Steve
Boot failure due to previous device
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Ste
, Jul 06 2006 04:39 AM
#1
Posted 06 July 2006 - 04:39 AM
Steve
#2
Posted 06 July 2006 - 04:44 AM
Put the computer back in its original location. Boot without any other device connected and make sure it works.
Next, connect 1 device. Check if it works.
repeat this process until you can isolate which device gives the problem
greetz
Next, connect 1 device. Check if it works.
repeat this process until you can isolate which device gives the problem
greetz
#3
Posted 06 July 2006 - 08:57 AM
I'll buy that, but I will note that a drive that is failing to be recognized consistantly is often a sign of failing circuitry on the drive.
#4
Posted 07 July 2006 - 05:34 AM
Well it has been confusing. I have tried booting with no additional devices plugged in and sometimes it worked sometimes it didn't. On one successful boot up I was reading in front of the computer and saw it crash with the boot failure message appearing. I decided to copy my 'c' drive (via Acronis Migrate Easy) to another smaller drive in case it was the drive that was failing and it seems to be fine at the moment so maybe it was due to a faulty drive though that drive was bought new from the shop last year. Thanks for the replies I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Steve
Steve
#5
Posted 07 July 2006 - 06:59 AM
If your computer is still crashing without additional devices attached, there might indeed be a problem with HD, motherboard or other internal hardware
#6
Posted 07 July 2006 - 07:48 AM
check if the drive was still under warranty
I've had many drives fail within a year--and I've got a couple of 500mb drives (1/2 gb) that still work great
I've had many drives fail within a year--and I've got a couple of 500mb drives (1/2 gb) that still work great
#7
Posted 26 July 2006 - 05:20 AM
Hi, in the hope that you are still following this I thought I would mention that after thinking I had solved the problem I have recently had another crash with the new drive. I suspect that this suggests it was not the original drive but something else. Sometime previous to this problem I had trouble with the system just turning off completely. I found this to be related to the monitor connection to the graphics card, (when I moved it the power came through and it began to boot up). I was told that this could be a faulty card or a bad earth. (The lead had not been loose). I cleaned the card connections with a suggested fluid and it seems to be OK now.
Though this old problem has not happened since I was wondering if you thought this new problem could be related to the graphics card.
Steve
Though this old problem has not happened since I was wondering if you thought this new problem could be related to the graphics card.
Steve
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