Unable to boot to Windows

Sentrosi · 2003-08-08, 07:37 PM

Problem started shortly after my Power Supply went Tango Uniform.

Went to replace the Power Supply and now I boot up, computer does the POST test, checks my IDE connections, then hangs for a couple of minutes at that screen. Screen blanks out and all I get is a flashing cursor in the upper right hand corner of the screen with no keyboard support (Can't type or CTRL-ALT-DEL out of it). Any idea's what is the cause? I'm fresh out of them. Help appreciated and will be reciprocated.

Trebor95 · 2003-08-08, 07:50 PM

Maybe when the PSU went pop it took out some hardware (most likely damaged the mobo/cpu etc.)?

maybe the IDE channels or HDD's are knackered, only way to check is systematically remove and try the components in a nother machine

Sentrosi · 2003-08-09, 02:28 AM

I'm going to be bringing in my machine to work tomorrow and work on it after Mojo's Shoutcast. I've gotten a couple of idea's from talking and posting places and I've got a sneaky suspicion it may be either the video card itself or something on the board. I'm hoping that it's the card. I'll be able to get a nice Radeon then.

Sentrosi · 2003-08-10, 07:17 PM

Well, after 13 hours of troubleshooting it came down to the Hard Drive. I guess when the P/S smoked it caused a surge of current to blow through to the Hard Drive.

Got a new hard drive and will install it tonight, hopefully be back up and running by tomorrow and ready for DW Ops Tuesday night.

WTF am I gonna do with 160GB of storage? If anyone wants a good deal on a hard drive, CompUSA is selling a WD 160GB Hard drive with Free UltraATA controller card for 169.00. Add to that the $70 Mail in rebate and you've got a 160GB hard drive for $100, the cost of most 80GB Drives in stores now.