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| Thread ID: 29355 | 2003-01-17 20:09:00 | Boot problem | autosporty (2746) | Press F1 |
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| 114725 | 2003-01-17 20:09:00 | I have a problem starting my computer (P3/1000, Win98se, 6Gb hdd, 512Mb RAM, Chaintech ct-6ata2 mbd) - when I turn it on, the screen stays blank as the hdd boots, then part way through the power kicks off and the whole thing dies . The only way I can start now, is to begin with the monitor switched off, hit the power button, wait 4 secs, turn on the monitor, if I get the timing right the green monitor light stays on and she boots ok, but it takes several attempts to do this . This only started happening about a week ago after some Net surfing deep into unknown territory (lots of popups etc . ) and around the same time I had been trying out game demos off cover discs - installing and uninstalling several programs . I have tried another monitor, and another (new) power supply - tried resetting BIOS defaults, (especially in Power Configuration) all to no avail . Could I have a boot sector virus? I am going to try replacing my MBR, but I read this could jeopardise areas of my hdd, so I wanted to exhaust other possibilites first . Strangely, my other computer (AMD K6-2/500, Win98se, 4 . 3hdd, Gigabyte ga7smm mbd 128RAM) is doing the same thing after I uninstalled some programs . I tried reformatting hdd twice, but never fixed the problem - it now will only boot in the mornings with a reset!) Help! |
autosporty (2746) | ||
| 114726 | 2003-01-17 22:24:00 | souns like a hardware thing so dont shoot the MBR yet. i have seen the problem before and that time it was a problem between the video card and the monitor. a new monitor fixed that one but you say you have tryed a new monitor?? |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 114727 | 2003-01-17 23:25:00 | Yes, tried another monitor, but I agree it might be related to video card - maybe I'll try a different card and see it that sorts it out. Thanks |
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