Re: new pc doesn't work
- From: "Patrick Keenan" <test@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:25:22 -0400
"tolik" <tolik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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i built a custom pc from parts i bought separately
specs -
intel pentium d 3.2 ghz
2 gb ram
asus p5ld2-vm motherboard
western digital s-ata hard drive 250 gb
asus dvd-rom
nec dvd-rw
8-in-1 floppy drive/card reader
i bought it, put it together, and installed windows and did not activate
or
use it
then, i moved cross-country from washington to florida
the pc was packaged properly and was not damaged in any visible way
when i booted it up for the first time, it worked for a few minutes, then
froze and restarted
i tried reformatting the drive, but a full format doesn't finish, it
freezes
a quick format installs windows, but it still freezes and doesn't restart
what do i do?
please help, i need to use this computer ASAP
Could be a basic hardware problem. If you built it, open it, and reseat
everything, and verify that the fans are working.
If it fails during formatting, that could indicate disk failure (RAM
failure will often unceremoniously shut down the system). Verify that the
disk settings in the BIOS are correct.
Get another hard disk and pop it in, and try the format there. If it now
works, you probably have identified the problem. If you were trying to
format the drive, you don't have valued data on it anyway.
HTH
-pk
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