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Please help me to fix my friends PC. Here's the details:
OS: WinXP Pro
Ram: 120MB
HDD: Segagate 40GB
CPU: no idea
Brand: no idea (it was manufactured on 2000)
According to my friend this PC crashed, he has no idea what happened.
When I turn the PC on, it displays the following message "checksum error -
defaults loaded", another message that flashed just once before was something
like "CMOS battery fault...". Then it starts to read the XP Pro CD that I
inserted and goes thru the first loading and stays on the "windows start
loading..." message. I cannot get to the point where I can format the HDD and
start coping windows files.
What could cause this problem? What can I do?
Please help me to fix my friends PC. Here's the details:
OS: WinXP Pro
Ram: 120MB
HDD: Segagate 40GB
CPU: no idea
Brand: no idea (it was manufactured on 2000)
According to my friend this PC crashed, he has no idea what happened.
When I turn the PC on, it displays the following message "checksum error -
defaults loaded", another message that flashed just once before was something
like "CMOS battery fault...". Then it starts to read the XP Pro CD that I
inserted and goes thru the first loading and stays on the "windows start
loading..." message. I cannot get to the point where I can format the HDD and
start coping windows files.
What could cause this problem? What can I do?