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Computer wont boot... Please help

RaPiDo987

RaPiDo987

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Processor AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE 3.7Ghz on 1.437V
Motherboard BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX 128M
Cooling Sunbeam CCTF 120mm (CPU), Scythe 3000 rpm "ULTRA KAZE" x 3,
Memory Kingston HyperX T1 Series 4GB
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Display(s) Acer H233Hbmid Black 23" 5ms HDMI Full HD 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor
Case Thermaltake M9
Power Supply 700w Rocketfish
Software Win 7 x64
Hey Guys!

Just bought a new hard drive for my friends comp and installed win xp pro on it. Everything was going great all windows updates were installed. Then the comp decided not to boot up when I was about to give it to him. :banghead::banghead::banghead:

Could not figure out why it was not booting so decide to clear the CMOS. Tried to do a full system restore and now it won't pass the first step... Image242.jpgImage242.jpg
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Can anyone help me?

Mobo: MSI 7211 http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=234
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB
CPU:???

EDIT: I update the bios using MSI uploader and don't know if that has anything to do with it. I included pic of the bios...
Will try using the memtest and a different win cd.... Thanks

Edit 2: Can't seem to find v.4 bios on the website... can any one please point me to a trust worthy site?
 
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If you have made a BIOS reset and it still doesn't work, try to test the memories with memtest+, so we can exclude them. Also try another Windows XP version
 
Try changing the ide lead for a 80 wire one,on the bios screen it says no 80 conductor cable detected. Maybe the drive will only work with a 80 wire(conductor) cable.
 
4th pic from the left it shows no HDD.

60c at idle in the bios is a bit concerning as well.
 
^^ +1 to erocker. Reset CMOS and check sata and HD power cables. Is the HD spinning up?
 
the one stick of memory in the photo - is that in the primary channel? Usually the first channel is closest to the cpu.

edit, doesn't really matter since it boots I guess.
 
tigger said:
Try changing the ide lead for a 80 wire one,on the bios screen it says no 80 conductor cable detected. Maybe the drive will only work with a 80 wire(conductor) cable.
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME????!!!!! :banghead::banghead::banghead: ALL THIS FOR A FREAKEN CABLE????:mad::mad:


I freaken LOVE you tigger!!! :toast::rockout:
Tigger-> :slap: <-Me

Problem solve..
 

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1. Put the optical unit as Secondary Master and find the problem for the HDD, it should be set as Primary Master !
2. The CPU idle temperature is damn high.

LE: I was a bit late, sorry
 
erocker said:
4th pic from the left it shows no HDD.

60c at idle in the bios is a bit concerning as well.
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Wow, didn't notice that... Thanks... Will clean out and put new thermal one it... :toast:
 
Next problem...
I update to SP3 and now I get this log in screen. View attachment 36630 I had this problem before... How can I delete this and make it log on regular...

Thanks :toast:
 
tigger said:
Glad i could help :)
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LOL... I freaken hate this COMPUTER :banghead:

I clean out the heatsink and applied some new thermal past and now it not booting to windows again. Cleared CMOS again, and got this message at the beginning Image345(2).jpg

I don't know what the heck is going on... CPU temp was at 54C idle...

Someone? :cry:
 
It says it loaded the default values. Those are usually the "fail safe" version. What happened after that?
 
Go to your boot settings and remove the floppy drive in the boot sequence.

The CPU is running extraordinarily hot so I would suggest you double check that you're mounting it properly, that or download RealTemp and see if it's a BIOS bug.

Fail-safe settings probably set everything to default so if you've overclocked or something those will be reset to default. Just go back in and make the changes according to what you had prior to that.
 
+1 to check your CPU heatsink mounting. The fan is running like a turbine and the idle temp is too high. It seems like it isn't clamped down fully.
 
Thanks guys.... I think I figure out what happen. The maid dvd rom was set to slave and was plug is as a master. I switch the jumpers to the correct settings a everything boots up correctly now... weird...
 
Love computers but hate troubleshooting...
 
RaPiDo987 said:
#1 work, THANKS


THANK YOU EVERYONE!!! :rockout::rockout::rockout:
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So your problem was "Windows" right.... :D

first time i read this thread, i think your bios or others firmware have a problem.
 
Indra EMC said:
So your problem was "Windows" right.... :D

first time i read this thread, i think your bios or others firmware have a problem.
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LOL... Good one!!! :toast:
 
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