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Computer struggles to boot - recurring problem

Started by ZMoney187 , Dec 05 2011 06:51 PM

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Posted 05 December 2011 - 06:51 PM

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My circa 2007 computer struggles to boot. When I turn on the power the fans start up but it does not POST. There is no beep and it shuts down, and then it tries to start up again. It does this indefinitely until I flip the switch on the back. I had this problem once before and I took replaced the RAM and that seemed to fix the problem. However, I tried that this time and it did not work. Then I plugged the computer into a different outlet and it booted with no problems (1 quick beep), but I received a message in red from the BIOS that said something along the lines of "previous overclocking failed, press any key except DEL to enter setup (I have never tried to overclock anything). At this point I entered setup and saved changes and had no problems. However, after I naively shut down the computer, the problem occurred again and now no matter how many times I switch out the RAM or plug it into different outlets around the house, it fails to boot. I running an Intel core 2 QUAD 2.40 ghz and a GeForce 460 with a 750 watt Corsair PSU. I am certain this is somehow a power problem but the configuration worked for a long time before this started.
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 06:53 PM

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Just realized I posted this in the wrong forum but I don't know how to delete it. Sorry.
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 12:24 PM

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