Having a REALLY hard time to boot computer [RESOLVED]

CheeseBurger003 · 06-03-2007, 01:06 PM

Hi, everything was fine a couple of days ago when one morning I tried to start my pc. It boots for a couple of sec, some time half a second then shuts down.
When Im lucky I can have it boot completly but that is when I try to boot it up like 100 time and Im not gonna do that everytime I want to boot it on.

It would be great if you guys could tell me what part is defective so I could change it.

heres what in the box.
P4 3.2 Ghz
1go ram
Ati radeon x700
Motherboard: p5GD2-X
running windows xp

Thank you

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 06-03-2007, 01:24 PM

What psu do you have it sounds like a dieing one.

BigBen747 · 06-04-2007, 10:40 PM

Might be a error in the HardDrive. Did you download something that might have hijacked the computer? Its happend to me one time, a lot of pop ups came up, and i restarted the computer, and it went slow. Luckly i got all my files out of there.

**Aus_Karlos** · 06-04-2007, 11:40 PM

Boot your pc with the minimal amount of Hardware.
CD/DVD
HDD
Keyboard
Mouse
Monitor

And see if it boots. A piece of hardware maybe faulty

**Deleted090308** · 06-05-2007, 12:36 AM

I agree with 1 g0t 0wn3d - it's most likely a faulty PSU. Do you have another power supply (maybe you could borrow one) to try in the computer.

CheeseBurger003 · 06-06-2007, 07:06 PM

Hey guys thanks for the help, turns out it was the power supply that was faulty. I've got a new one now, everything works perfect.

Tumbleweed36 · 06-06-2007, 07:11 PM

Good job 1 g0t 0wn3d and eneles. You guys are great for solving this one so quickly. I will mark this one as resolved.

CheeseBurger003, glad you got it solved. Stick around and enjoy the forum and have a great evening.

06-03-2007, 01:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
CheeseBurger003 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Having a REALLY hard time to boot computer [RESOLVED] Hi, everything was fine a couple of days ago when one morning I tried to start my pc. It boots for a couple of sec, some time half a second then shuts down. When Im lucky I can have it boot completly but that is when I try to boot it up like 100 time and Im not gonna do that everytime I want to boot it on. It would be great if you guys could tell me what part is defective so I could change it. heres what in the box. P4 3.2 Ghz 1go ram Ati radeon x700 Motherboard: p5GD2-X running windows xp Thank you

06-03-2007, 01:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Having a REALLY hard time to boot computer What psu do you have it sounds like a dieing one. __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

06-04-2007, 10:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
BigBen747 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ATL Posts: 45 OS: Windows XP Professional	Re: Having a REALLY hard time to boot computer Might be a error in the HardDrive. Did you download something that might have hijacked the computer? Its happend to me one time, a lot of pop ups came up, and i restarted the computer, and it went slow. Luckly i got all my files out of there.

06-04-2007, 11:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,452 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Having a REALLY hard time to boot computer Boot your pc with the minimal amount of Hardware. CD/DVD HDD Keyboard Mouse Monitor And see if it boots. A piece of hardware maybe faulty __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

06-05-2007, 12:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Having a REALLY hard time to boot computer I agree with 1 g0t 0wn3d - it's most likely a faulty PSU. Do you have another power supply (maybe you could borrow one) to try in the computer.

06-06-2007, 07:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
CheeseBurger003 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: Having a REALLY hard time to boot computer Hey guys thanks for the help, turns out it was the power supply that was faulty. I've got a new one now, everything works perfect.

06-06-2007, 07:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,662 OS: XP Professional	Re: Having a REALLY hard time to boot computer Good job 1 g0t 0wn3d and eneles. You guys are great for solving this one so quickly. I will mark this one as resolved. CheeseBurger003, glad you got it solved. Stick around and enjoy the forum and have a great evening. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.