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Computer problem

Started by Karelian Jun 8, 2004 at 6:55 PM 3 replies 650+ views

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Jun 8, 2004 at 6:55 PM

When I cold boot my computer, any attached hard drives let a few clicks during normal boot up and when it''s loading Windows, the computer freezes. I have to do a few resets until the computer boots up properly. Sometimes important system files get corrupted during this operation, forcing a reinstall. Oh, and warm boot doesn''t cause trouble at all. And the newest problem was - don''t know if it''s related or not - when I installed F-secure antivirus. When it was installed, the computer would just keep rebooting itself over and over, never loading up properly. I had to boot into safe mode and remove F-secure, which fixed the problem. Now I''m suspecting it''s either my motherboard or my power supply. Is there a way to test which one it is without fancy equipment? Or could it be something else?

Raduprv

Jun 8, 2004 at 7:03 PM

What PSU do you have?
And with how many HDDs did you try?

Karelian

Jun 8, 2004 at 7:13 PM

quote:
Original post by Raduprv
What PSU do you have?
And with how many HDDs did you try?

It''s a 18 months old Antec 330W. I tried 3 separate HDDs.

Raduprv

Jun 8, 2004 at 7:14 PM

Well, try to remove the CD-ROM or DVD or whatever you have, and see if it still does that.

Karelian

Jun 9, 2004 at 6:00 AM

quote:
Original post by Raduprv
Well, try to remove the CD-ROM or DVD or whatever you have, and see if it still does that.

Still seems to do that.

I have enough money for replacing either the PSU or mobo, but not both. That''s why I''m eager to find out which one it is that is broken. I''m slightly inclined to think it''s the mobo, though.

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