MAJOR Problem! Help!

[rajinisback]

Now I really want to know what the fix is for this myself Sounds like bad hardware or overheating as scrooge pointed out. I think we got all the Guru's here helping you on this one

Raj

 

[soldatz]

Yes, to reset the BIOS, you have to remove the CMOS battery at let it sit for about 10 minutes. I would then go back into the BIOS and check that your motherboard is detecting everything it should--RAM, HDs--and is running at normal temps.

...And you've probably already checked this, but make sure all your fans are running, and all cables are connected securely.

 

[cgorny80]

Ye i reset the BIOS. Didnt change anything! Lol this is rediculous.

Also i got 750w toughpower psu, no chance that im not getting enough power.

Hmm ill try some stuff mentioned here.

Thanks :D

Also if i dont fix it by monday morning im gona take it to where i got it all from and they said theyll take a look. Even they didnt know what to do :P

 

[rajinisback]

How about a guessing game? I choose bad motherboard
Raj

 

[Brink]

I agree with Raj. It's sounding more and more like a bad MOBO. Have you tried a different cable for the drive to see if it may be bad?

If you have a spare MOBO laying around, you might use it as a test with your drives.

Shawn

 

[cgorny80]

Na no spare mobo. I can launch the XP cd, i also got Ultimate boot cd. So any ideas?

 

[KeneiraM]

Hi was your computer set up with raid enabled if so you will get a non system disk error when you reset bios because raid defaults to disabled when you reset bios
Hope this helps



Ken

 

[cgorny80]

Na no raid

 

[EddieZ]

Hmmmm, quite a riddle. 'Bad motherboard' is too broad for the guessing game. So please narrow iyt down to a specific part of the mobo.


How about reflashing the BIOS. If the BIOS is corrupted somehow, it will give these kind of errors. Did you update lately or install new devices?

I guess you checked the CPU fan, Graphics and northbridge temps, in case it might be overheating

 

[cgorny80]

Ye temps and fan is fine. And i did reflash the BIOS, that didnt help.

Im taking it to technicians tomorow, so i shall tell how they fixed it Im not taking a no for an answer.

 

[EddieZ]

It could also be related to your powersupply. Is it a 'no name' and/or what's the number of watts and amps its capable of. If the powerfeed is defective or just does not generate the necessary watts and amps all sorts of malfunctions will/can occur.

You could try booting from a LIVE-CD and start measuring the powersupply. I can recommend downloading this one: http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd

 

[cgorny80]

750w thoughpower. its not a hardware issue IMO
i think the software (windows update) has screwed over the registry or something.

All will be solves in 10 hours

 

[cgorny80]

Ok guys: Update

Took it to tech boys, they can only do recovery console.. but i cant figure out the password.

Ive told them the passwords ive used, is there anyway it could be some random default password?

Theres no possible way i didnt give them the correct password.

Helps?

 

[Brink]

Cgorny80,

If you need to, this will show you how to reset the password in Vista for a user account.

How to Reset a User Account Password in Vista

Shawn

 

[cgorny80]

Its the admin password thats the problem i think.. any ideas with that?

 

[Brink]

Maybe they are just entering it wrong. If not, you can just reset it.

 

[cgorny80]

How can i reset it>? Info info please thanks

 

[Brink]

How can i reset it>? Info info please thanks

Here you go:

How to Reset a User Account Password in Vista

 

[cgorny80]

Well guys. The technicians couldnt figure it out.

Formating as we speak. Woopteedoodaas

 

[EddieZ]

You could have done that yourself :-)