Re: Help With Boot Problem

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"Mike950" <Mike950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm building a second computer and am having problems booting to windows.
When I turn on the computer I see the HDD LED blinking and hear a single
beep
indicating it is trying to boot but nothing appear on the monitor. After
about a minute, I hear another single beep and it continues to try to boot
without success. I then hear a single beep for the third time and it
starts
to go through the boot process and the monitor starts to display the
posting
information. It then displays an Error window that says "Windows did not
start.... and gives me the choice of staring in Safe Mode, Normal Mode,
etc.,
I select Normal Mode and Windows loads. When Windows is fully loaded I
get
an error message saying "Your System has recovered from a serious
error..."
and gives me the option of sending an error report to Microsoft.
I am able to use the computer and the few programs I have loaded seem to
work. I have had this problem from the very first boot up. I thought it
might be a BIOS issue and updated the motherboard BIOS yesterday but am
still
having the same problem. I can't figure out what is causing the boot
problem. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Mac

P4-3.0 gig, 1 gig ram, P4S800D-X M/B, ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128mb, SB
Audigy
PCI, WD SATA 250GB HD x 2, Win XP SP2.

Checking the event viewer for clues as others have suggested is a good
idea, but I am leaning towards a BIOS/ hardware problem
since you say it fails to continue after the first POST beep [which it
should do].
Make sure all BIOS settings are correct for starters, then try
diagnostics on RAM and HDD.
RAM tester http://www.memtest86.org
HDD diagnostics from the manufacture's site

rgds
Roberto



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