Stumped. Freezing Os's

sivart7555 · 12-09-2007, 12:55 PM

I have a homebuilt computer that my friend was building. I am not new to building computers/troubleshooting them, I am just stuck here...

The system specs are:
Intel D850GB Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 1.7ghz
128mb PC800 (x2 for a total of 256)
Western Digital 80GB HDD
Basic cd-Rom
Basic 128mb video card.

The problems i am having are that the computer hangs on the install of any os. I put the windows cd in, it says press enter to install windows, you press enter and it goes to a blinking cursor and that is it. On the install of any linux, it hangs right after the cd boots. I can get win 98 to install but right after the first restart it hangs with the blinking cursor.

I have replaced everything except for the motherboard, the RAm, and the CPU.

Which of those three could it be?

sivart7555 · 12-09-2007, 12:56 PM

I forgot to say i tried the ultimate boot cd, it boots into it but none of the programs will start off of it.

sivart7555 · 12-12-2007, 07:09 AM

????? Any Help? *BUMP*

dai · 12-12-2007, 08:55 AM

check you can see the hard drive listed in the bios,it sounds like it is not seeing it

sivart7555 · 12-13-2007, 09:54 PM

srry so late. had own computer problems but got them working temporaily.....

No it is seeing it. Even if i replace it and the hd there is no difference.

One thing i did differently was i tok it out of the case to see if just a single part was grouding out...and that wasnt the case.

wouldn't be asking this question if it didnshow up in the bios.

dai · 12-14-2007, 09:39 AM

check the jumper position on the back of the drive with westen digital running as a single drive you remove the jumpers
[wouldn't be asking this question if it didnshow up in the bios]
the only information we have is what you post

sivart7555 · 12-14-2007, 09:57 AM

Would changing the position help? There is once on there in CS position. That is where i usually put them...I will try that later...

I should have put more info.

dai · 12-14-2007, 10:43 AM

wd drives are different to most with their jumper positions
single master=jumpers removed
master with slave=jumper in that position
slave= in that position
if you add a slave later it means you also have to jumper the first drive as well

12-09-2007, 12:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
sivart7555 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Win xp MCE 2005	Stumped. Freezing Os's I have a homebuilt computer that my friend was building. I am not new to building computers/troubleshooting them, I am just stuck here... The system specs are: Intel D850GB Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 1.7ghz 128mb PC800 (x2 for a total of 256) Western Digital 80GB HDD Basic cd-Rom Basic 128mb video card. The problems i am having are that the computer hangs on the install of any os. I put the windows cd in, it says press enter to install windows, you press enter and it goes to a blinking cursor and that is it. On the install of any linux, it hangs right after the cd boots. I can get win 98 to install but right after the first restart it hangs with the blinking cursor. I have replaced everything except for the motherboard, the RAm, and the CPU. Which of those three could it be?

12-09-2007, 12:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
sivart7555 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Win xp MCE 2005	Re: Stumped. Freezing Os's I forgot to say i tried the ultimate boot cd, it boots into it but none of the programs will start off of it.

12-12-2007, 07:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
sivart7555 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Win xp MCE 2005	Re: Stumped. Freezing Os's ????? Any Help? BUMP

12-12-2007, 08:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,599 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: Stumped. Freezing Os's check you can see the hard drive listed in the bios,it sounds like it is not seeing it __________________

12-13-2007, 09:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
sivart7555 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Win xp MCE 2005	Re: Stumped. Freezing Os's srry so late. had own computer problems but got them working temporaily..... No it is seeing it. Even if i replace it and the hd there is no difference. One thing i did differently was i tok it out of the case to see if just a single part was grouding out...and that wasnt the case. wouldn't be asking this question if it didnshow up in the bios.

12-14-2007, 09:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,599 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: Stumped. Freezing Os's check the jumper position on the back of the drive with westen digital running as a single drive you remove the jumpers [wouldn't be asking this question if it didnshow up in the bios] the only information we have is what you post __________________

12-14-2007, 09:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
sivart7555 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Win xp MCE 2005	Re: Stumped. Freezing Os's Would changing the position help? There is once on there in CS position. That is where i usually put them...I will try that later... I should have put more info.

12-14-2007, 10:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,599 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: Stumped. Freezing Os's wd drives are different to most with their jumper positions single master=jumpers removed master with slave=jumper in that position slave= in that position if you add a slave later it means you also have to jumper the first drive as well __________________