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| 1126855 | 2010-08-12 18:36:00 | Update again since you cant edit: I try to run the repair tool from a USB flash drive, but all i get is a blinking cursor and screen once it has booted. Any help on that also? |
Programmar (15930) | ||
| 1126856 | 2010-08-12 21:07:00 | Do you have, or have access to one of those Debug Cards also known as POST Cards that you plug into a spare PCI slot and it displays a whole lot of numbers depicting where the Computer is at in the POST? When it stops you look up a chart that comes with it and the number tells you where you’ve stopped. I’ve only used one on a couple of occasions and each time she was a Motherboard replacement. :groan: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1126857 | 2010-08-12 21:19:00 | Do you have, or have access to one of those Debug Cards also known as POST Cards that you plug into a spare PCI slot and it displays a whole lot of numbers depicting where the Computer is at in the POST? When it stops you look up a chart that comes with it and the number tells you where you’ve stopped. I’ve only used one on a couple of occasions and each time she was a Motherboard replacement. :groan: My PC doesnt stop at POST, it doesnt even stop at the windows boot screen where it asks for things like safe mode or system restore. I was just thinking that the repair disks are broken/corrupted, as they dont even work on this laptop i am on now. When i choose to start windows normally i see the graphical representation of the "Starting windows" splash. I know it is graphical because usually an animation would take place and the fonts are not of the system fonts, IE they dont look like the BIOS/DOS font. Perhaps my problem lies within the corrupted file and deleting it, i am trying to get DOS on my usb flash drive and ill post the results. I can test to see if software works on this laptop, if so, but not on my desktop i can identify the problem further. Thankyou for your help anyway B.M, im trying to avoid getting my PC serviced as i know they charge extortionate prices. |
Programmar (15930) | ||
| 1126858 | 2010-08-12 21:38:00 | Is it 32 or 64 bit windows 7?? What version are you using now ?? Posting replies with?? Are you in NZ, or somewhere else? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1126859 | 2010-08-12 21:39:00 | im trying to avoid getting my PC serviced as i know they charge extortionate prices. Being in the business we hear that all the time - and the prices are not actually high compared to some other trades. Cowboys or people with little knowledge think they know what they are doing and usually end up making things worse. Having a PC in front of you ( being a tech myself) is a LOT easier to fault find than on here as you can actually see whats gong on. Try going into the BIOS and see if you have the option to turn off the onboard graphics and first Graphics is the PCI-E card. You may have spiked the board as SolMiester suggested in post #12. To Quote: If the same thing happens with Ubuntu, then that suggests it is a hardware issue and not corrupted windows!... Esp if it still wont boot from a live CD with No Hard Drive attached. Could also be a Fault in the power Supply. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1126860 | 2010-08-12 22:18:00 | I think you have probably got to the point where the only way to diagnose is with known good spare parts mate...We really have covered most options...WT suggestion that the PSU is faulty actually sounds a good one and a lot easier to resolve and prove.....That would be my next step personally and failing that, it will be the board as I suggested, or maybe the CPU, though doubtful! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1126861 | 2010-08-12 22:58:00 | I have been able to boot in to Herin's Boot CD via my USB flash drive, i can access the DOs prompts on there but im still figuring this software out. I have taken out my GFX card since last night, and i am using the on board graphics card. My thinking is that i can delete the corrupted system files classpnp.sys via DOS and then try and boot into safe mode. If that doesnt work, i guess ill have to go and get it serviced. My windows is 64-bit and i am posting replies using a laptop i have lying around the house. I dont see how my PSU can be faulty, it has worked without fail ever since i got the PC a few months ago. It isnt an old PC, i think my live cd might be damaged so i will try and find another or burn another and try and boot from that. Thanks for the suggestions. |
Programmar (15930) | ||
| 1126862 | 2010-08-12 23:36:00 | I have been able to boot in to Herin's Boot CD via my USB flash drive, i can access the DOs prompts on there but im still figuring this software out. I have taken out my GFX card since last night, and i am using the on board graphics card. My thinking is that i can delete the corrupted system files classpnp.sys via DOS and then try and boot into safe mode. If that doesnt work, i guess ill have to go and get it serviced. My windows is 64-bit and i am posting replies using a laptop i have lying around the house. I dont see how my PSU can be faulty, it has worked without fail ever since i got the PC a few months ago. It isnt an old PC, i think my live cd might be damaged so i will try and find another or burn another and try and boot from that. Thanks for the suggestions. Oh, didnt realise we were talking a new pc!....so are you able to boot to live CD to a GUI, or just CL? |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1126863 | 2010-08-12 23:39:00 | Oh, didnt realise we were talking a new pc!....so are you able to boot to live CD to a GUI, or just CL? CL, it said starting ubuntu then stopped. Well, in thats what my ubuntu HDD did anyway. The live CD wouldnt load at all which makes me think that that is damaged. I did try and boot damn small linux from my flash drive and that let me into the splash, where it says "Press enter to boot" but went blank shortly after i pressed enter. It seems to be with anything graphical, so i know it isnt my HDD's. Oh just so you know, i have booted into FreeDOS and i am in it now. Im trying to access my C: drive, but i dont think you can access HDDs from a live cd/flash drive. |
Programmar (15930) | ||
| 1126864 | 2010-08-12 23:50:00 | I would say its infected with something like Alureon, which can infect classpnp.sys and atapi.sys. Have you got another desktop?? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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