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Tahngarthor · 01-29-2008, 09:56 PM

SMART attributes all check out, the quick test passed as well.

Memory is 2 1GB Crucial 184-pin DDR 400 (PC3200) dual channel
It's an Antec CXI-600B 600 watt power supply
voltage input 115/220V output +3.3V +5V +12V1 +12V2 +12V3

Recently, I had a faliure (i'll say stall for now) like I described occur just before boot up. The system continued to operate normally, giving a DISK BOOT FALIURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER message. I left it idle for a little while, to see if it would ever recover and it didn't. I was able to boot from a CD from here however, which seems to narrow things to the HD or power supply. Should I try a different connector maybe? My drive has both a SATA and molex power connector, I could keep trying different plugs to see if it's the specific connector.

01-29-2008, 09:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tahngarthor Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 17 OS: Vista Ultimate x64	Re: HDD light goes on, system locks up a little while later SMART attributes all check out, the quick test passed as well. Memory is 2 1GB Crucial 184-pin DDR 400 (PC3200) dual channel It's an Antec CXI-600B 600 watt power supply voltage input 115/220V output +3.3V +5V +12V1 +12V2 +12V3 Recently, I had a faliure (i'll say stall for now) like I described occur just before boot up. The system continued to operate normally, giving a DISK BOOT FALIURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER message. I left it idle for a little while, to see if it would ever recover and it didn't. I was able to boot from a CD from here however, which seems to narrow things to the HD or power supply. Should I try a different connector maybe? My drive has both a SATA and molex power connector, I could keep trying different plugs to see if it's the specific connector.