- Joined
- Jun 29, 2005
- Location
- Mississippi
The History:
I built this computer to have a faster computer than the Dell my dad and brother use. I really wanted to get into PC gaming. I bought the parts, assembled the computer and installed a copy of XP Pro 3 times. Two of the three times I had to reinstall because it froze during the setup, so I had to rebot. The computer would run for an hour and a half to two hours tops, then freeze (and sometimes give me a blue screen). Keyboard and mouse would not respond, so I had to reboot. I got a copy another copy of XP Pro (Corporate) from a friend and installed that without a hitch. I figured I had gotten a bad copy of XP Pro the first time and I was set. Alas, the problem started again this time only freezing up. I came to the forums and asked for help (This thread) I tested RAM overnight and that (apperntly) isn't the problem. I checked the temperature via BIOS and it says System Temerature is consitently at 33 degrees Celsius (I'm not sure, but I think I can trust the BIOS temps).
The Problem:
It has gone from bad to worse. It used to just be freeze ups. Now I can't even see the BIOS screen at boot up. The case fans, cpu fan and GPU fan I can hear running (mosly Case and CPU fans). It just shows a black screen like the monitor isn't even on. I know it's on because the monitor power light blinks (like it's on stand by). I honestly have no idea what's wrong. I hope I've explained enough to at least give you a rough idea of what's wrong. Any ideas? Computer is in signature.
I built this computer to have a faster computer than the Dell my dad and brother use. I really wanted to get into PC gaming. I bought the parts, assembled the computer and installed a copy of XP Pro 3 times. Two of the three times I had to reinstall because it froze during the setup, so I had to rebot. The computer would run for an hour and a half to two hours tops, then freeze (and sometimes give me a blue screen). Keyboard and mouse would not respond, so I had to reboot. I got a copy another copy of XP Pro (Corporate) from a friend and installed that without a hitch. I figured I had gotten a bad copy of XP Pro the first time and I was set. Alas, the problem started again this time only freezing up. I came to the forums and asked for help (This thread) I tested RAM overnight and that (apperntly) isn't the problem. I checked the temperature via BIOS and it says System Temerature is consitently at 33 degrees Celsius (I'm not sure, but I think I can trust the BIOS temps).
The Problem:
It has gone from bad to worse. It used to just be freeze ups. Now I can't even see the BIOS screen at boot up. The case fans, cpu fan and GPU fan I can hear running (mosly Case and CPU fans). It just shows a black screen like the monitor isn't even on. I know it's on because the monitor power light blinks (like it's on stand by). I honestly have no idea what's wrong. I hope I've explained enough to at least give you a rough idea of what's wrong. Any ideas? Computer is in signature.