sign of an HD going from bad to worse is if you keep getting failures doing chkdsk /r- many times there are MORE failures with each check. If this is the case- my suggestion is save what you can and replace.
You might also try This using the DFT Advanced Test mentioned- just to be sure.
Also, can you get into Safe Mode?- does it behave okay there?
... As in totally reformatted the disk and reinstalled the OS?
At any rate-
Is anything showing up on Event Viewer? ( Right-click My Computer left-click Manage and go to System Tools | Event Viewer | Applications or System )
Also check the Device Manager for any conflicts.
See if you might be missing a BSOD. Go to Control Panel then System, click on the Advanced tab, then the Settings button in Startup and Recovery
Do the following:
Check Write an event to the system log
UNCheck Automatically restart
Select Small memory dump (64 KB) in the Write debugging information field.
And let's see what that reveals
I also did the thing u told me to do last....no bsod, nor have I ever gotten one.
Is it weird that I have a safely remove hardware icon and when i click it its my harddrive? or is that normal..
also weird, My comp has been freezing within 30 seconds of booting up...I close out aim as soon as it launches along with MSN(only 2 programs I have installed) and im not freezing up...Im go about 30 min (If i can if i dont freeze up) then launch aim/msn and such and see if i freeze up.
I also went to device manager, Right clicked and it said this device is working properly. At least for my hd/cpu/ and video card
See if the symptoms are different from stick to stick.
I disabled the device and I have yet to freeze..Even thou im choppy as hell
Actually, PSUs can be cause any number of symptoms just about anywhen, and this is mainly because they may not die a hard and fast death. Your disabling the video card may have removed a power load so your machine temporarily performs better.
I would do this:
1. Try a spare/friends PSU of equal or better rating.
2. Try the video drivers- update/reinstall 1st, rollback next. Be sure to thoroughly remove the video drivers as much as possible before each attempt (use something like Driver Cleaner )
3. Think of another video card.
EDIT ADDED:
Yeah- sounds reasonable. Stuff like this can be hard to isolate- personally I was beginning to suspect the audio subsystem- but those are normally with audio cards. I would still try the above suggestions.
In the Event Viewer, I wanted you to take note of whether you were having Yellow ! warning signs or Red X failures. These can sometimes help identify bad driver installs, etc. Sorry I didn't mention this.
Ultra X-Connect ..btw :P
Eh, Ima just take it in to the shop since I got my pay check..Expescially with my nerves on the last straw when it comes to this comp..Im going to flip out since i had to reformat for no reason..But meh