Boot Problem

[ahmadumair]

I am having a problem with an old friends old PC.Problem is that it does not boot properly(restarts on bootlogo) when i open the BIOS PC hangs and does not respond to Ctrl-Alt-Del. What Problem is it??

 

[mi1ez]

what hardware?

try clearing CMOS
try booting on only one RAM DIMM
check heatsink and dust buildup
check PSU connections

 

[ahmadumair]

VEEEEEEEERYYY OLD. Some HP OEM stuff. Pentium III 450 MHz to be exact. Tried clearing CMOS. to no avail. I dont have extra Ram but I can clean the dust.