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« on: February 14, 2009, 01:58:48 PM »
I have a computer that i have built and have never turned it on. I installed the power supply recently and then attempted to install windows XP pro. The setup completed but then the computer turned off. I turned it on again and then the DVD and HDD lights take turns blinking but nothing is displayed on the screen. In fact, the screen stays in sleep mode. I have left it like this for a while but still nothing. Can someone tell me what i am doing wrong? I am about 95% sure the computer is built right.
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2009, 02:42:53 PM »
Dead bios maybe or the board got fried.
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2009, 03:44:38 PM »
dead bios? i can get to bios sometimes... but its kinda weird. I have made progressby putting in a new hdd and re install windows. funny thing is that it only reads the disk when themy main hdd is disconnected. When i got into the bios i changed the boot settings to only boot from the DVD still nothing, I then put the hdd on top and got the missing ntldr press alt-ctrl-del to restart message but only sometimes. do you think it might be my windows disk? It is a custom build not a certified disk.
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Quote from: SMD on August 30, 2010, 09:36:51 PM
All in all, it was a good day. Especially considering I didn't even have to use my AK.
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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2009, 07:22:33 AM »
double check your CMOS jumper.
also bad memory causes a lot of random problems.
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2009, 06:04:10 PM »
I reset my CMOS and hey it worked so i guess it was the long inactivity
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Quote from: SMD on August 30, 2010, 09:36:51 PM
All in all, it was a good day. Especially considering I didn't even have to use my AK.
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