Desktops: Boot Problems!!
Boot Problems!!
by Powerslave15 - 4/17/07 9:07 AMHey guys, gotta question for you. I built my first desktop yesterday. Everything seems to be going well except... sometimes when I turn the system on, the motherboard screen comes up with the fancy picture that says "asus m2n4-sli" and says press delete to enter setup.. so I leave it to continue booting, and sometimes at that screen the system resets and trys to boot again.. sometimes the 2nd boot is successfull, other times it gets caught in a loop where it keeps resetting. This doesnt happen all the time tho, maybe once every 10 times i try to start the system. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
freeze
by Powerslave15 - 4/17/07 11:56 AM In reply to: Boot Problems!! by Powerslave15also, sometimes it just freezes before bios. If i reset a couple of times it usually works and boots windows. Anything have any idea? this is driving me nuts.
(NT) Please provide details about what components are installed
by linkit - 4/17/07 1:43 PM In reply to: Boot Problems!! by Powerslave15components
by Powerslave15 - 4/17/07 2:46 PM In reply to: (NT) Please provide details about what components are installed by linkitHey, Sorry, The components are as follows
Asus M2N4-SLI Nvidia Socket AM2 ATX Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Socket AM2 Processor
Ultra 500 watt powersupply
Kingston 1024mb DDR2 Memory Module
Western Digital 250 Gig SATA Hard drive
XFX Geforce 7600 GS PCI Express
Running OS: Windows XP
Underpowered video card?
by linkit - 4/17/07 3:09 PM In reply to: components by Powerslave15If the video card requires a 4-pin Molex or 6-pin PCI Express power connector directly from the PSU, make the connection.
Nowhere to plug in card
by Powerslave15 - 4/17/07 3:27 PM In reply to: Underpowered video card? by linkitI dont see anywhere to plug in the video card, also the video card works fine when the system boots up.. hmm.. im confused.
It was a quick guess
by linkit - 4/17/07 3:43 PM In reply to: Nowhere to plug in card by Powerslave15To confirm if the video card does or doesn't require extra power, consult its manual or post its exact model number here.
Checked
by Powerslave15 - 4/17/07 3:45 PM In reply to: It was a quick guess by linkitI checked the manual just after i last posted. It doesnt say anything about connecting power to the card.
Components
by 2dogday - 4/18/07 7:44 PM In reply to: components by Powerslave15If you're running XP and you have loaded Microsoft SP2, the trouble could be the Roxio installation. Some versions of XP auto-install Roxio MediaPaq Browser or the Roxio CD maker. If you are lucky enough to get past the boot go to Search and delete anything that has Roxio in its title. I doubt if you'll find Roxio in your Uninstall Program list, but you may, so check that first. Roxio's website has a free download that solves this problem.
Drivers?
by linkit - 4/17/07 11:03 PM In reply to: Boot Problems!! by Powerslave15Did you download and install ALL the latest drivers for your motherboard, including the chipset drivers. Remember that we can't rely on the XP installer's "best guess" drivers.
RAM module?
by linkit - 4/17/07 11:07 PM In reply to: Boot Problems!! by Powerslave15Firmly reseat your RAM module. While you're at it, reseat all other cards. Then download and run Memtest86+ to test it.
BTW, what's the model number of the RAM module?
I'll check the drivers..
by Powerslave15 - 4/19/07 7:56 AM In reply to: RAM module? by linkitbut i have previously reseated all the cards, updated bios, cleared cmos, reinstalled windows.
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