Windows hangs during startup or soon after

Roysten Disa

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Jun 17, 2013
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So my CPU keeps hanging at different points of booting or startup and sometimes even a few moments after startup.
Also the hanging is preceded by a click sound from the CPU similar to the one which occurs when the computer normally shuts down and the fan stops spinning.
My guesses are that it's either a harddisk or PSU issue.

System specs:
Intel Quad Core 2.4 GHz
4gm ram
1 GB GPU
500 GB HD
400 watt PSU (which is 7 years old)
 
Solution
You can connect HDD to another working pc and run HDtune from there.

Or you can get another HDD and install OS on it. You'd have to do this anyway, if your current HDD has failed.