Vista reboot, not like others.

boredom · 05-17-2008, 10:05 AM

Ok, i dont normally rock the whole vista os. I prefer xp.. but im at work right now working on a vista machine, attempting to fix it. As of right now its a dell dimension E520 and right after post it restarts. I cant boot into ERD for i get a BSD(stop code is 0x07B). I cant get into safe mode or any of that. I am however able to boot to a new diagnostics thing that i havent seen on dell before, it tests everything on the system. I ran that a few times, but it freezes in the middle of the test forcing me to restart the computer and restart the test all over again. So i tried that 2 or 3 times but with the freezing i decided to give up. I've run out of idea, the shop doesnt have any Vista cd's to boot to to run repair install or just to even check if the MBR is working how it should. We backed up the harddrive and have been messing around with the backup version trying to figure it out. As of now, im just drawing a blank on what to do.

Any help would be appreciated.

Scott

boredom · 05-18-2008, 09:04 AM

Cmon guys i need some help with this.

adudley1 · 05-21-2008, 02:51 AM

i would be tempted to run it a a minimal boot, as in no add on cards. one stick of ram add gpu unless it has onboard graphics. if it only has one stick of ram change it. but it certainly sounds to me like hardware failure or heat.

if u need any more help just PM me

.Aaron

revealer · 05-21-2008, 03:03 AM

Hi boredom ,

Windows is set to automatically restart every time the system crashes. Such a crash could be caused by anything including hardware failure.

First step is to disable 'auto-reboot'. After disabling it you should then see an error message on the screen instead of getting a restart.

If so please post your error message here.

Here is how to disable auto-reboot:
1. Go to Start > Control Panel > System
2. Go to Advanced
3. Under the Startup and Recovery section, click Settings...
4. Under System Failure un-check "Automatically restart"

post ur feedback to
naresh.48@gmail.com

boredom · 05-21-2008, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by revealer

Hi boredom ,

Windows is set to automatically restart every time the system crashes. Such a crash could be caused by anything including hardware failure.

First step is to disable 'auto-reboot'. After disabling it you should then see an error message on the screen instead of getting a restart.

If so please post your error message here.

Here is how to disable auto-reboot:
1. Go to Start > Control Panel > System
2. Go to Advanced
3. Under the Startup and Recovery section, click Settings...
4. Under System Failure un-check "Automatically restart"

post ur feedback to
naresh.48@gmail.com

It never gets passed POST. It shows the POST run through then dell symbol then restarts.

adudley1 · 05-21-2008, 07:14 AM

this is what i was trying to say in the orignal post run a minimal boot or check the for any odd settings in the bios, always good to try opimised defaults incase the customer has changed any thing

.Aaron

boredom · 05-21-2008, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adudley1

this is what i was trying to say in the orignal post run a minimal boot or check the for any odd settings in the bios, always good to try opimised defaults incase the customer has changed any thing

.Aaron

There shouldnt be anything wrong in the bios. Reason being, the original hard drive started it fine, then my co worker tried to back it up.. something went wrong in the backup so the hard drive couldnt boot... so i did a back up and it worked for me, no settings were edited. There are no cards in the tower. Just mobo, cpu, psu, and ram.. I'll look into swapping the ram out.

truthseeker · 05-21-2008, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boredom

Ok, i dont normally rock the whole vista os. I prefer xp.. but im at work right now working on a vista machine, attempting to fix it. As of right now its a dell dimension E520 and right after post it restarts. I cant boot into ERD for i get a BSD(stop code is 0x07B). I cant get into safe mode or any of that. I am however able to boot to a new diagnostics thing that i havent seen on dell before, it tests everything on the system. I ran that a few times, but it freezes in the middle of the test forcing me to restart the computer and restart the test all over again. So i tried that 2 or 3 times but with the freezing i decided to give up. I've run out of idea, the shop doesnt have any Vista cd's to boot to to run repair install or just to even check if the MBR is working how it should. We backed up the harddrive and have been messing around with the backup version trying to figure it out. As of now, im just drawing a blank on what to do.

Any help would be appreciated.

Scott

Faulty RAM!

I-Hate-Vista · 05-21-2008, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by truthseeker

Faulty RAM!

vouch, same thing happened to me, thank god it was only 1 gig,

05-17-2008, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
boredom Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15 OS: Windows XP home sp2	Vista reboot, not like others. Ok, i dont normally rock the whole vista os. I prefer xp.. but im at work right now working on a vista machine, attempting to fix it. As of right now its a dell dimension E520 and right after post it restarts. I cant boot into ERD for i get a BSD(stop code is 0x07B). I cant get into safe mode or any of that. I am however able to boot to a new diagnostics thing that i havent seen on dell before, it tests everything on the system. I ran that a few times, but it freezes in the middle of the test forcing me to restart the computer and restart the test all over again. So i tried that 2 or 3 times but with the freezing i decided to give up. I've run out of idea, the shop doesnt have any Vista cd's to boot to to run repair install or just to even check if the MBR is working how it should. We backed up the harddrive and have been messing around with the backup version trying to figure it out. As of now, im just drawing a blank on what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Scott

05-18-2008, 09:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
boredom Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15 OS: Windows XP home sp2	Re: Vista reboot, not like others. Cmon guys i need some help with this.

05-21-2008, 02:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
adudley1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 21 OS: xp sp2, and Vista enterprise edition	Re: Vista reboot, not like others. i would be tempted to run it a a minimal boot, as in no add on cards. one stick of ram add gpu unless it has onboard graphics. if it only has one stick of ram change it. but it certainly sounds to me like hardware failure or heat. if u need any more help just PM me .Aaron

05-21-2008, 03:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
revealer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 30 OS: xp	Re: Vista reboot, not like others. Hi boredom , Windows is set to automatically restart every time the system crashes. Such a crash could be caused by anything including hardware failure. First step is to disable 'auto-reboot'. After disabling it you should then see an error message on the screen instead of getting a restart. If so please post your error message here. Here is how to disable auto-reboot: 1. Go to Start > Control Panel > System 2. Go to Advanced 3. Under the Startup and Recovery section, click Settings... 4. Under System Failure un-check "Automatically restart" post ur feedback to naresh.48@gmail.com

05-21-2008, 07:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
adudley1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 21 OS: xp sp2, and Vista enterprise edition	Re: Vista reboot, not like others. this is what i was trying to say in the orignal post run a minimal boot or check the for any odd settings in the bios, always good to try opimised defaults incase the customer has changed any thing .Aaron Last edited by adudley1; 05-21-2008 at 07:15 AM.