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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:11 am    Post subject: windows will not start Reply with quote
Today I removed my slave drive and the computer was working fine. I shut it off and went to work when I got home and tried to turn it on it will start but befor anything loads it shuts off. Is this a power supply problem or a bigger issue. help on where to start would be great. I am running windows xp pro if that helps. I also cannot get to the bios.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:31 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
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I also cannot get to the bios.

Why not, what does it say?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:49 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
nothing the screen does not show anything it starts to run but befor anything happens it shuts off.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:59 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
What if you disconnect the harddrive(s) completely (IDe cable and power) and turn it on - will you be able to go to the bios?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:03 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
I just tried that and it still just tried to start then shut off befor anything happened.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:31 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
Mmm... How about disconnecting everything but CPU, memory and video - will that help? (I'm trying to eliminate all possibilities before I say that it's a power supply fault).
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:35 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
do you mean the drives like the cd and dvd because all thats plugged in other the those are keyboard mouse and screen
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:40 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
Yep, cd and dvd. Don't worry about keyboard, mouse and monitor.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:46 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
Well with nothing plugged in it is now running
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:05 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
I tried to plug the hard drive in and it worked so far but I am not going to plug anything else in for now
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:12 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
Looks like the CD/DVD drive is faulty.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:16 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
I guess I will replace it today and post how it goes, thanks for your help. If your ever in Detroit I owe ya a beer.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:01 pm    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
Was there anything in the drive?

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:00 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
I had nothing in any drive My floppy and one of my cd drives are unplugged and it is working fine
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:57 am    Post subject: Re: windows will not start Reply with quote
Ok...I am glad everything is working for you Overclocked is a super genius wink

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