Is my acer fried?

jonin · 05-26-2009, 05:09 PM

Have an acer aspire 5100

windows was not starting up at all
recovered data then when i want to reinstall i get to the blue screen
that says "setup is starting windows" and thats all.......

I have:

1) set bios to defaults
2) tried home/pro different disks
3) swapped DVD drive
4) tried different hard drive
5) tried different ram
6) reseated CPU and memory

I am about to give up...have i missed anything?

**lorjack** · 05-26-2009, 05:13 PM

Are you saying that the setup freezes on that screen and it won't go any further?

aceiii222 · 05-26-2009, 06:06 PM

If you are attempting to start the disk over from being blank then I would suggest placing that harddrive in another machines and using the windows format tool under disk management (Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Computer management->Disk Management->right click bad HDD and format). After that try to run windows installation from disk and it should work.

jonin · 05-27-2009, 03:04 PM

yes i slaved the drive and deleted both partitions and reformated
one partition...i even tried a known working drive

yes lorjack exactly...

**lorjack** · 05-27-2009, 08:03 PM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310760

Also, go here and download Memtest86+ and run it to check for errors in the RAM.

http://www.memtest.org/

jonin · 05-28-2009, 01:31 PM

please...

aceiii222 · 05-28-2009, 01:33 PM

Lol, seriously, I would follow a TSF Enthusiasts directions.

**l_b_rex** · 05-28-2009, 02:11 PM

jonin

From all the steps you posted that you tried there is no way this issue would continue unless the data cables are faulty. This is why I also recommend following TSF instructions.

I also feel there is a part failure.

mikeman22886 · 05-28-2009, 03:16 PM

look at your heat monitor, it could be a processor overload. usually freezes for me if not memory, is overheating. check for bad fans.

jonin · 05-29-2009, 05:51 AM

excuse my stupidity.......what is TSF?

**l_b_rex** · 05-29-2009, 06:05 AM

T = Tech
S = Support
F = Forum

Riskyone101 · 05-29-2009, 09:05 AM

Hello and Welcome to TSF,

Did you enter bios to put cd/dvd romm first?

boot order:
cd/drive rom
harddrive
other devices (optional)

**l_b_rex** · 05-29-2009, 10:09 AM

And no it is not fried.

05-26-2009, 05:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
jonin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 65 OS: linux	Is my acer fried? Have an acer aspire 5100 windows was not starting up at all recovered data then when i want to reinstall i get to the blue screen that says "setup is starting windows" and thats all....... I have: 1) set bios to defaults 2) tried home/pro different disks 3) swapped DVD drive 4) tried different hard drive 5) tried different ram 6) reseated CPU and memory I am about to give up...have i missed anything?

05-26-2009, 05:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Is my acer fried? Are you saying that the setup freezes on that screen and it won't go any further? __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...

05-26-2009, 06:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
aceiii222 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 57 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1	Re: Is my acer fried? If you are attempting to start the disk over from being blank then I would suggest placing that harddrive in another machines and using the windows format tool under disk management (Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Computer management->Disk Management->right click bad HDD and format). After that try to run windows installation from disk and it should work. __________________ Norm

05-27-2009, 03:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
jonin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 65 OS: linux	Re: Is my acer fried? yes i slaved the drive and deleted both partitions and reformated one partition...i even tried a known working drive yes lorjack exactly... Last edited by jonin; 05-27-2009 at 03:05 PM.

05-27-2009, 08:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Is my acer fried? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310760 Also, go here and download Memtest86+ and run it to check for errors in the RAM. http://www.memtest.org/ __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...

05-28-2009, 01:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
jonin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 65 OS: linux	Re: Is my acer fried? please...

05-28-2009, 01:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
aceiii222 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 57 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1	Re: Is my acer fried? Lol, seriously, I would follow a TSF Enthusiasts directions. __________________ Norm

05-28-2009, 02:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
l_b_rex The almighty Dr.Tran! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,106 OS: Vista Home Premium 32 bit	Re: Is my acer fried? jonin From all the steps you posted that you tried there is no way this issue would continue unless the data cables are faulty. This is why I also recommend following TSF instructions. I also feel there is a part failure. __________________ If my avatar piques your interest, go to google and search Dr.Tran video and have a look.

05-28-2009, 03:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
mikeman22886 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 91 OS: win xp	Re: Is my acer fried? look at your heat monitor, it could be a processor overload. usually freezes for me if not memory, is overheating. check for bad fans.

05-29-2009, 05:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
jonin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 65 OS: linux	Re: Is my acer fried? excuse my stupidity.......what is TSF?

05-29-2009, 06:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
l_b_rex The almighty Dr.Tran! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,106 OS: Vista Home Premium 32 bit	Re: Is my acer fried? T = Tech S = Support F = Forum __________________ If my avatar piques your interest, go to google and search Dr.Tran video and have a look.

05-29-2009, 09:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 3,725 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: Is my acer fried? Hello and Welcome to TSF, Did you enter bios to put cd/dvd romm first? boot order: cd/drive rom harddrive other devices (optional) __________________

05-29-2009, 10:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
l_b_rex The almighty Dr.Tran! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,106 OS: Vista Home Premium 32 bit	Re: Is my acer fried? And no it is not fried. __________________ If my avatar piques your interest, go to google and search Dr.Tran video and have a look.