Re: bootup problem

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Mike:
I realize this thread has been going on for some time and that you've
received a good deal of information and suggestions re your problem.
Assuming you're not too weary at this time, let me suggest another approach
for you to take (assuming you haven't already gone through this process)...

Get inside your desktop computer case (after pulling the A/C plug from your
wall socket) and remove (disconnect) all peripheral devices including your
hard drive(s), optical drive(s), sound card, etc. Disconnect all storage
devices, printers, and any other devices connected to the machine.

So that all you'll be working with is your motherboard, processor, heat
sink, RAM, video card, and power supply. Better yet, should your motherboard
be equipped with onboard video/graphics capability, disconnect your video
card from the system. Just make sure your BIOS setting (should there be one)
reflects that onboard graphics/video is enabled.

Reconnect your A/C cord and power on the system.

What happens? Do you get a "normal" screen display? No error messages or
strange notations?

Can you access your BIOS without any difficulty at this point and review the
CMOS settings? Can you check the hardware monitor in the BIOS to determine
that all temps are within normal range?

Assuming all is well at this point leave the system powered on for the next
hour or so, checking to see if anything untoward shows up.

Using your reset button, try powering down & up a few times to determine if
there are any problems there.

Should all appear well at this point this is an indication that there's
nothing wrong with the basic components of your system. While it's not
absolutely definitive that this is so, it's a very strong indication that
something else is amiss.

Does your machine have a floppy disk drive? If so do you have a DOS boot
disk and give that a try?

I believe you indicated you used the HDD diagnostic utility from the disk's
manufacturer and it checked out OK. You're absolutely sure it's properly
connected & configured? Did you change its data cable (IDE or SATA)? Try
connecting it to another IDE channel or SATA connector if it's a SATA HDD?
Any chance of using another HDD?

In any event, install one device at a time and see if you can narrow down
what's causing your problem.
Anna


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