problems with startup - any ideas?

[Guest]

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I am having a problem with my dad's computer and was wondering if anyone has
experienced the same and/or have any ideas?

The fault:


Intermittent fault when turning the PC on. Sometimes it starts up first
time, monitor comes on and it boots o.k. Other times it powers up but I get
nothing on the screen and the computer freezes and fails to boot. Once on
(after between one and ten attempts) and booted the computer works fine, no
conflicts, all the latest drivers etc and all temperatures and voltages on
the motherboards are fine.The fault occurs regardless of whether or not the
computer has just been on. I was initially thinking a monitor problem but
the computer fails to boot (It should continue to boot regardless of whether
or not a monitor is attached. Correct? )This leaves a power issue but I have
tried running the monitor from the computer and from its own separate power
source but the fault still occurs.

Motherboard: ASUS A7A266 ACPI BIOS REVISION 1004

Memory: 512MB DDR PC2100

Graphics Card: SILURO GF4 TI4200-8X 128MB

Operating System: WINDOWS XP SP1

Now apparently this fault did not occur before I updated the memory and
graphics card from below:

Memory: 128MB SDRAM

Graphics Card: HERCULES PROPHET 32MB

Any ideas greatfully received.

thanks

 

[alex]

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What power supply have you got? Have you made sure the memory and graphics
are seated properly, and that the slots were clean (ie dust free) before you
inserted the cards?

 

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"Blackrat999" <richard@NOSPAM_rbhughes.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40b70f9c$0$539$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
> I am having a problem with my dad's computer and was wondering if anyone
has
> experienced the same and/or have any ideas?
>
> The fault:
>
>
> Intermittent fault when turning the PC on. Sometimes it starts up first
> time, monitor comes on and it boots o.k. Other times it powers up but I
get
> nothing on the screen and the computer freezes and fails to boot. Once on
> (after between one and ten attempts) and booted the computer works fine,
no
> conflicts, all the latest drivers etc and all temperatures and voltages on
> the motherboards are fine.The fault occurs regardless of whether or not
the
> computer has just been on. I was initially thinking a monitor problem but
> the computer fails to boot (It should continue to boot regardless of
whether
> or not a monitor is attached. Correct? )This leaves a power issue but I
have
> tried running the monitor from the computer and from its own separate
power
> source but the fault still occurs.
>
> Motherboard: ASUS A7A266 ACPI BIOS REVISION 1004
>
> Memory: 512MB DDR PC2100
>
> Graphics Card: SILURO GF4 TI4200-8X 128MB
>
> Operating System: WINDOWS XP SP1
>
> Now apparently this fault did not occur before I updated the memory and
> graphics card from below:
>
> Memory: 128MB SDRAM
>
> Graphics Card: HERCULES PROPHET 32MB
>
> Any ideas greatfully received.
>
> thanks
>
>

 

[dmac]

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I am having a similar problem. the power input on my drive is getting buggy.
I sometimes have to unplug-replug then reboot and everything is fine.
possibly thats your problem too.
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"Blackrat999" <richard@NOSPAM_rbhughes.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40b70f9c$0$539$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
> I am having a problem with my dad's computer and was wondering if anyone
has
> experienced the same and/or have any ideas?
>
> The fault:
>
>
> Intermittent fault when turning the PC on. Sometimes it starts up first
> time, monitor comes on and it boots o.k. Other times it powers up but I
get
> nothing on the screen and the computer freezes and fails to boot. Once on
> (after between one and ten attempts) and booted the computer works fine,
no
> conflicts, all the latest drivers etc and all temperatures and voltages on
> the motherboards are fine.The fault occurs regardless of whether or not
the
> computer has just been on. I was initially thinking a monitor problem but
> the computer fails to boot (It should continue to boot regardless of
whether
> or not a monitor is attached. Correct? )This leaves a power issue but I
have
> tried running the monitor from the computer and from its own separate
power
> source but the fault still occurs.
>
> Motherboard: ASUS A7A266 ACPI BIOS REVISION 1004
>
> Memory: 512MB DDR PC2100
>
> Graphics Card: SILURO GF4 TI4200-8X 128MB
>
> Operating System: WINDOWS XP SP1
>
> Now apparently this fault did not occur before I updated the memory and
> graphics card from below:
>
> Memory: 128MB SDRAM
>
> Graphics Card: HERCULES PROPHET 32MB
>
> Any ideas greatfully received.
>
> thanks
>
>