Was working fine, left it idle overnight, come back, see the mobo screen thing "MSI TOP QUALITY AND STABILITY" (usually it just flashes for a second then proceedes to windows) But its just stuck sitting there at this screen. Cannot access bios or anything.
Using windows XP 32 bit.
The computer is a custom build, with hardly anything installed / on the disk.
[editline]18th November 2012[/editline]
Resolved...
Unplugged power cord and peripherals for like 30 minutes then tried to boot again. Success :)
[editline]18th November 2012[/editline]
uhh... scratch that. It just crashed and restarted now im back to the splash screen LOL
Run Memtest:
[url]www.memtest.org[/url]
If it doesn't show errors after an hour, the RAM is probably fine.
If the RAM seems fine, I'd check the PSU next. Try a spare PSU if you have one.
Try unplugging the hard drives, see if it gets any further.
Posting from said computer right now.
When I tried booting just now I got into windows, and was greeted with these messages
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/errors2.png[/img]
Seems to be working fine. For now...
[editline]18th November 2012[/editline]
It just crashed again, saw some text screen saying something like "INSERT USB DEVICE CONTAINING BIOS FILE" - I can't remember exactly...
motherboard speaker made 4 beeps, then it made 2 long beeps.
Got into windows and everything is so fucked up and I'm getting spammed with driver errors and shit crashing all over the place
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/holyshit22.png[/img]
[editline]18th November 2012[/editline]
Crashed again.
I was able to photograph the text screens, first I had this one repeat a few times along with 4 quick beeps, followed by 2 long beeps.
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/p27.png[/img]
Now it's just sitting at this screen
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/p37.png[/img]
in light of all this new shit should I still try the things suggested above?
If you're getting BIOS corruption, it's almost certainly bad RAM, or misconfigured RAM. I suggest running memtest.
[QUOTE=bohb;38523234]If you're getting BIOS corruption, it's almost certainly bad RAM, or misconfigured RAM. I suggest running memtest.[/QUOTE]
If you can't actually get to memtest and your motherboard doesn't have a built in one, you can run it with out the ram to check. If you still get a Bios error I recommend flashing and reinstalling it.
[QUOTE=DELL;38523762]If you can't actually get to memtest and your motherboard doesn't have a built in one, you can run it with out the ram to check. If you still get a Bios error I recommend flashing and reinstalling it.[/QUOTE]
Computers don't work without RAM installed.
OP, why didn't you perform a memtest when it was suggested?
The most obvious problem is, as bohb said, the RAM.
There is no point to speculate and post screenshots/photos any further until you have done the test.
It's not hard:
- Find an USB stick you can safely format
- Download [url]http://www.memtest.org/download/4.20/memtest86+-4.20.usb.installer.zip[/url]
- Using the program, install memtest on the USB stick
- Plug it in your PC, turn it on, and bash the boot menu button (usually one of the F keys)
- Select the USB stick and hit enter
The memtest will start immediately. Normally you should leave it running for at least a couple of hours. But seen the severity of your crashes I suspect errors will pop in minutes. If errors occur, it should be obvious because they are marked in red.
If you indeed do get errors, try to test your RAM modules separately. So repeat the above steps with each stick one by one.
Report back here.
I can't access bios or anything.
you mean tap delete right? doesn't do anything
My USB stick died when I attempted to plug it into an asus P9x79 WS so I don't have one anymore
[QUOTE=Barbarian887;38534613]I can't access bios or anything.
you mean tap delete right? doesn't do anything
My USB stick died when I attempted to plug it into an asus P9x79 WS so I don't have one anymore[/QUOTE]
There is a BIOS, where you can setup your hardware and there is the boot menu you can enter with a separate key. In the boot menu you can select from which device (HDD, DVD, USB etc) the PC will attempt to boot first.
[img]http://bin.ilsemedia.nl/m/m1dyq1xw3vfb.jpg[/img]
Usually you can enter it by pressing one of the F keys. Mostly it is F8, F9, F10, F11, or F12. Try these keys the same way as you enter the BIOS.
You should really try and get a USB stick to perform this test, it only has to be a few MB.
You can also try it the hard way; Remove all your modules but one, and try to run Windows and do your daily stuff with it. If no crashes occur, replace the stick and test the next. Until you find the broken stick.
I have CD-R's on hand, so I'll try using my odd to run memtest
You need to run it for more than just one pass. Let it run for at least 8 hours.
and its best to test each individual ram stick too and all slots, could be a faulty ram slot.
[QUOTE=bohb;38550877]You need to run it for more than just one pass. Let it run for at least 8 hours.[/QUOTE]
It ran over night. Completed all passes twice.
[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]
0 errors
RMA'd the old ram, ill let you know it that fixes it
New RAM, working again.
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