 bsod on startup :( |
 Feb 28 2011, 09:30 AM
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 Knight Errant  Group: SM Guild Members Posts: 543 Thank(s): 0 Points: 102 Joined: 29-October 07 Member No.: 32  |
yo guys
so last night my computer decided to bsod on me while it was just sitting at the desktop. Since then, it bsod'd about 5 seconds after loading the desktop each time I booted it. The first time I tried to boot in safe mode, it worked, however, the second time I booted it up, now safe mode won't work either (it gets to a black screen, with a mouse cursor, but just hangs there. even when booting in to safe mode with dos prompt only). So I'm kind of fucked. I've tried removing each ram stick and seeing if any of those are causing the problem. I've tried using the windows boot up disk (i'm using vista btw) to repair windows, do a system restore, and check for memory problems. basically I did every test the windows disk has to offer, and nothing worked. I'm guessing it's gotta be hardware? Though I didn't think it mattered, I pulled out my audio board anyway and tried booting but no change. It's the only thing I think I can unplug and test. All I've got left is the mb, graphics card, and harddrive. Any suggestions on how I find out what the problem is? Cheers |
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Feb 28 2011, 02:33 PM
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Knight Errant Group: SM Guild Members Posts: 543 Thank(s): 0 Points: 102 Joined: 29-October 07 Member No.: 32 |
ok in recovery console, however I cannot navigate to my main drive. it has me in X:
when I type "cd c:", it responds with c:\ but doesn't actually change me to there. Is X: the boot disk? oh and typing "cd c:\" doesnt do anything either. i'm just permanently stuck in x: so I can't go any further.. oh and i used diskpart to look at my harddrive. it says its there and healthy, and it's c: am i being a knob? |
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Feb 28 2011, 03:19 PM
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 Security and Projects Group: Clan Dogsbody Posts: 4,687 Thank(s): 1098 Points: 2,440 Joined: 31-August 07 From: A Magical Place, with toys in the million, all under one roof Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE (=R6= Raile @ Feb 28 2011, 02:33 PM)  ok in recovery console, however I cannot navigate to my main drive. it has me in X: when I type "cd c:", it responds with c:\ but doesn't actually change me to there. Is X: the boot disk? oh and typing "cd c:\" doesnt do anything either. i'm just permanently stuck in x: so I can't go any further.. oh and i used diskpart to look at my harddrive. it says its there and healthy, and it's c: am i being a knob? a knob yes but this is more of a general thing  however I forgot you are on vista. If I recall its probably directory security.. in recovery console do set AllowAllPaths = true first then try the whole access to C: again also doing set AllowWildCards = true will allow you to use wildcards like copy *.* (almost forgot that one) --------------------  |
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=R6= Raile bsod on startup :( Feb 28 2011, 09:30 AM
Magik5 could try without your gfx card in if your mobo ha... Feb 28 2011, 11:25 AM =R6= Raile no raid setup. no odd noises from hd. was asking... Feb 28 2011, 12:06 PM Magik5 got an old gfx card you can try?
could still be a... Feb 28 2011, 12:24 PM =R6= Raile only 1 hd
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will check if i h... Feb 28 2011, 12:38 PM MonkeyFiend [Edit: Out of curiosity when you get to a black sc... Feb 28 2011, 01:09 PM McJaffa I agree, it sounds like probably a Vista registry ... Feb 28 2011, 01:28 PM
=R6= Raile have done both.. and checked that both are set, wh... Feb 28 2011, 03:45 PM MonkeyFiend hmm, a fuinny one. The cd of vista is the sme vers... Feb 28 2011, 04:34 PM =R6= Raile i did select it and i'm 99% sure it said c:
i... Feb 28 2011, 04:39 PM MonkeyFiend very strange... obviously have a quick look to che... Feb 28 2011, 06:26 PM =R6= Raile monkey you might not believe this..
for some reas... Feb 28 2011, 06:44 PM MonkeyFiend bah, bloody vista! a quick googlification give... Feb 28 2011, 07:32 PM =R6= Raile alright monkey..
i've done it all. copied the... Feb 28 2011, 07:57 PM Magik5 kill it with a stick, buy an ssd and install w7. Mar 1 2011, 09:39 AM MonkeyFiend yeah, best bet is to kill magik5 with a stick. The... Mar 1 2011, 10:12 AM =R6= Raile i just updated my gfx driver about a week or so ag... Mar 1 2011, 11:01 AM =R6= Raile alright so ultimately I never ended up finding the... Mar 2 2011, 11:04 PM
McJaffa Welcome to 2011 Mar 4 2011, 10:33 AM |
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