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Thread ID: 85928	2007-12-27 12:58:00	Computer Beeps when turned on and won't boot	spaceman8815 (4112)	Press F1

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625011	2007-12-28 02:28:00	Please don't keep us in suspense - what is the most common? Acer.	pctek (84)
625012	2007-12-28 02:34:00	I have tried starting the computer with out the hard drive and i does not beep. I have also checked the RAM is in properly and is clean, I then reset the bios and chose to start up with default settings and it did the same thing, is it a problem with the hard drive? as i have had problems with it before. I also turned it on with the keyboard unplugged and it made no difference. Is it better to buy a new Desktop computer and if so what brand do you recommend.	spaceman8815 (4112)
625013	2007-12-28 02:53:00	If its not detecting the HD and Floppy, it may also be a Power Supply Issue. If you dont have another Power Supply to try, with the PC off, unplug the Molex connector (Power plug) thats in the CD drive (since that does detect) and put it in the HD. Reboot and look to see if the HD is now detected in the BIOS. If not then it could be a Blown Mobo.	wainuitech (129)
625014	2007-12-28 03:28:00	If its not detecting the HD and Floppy, it may also be a Power Supply Issue. If you dont have another Power Supply to try, with the PC off, unplug the Molex connector (Power plug) thats in the CD drive (since that does detect) and put it in the HD. Reboot and look to see if the HD is now detected in the BIOS. If not then it could be a Blown Mobo. Tried it and made no difference. I also said it was only the CD Drive and floppy drive it couldn't detect. I also tried connecting the hard drive using the other cables from both the floppy and cd drive and still it does the same thing, it only stops the beeping when i remove the hard drive all together.	spaceman8815 (4112)
625015	2007-12-28 03:49:00	Okay - read the original post to fast - sorry, thought it was only detecting the CD. Do you happen to have another HD you can plug in to see if it detects that OK, not worried about booting into a OS, simply seeing if the Drive is detected. You Mentioned Also down the bottom of the screen it says CD Drive not found and floppy drive not found (I have both a floppy drive and DVD/CD drive) When the PC starts can you go into the BIOS and look to see if they are showing there - more than likely wont be,but just check. With the HD disconnected does the CD and Floppy suddenly detect ? If not showing there, then it could be a failed Mobo.	wainuitech (129)
625016	2007-12-28 03:56:00	By any chance is there a floppy in the drive that you don't know about?????? Just curious	plod (107)
625017	2007-12-28 04:12:00	Okay - read the original post to fast - sorry, thought it was only detecting the CD . Do you happen to have another HD you can plug in to see if it detects that OK, not worried about booting into a OS, simply seeing if the Drive is detected . You Mentioned When the PC starts can you go into the BIOS and look to see if they are showing there - more than likely wont be,but just check . With the HD disconnected does the CD and Floppy suddenly detect ? If not showing there, then it could be a failed Mobo . I got into the bios and it can see both my floppy drive and cd drive . When i disconnect the hard drive all it does is try to search for the hard drive then says it can't find it in the same area where the other stuff appears . By any chance is there a floppy in the drive that you don't know about?????? Just curious That was one of the first this i looked for . but i do no use the floppy drive anyway .	spaceman8815 (4112)
625018	2007-12-28 05:22:00	So if I got this right - it sees every thing in the BIOS ( Hardware/Drives) - but not when starting normally ? If so I 'd like you try this - Load the Windows CD in the Drive, boot from it, you may need to check the BIOS boots CD/HD/Floppy Usually I'd put in the Floppy first, but not for this test. Go through the following as if you are doing a Non - Destructive reinstall - But Don't.-- I want to see if the Drives and every thing are detecting without the Original OS. IF the following gets right through to the number 5, then it could be some really screwed up software. But this shouldn't be giving the beeps. Normally in the workshop I would use a Live Linux CD to do this, if you have one then use that. What it will do is see if the hardwares detecting OK. Place XP CD in drive: Reboot or shutdown and start PC. 1.When the Press any key to boot from CD message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD. 2.Press ENTER when you see the message To setup Windows XP now, and then press ENTER displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen. 3.Do not choose the option to press R to use the Recovery Console. 4.In the Windows XP Licensing Agreement, press F8 to agree to the license agreement. 5.Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box. If you get right through to this stage then theres hope - Lets us know how far you get. If you have any, you can also try changing the IDE cables/ribbons, in case 1's playing silly buggers	wainuitech (129)
625019	2007-12-28 05:56:00	So if I got this right - it sees every thing in the BIOS ( Hardware/Drives) - but not when starting normally ? If so I 'd like you try this - Load the Windows CD in the Drive, boot from it, you may need to check the BIOS boots CD/HD/Floppy Usually I'd put in the Floppy first, but not for this test . Go through the following as if you are doing a Non - Destructive reinstall - But Don't . -- I want to see if the Drives and every thing are detecting without the Original OS . IF the following gets right through to the number 5, then it could be some really screwed up software . But this shouldn't be giving the beeps . Normally in the workshop I would use a Live Linux CD to do this, if you have one then use that . What it will do is see if the hardwares detecting OK . Place XP CD in drive: Reboot or shutdown and start PC . Sorry but i don't have the windows XP CD, The OS came with the computer when i bought it and they gave us no CD for it .	spaceman8815 (4112)
625020	2007-12-28 06:18:00	The part where i said the cd and floppy drive is not found means it cannot find the boot record, which should say that anyway because there is nothing in those drives, i thought it meant differently earlier . When it looks for the hard drives boot record the result is ok and then go no further . When i exit out of the bios the computer loads in the Microsoft recovery program and so i tried to do a system restore but it restarts before it does that and so gets suck on the POST screen again .	spaceman8815 (4112)
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