okay, this is my first post, and hopefully it's a useful one, cause I need some serious help.
it all started when I installed new video drivers from Nvidia so I could play Dawn Of War: Dark Crusade. ever since then, my computer hasn't been working right. now, about 4 weeks later, it's on it's last leg, and if I can't get any help by January 2nd, then I'm going to have to just erase it and reload the whole hard drive.
the problem: Random reboots, frozen screens, blue screens, black screens, and the most perplexing one yet, appears in DOS, when the computer is doing the BIOS check. it says "Disk Read Error. Press Ctrl+Alt+Dlt to restart."
answers to all the others would be nice, but a solution to that would make me most grateful, cause it could mean that there's something wrong with my hard drive.
my computer is getting a little dusty. could to much dust collecting in the computer cause something like this?
also, my specs:
ASUS A8N-SLI
Athlon X2 3800
Hitachi Deskstar SATA II Hard Drive (C Drive)
Western Digital SATA II Hard Drive (D Drive)
EVGA Geforce 7600GT
HIPER PSU (Modular, in Blue)
please help. I honestly don't know if my computer will turn on if I put it into hibernation or power it down. anything- ANYTHING- by the end of the day, I would appreciate.
thanks for you time,
Jesse.
PS. Yes, I am moderately knowledgable with computers.
it all started when I installed new video drivers from Nvidia so I could play Dawn Of War: Dark Crusade. ever since then, my computer hasn't been working right. now, about 4 weeks later, it's on it's last leg, and if I can't get any help by January 2nd, then I'm going to have to just erase it and reload the whole hard drive.
the problem: Random reboots, frozen screens, blue screens, black screens, and the most perplexing one yet, appears in DOS, when the computer is doing the BIOS check. it says "Disk Read Error. Press Ctrl+Alt+Dlt to restart."
answers to all the others would be nice, but a solution to that would make me most grateful, cause it could mean that there's something wrong with my hard drive.
my computer is getting a little dusty. could to much dust collecting in the computer cause something like this?
also, my specs:
ASUS A8N-SLI
Athlon X2 3800
Hitachi Deskstar SATA II Hard Drive (C Drive)
Western Digital SATA II Hard Drive (D Drive)
EVGA Geforce 7600GT
HIPER PSU (Modular, in Blue)
please help. I honestly don't know if my computer will turn on if I put it into hibernation or power it down. anything- ANYTHING- by the end of the day, I would appreciate.
thanks for you time,
Jesse.
PS. Yes, I am moderately knowledgable with computers.