Re: Windows XP Pro Boot Issues

From: Jerry Undead (nospam_at_nospam.net)
Date: 09/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:32:06 GMT

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 09:09:02 -0700, Onyeka
<Onyeka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Let me first describe the problem i've having which has left me completly
>confounded.
>
>When i attempt to boot, it will proceed to the first windows boot screen
>where there is the windows XP logo and the progress bar underneath it.
>Usually after this stage, the computer will go into what i like to call
>"zombie state". The monitor will go blank and its LED will begin flashing
>rather than the usual steady on. All keyboard lights will go out and the
>computer will not recieve any further input. It will no longer eject the cd
>drives or retract them. However i can hear the processor and power source
>fans still going and the power light on the computer is still on.
>
>(.....................)

I have seen the exact same behaviour on a 1,5 GHz Intel Celeron (VIA
chipset) machine once. It turned out to be caused by a bad memory
timing setting in the BIOS setup. The user had disregarded the auto
configuration of the memory setting and put in a setting that was to
aggressive in hope of gaining speed.
Sadly enough resetting the memory timing was not enough, the Windows
XP installation was thrashed beyond repair and the only thing to do in
this case was to reinstall.
I think bad memory could cause the same thing to happen. But it is
always worth while to try to repair installations once you have found
the fault.

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