Computer won't turn on

Joel_B · 10-12-2006, 10:38 AM

Resently, I've had two problems with my computer (OS: XP) that seem to be connected, though I don't understand really how ,as one I would think was a hardware problem but the other seems like a software problem. It started a few days ago when I got the message that a new device (unknown) had been detected (my XP´s in swedish so I don't know exactly how to translate it), which came as a supprise to me, as well; I hadn't connected anything new to the computer for months. But curious as I was, I let it do a search for drives anyway (it found none). Then I tried to get start explorer, and got the 404 for all URLs, checked the local network connection which seemed to be running fine. Restarted the computer; same thing again, told it not to give me the new device detected thing in the future. Turned the computer off, tried to turn the computer on again; nothing. I really mean nothing, not windows wont start up or something like that, I press the button and absolutely nothing happens, for about 15- 20 minutes, when it finally turns on again. This now happens every other time I try to start the computer.

If you need to know my level of (in)competence with hardware stuff if there's something I should be checking, I've switched harddrives and graphic cards and such but I'm not very knowledgable at all really. Shown by the fact I don't know how to conveniently get this thing to give me a list of all the harware involved, like *** my motherboard is called, I know it's a MSI something or other motherboard, Athlon 64 3500+ processor, I'm guessing it's the motherboard due to the now starting at all and finding new harware when there is none?

**linderman** · 10-12-2006, 03:43 PM

I would try a win xp repair install you have nothing to lose the "how to" is in my signature it wont distrub your data or programs

**hwm54112** · 10-13-2006, 04:12 PM

Welcome to TSF,

Download the drive manufacturer's utilities for your drive and run the diagnostics program if Linderman's repair install doesn't fix things. If your drive controller is headed south, either Bios, windows or both may be spending an inordinately long time trying to detect the drive

Bill

10-12-2006, 10:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Joel_B Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Computer won't turn on Resently, I've had two problems with my computer (OS: XP) that seem to be connected, though I don't understand really how ,as one I would think was a hardware problem but the other seems like a software problem. It started a few days ago when I got the message that a new device (unknown) had been detected (my XP´s in swedish so I don't know exactly how to translate it), which came as a supprise to me, as well; I hadn't connected anything new to the computer for months. But curious as I was, I let it do a search for drives anyway (it found none). Then I tried to get start explorer, and got the 404 for all URLs, checked the local network connection which seemed to be running fine. Restarted the computer; same thing again, told it not to give me the new device detected thing in the future. Turned the computer off, tried to turn the computer on again; nothing. I really mean nothing, not windows wont start up or something like that, I press the button and absolutely nothing happens, for about 15- 20 minutes, when it finally turns on again. This now happens every other time I try to start the computer. If you need to know my level of (in)competence with hardware stuff if there's something I should be checking, I've switched harddrives and graphic cards and such but I'm not very knowledgable at all really. Shown by the fact I don't know how to conveniently get this thing to give me a list of all the harware involved, like *** my motherboard is called, I know it's a MSI something or other motherboard, Athlon 64 3500+ processor, I'm guessing it's the motherboard due to the now starting at all and finding new harware when there is none?

10-12-2006, 03:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,441 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	I would try a win xp repair install you have nothing to lose the "how to" is in my signature it wont distrub your data or programs __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

10-13-2006, 04:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	Welcome to TSF, Download the drive manufacturer's utilities for your drive and run the diagnostics program if Linderman's repair install doesn't fix things. If your drive controller is headed south, either Bios, windows or both may be spending an inordinately long time trying to detect the drive Bill