Boot into the BIOS setup again and make sure that both the hard drive and CD-ROM drive are being correctly identified by the BIOS. The fact that it's bypassing CD-ROM boot, combined with the "OS not...

*Pop!* is obviously not a Good Sound; it could mean that a component did blow up. If you're lucky, it was only a component in the power supply (power supplies are cheap and easy to replace).

The...

First of all, you should verify that the firewire drive is working properly by trying to boot another computer from that drive.

That command forces a boot from the CD-ROM only.
* Try holding...

Yes, that's almost cetainly the case; loss of date/time and ECSD info (such as IRQ assignments) are the primary symptoms of a flat CMOS battery.

The BIOS (CMOS) battery and the main battery pack are two separate items; you only need to replace the CMOS battery in your case. Exactly how you do that depends on your particular model/series of...

Sorry the news isn't better, but it really does sound like you're looking at a motherboard replacement...

Considering that it's a 4 year old hand-me-down that someone has already pilfered parts out of:

1. The drive could be physically damaged.
2. The installed operating system could be corrupted.
3....

Damage to a memory controller chip or one of the address/data circuit traces on the mobo can cause problems with ranges of memory addresses, or memory addresses above a certain point, regardless of...

OK- post again when you have some news...

Considering that a CMOS reset seemed to have cleared up the problem at least for a while, the fault could definitely be on the motherboard itself.

1. Go through each of the steps in my last...

Yes- "out of range" means that the horizontal and/or vertical video scan rates being used fall outside the ranges supported by the monitor. Please give us some details on the hardware.

OK, so the "Dead Machines" forum might not be the right place for this, but it's as close a fit as I could find...

Are you referring to the computer's BIOS password, or the Windows logon password?...

Just FYI: The "PXE-E61" error message is coming from the "network boot" feature of the computer. The fact that the machine is even trying to attempt a network boot means that it has failed to boot...

"auto" is OK for the IDE settings , but "not installed" is obviously a Bad Thing.

Considering the above, and the fact that this is a problem which has gotten worse over time, you may have a...

Yoiks! I've never seen that before.

The "boot priority" section of the BIOS is one place where your drives will be referenced, but there should be another area more like the place I mentioned in...

Open the Event Viewer utility in your Administrative Tools control panel and look through your System and Application logs for entries flagged with "Error" or "Warning", especially those whose...

When you boot the computer, you need to enter the BIOS' setup utility before it gets to the point where it gives you the boot media error; we have to look in the BIOS setup to find out whether or...

Due to the fact that the member who originally started this thread has not responded in ovefr 1 year, this thread is considered abandoned and has been closed.

In accordance with our posting rules...

Hi peer,

First of all- welcome to DaniWeb :)

We ask that members not tag their questions on to a thread previously started by another member (regardless of how similar your problem might...

Assuming by "broken", you mean that it sustained physical damage, you should take it to a repair shop and have it examined. Even the smallest fracture on the circuit boards could be responsible for...

OK- good luck with the rest. :)

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Seriously though- you're welcome, I'm glad the info...

Getting the permissions and ownership changed correctly can be a bit difficult sometimes. The article below describes the basic process pretty well:...

Less elaborative verbiage and more succinct detail would be good for starters; the exact circumstances of your situation get a bit lost in your telling of the tale. :mrgreen:

Seriously though:
...

You have a corrupt Registry. See the following Microsoft support article for more information and the repair procedure:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/

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Good work; glad you got it sorted out!

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That motherboard's SATA controller supports RAID (the floppies you have are the RAID software/driver disks). Assuming that you are not intending to use RAID,...

Hi brettaus, welcome to DaniWeb :)

Just FYI: The PXE-E61 error message is coming from the "network boot" feature of the computer. The fact that the machine is even trying to attempt a network...

The only way I could see that happening would be if you had a cold solder joint right at the HDD IDE connector. Pretty unlikely, but it is possible.

If the setting for the Primary device is...

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It really sounds like you've either knocked something loose or plugged something in incorrectly. Open the case again and very carefully reseat all connectors, memory modules, and peripheral cards.

Considering that the last thing to happen to the machine before it failed is that it was disassembled, logic would dictate that you crawl back inside the beast and double-check all components and...

Hi Bruno21,

Please work through the suggestions in this thread (http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=27079), and then get back to us with your results.

Please try the basic suggestions given in this thread (http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=27079), and then post the details of your results here.

* Open the case and check/reseat all cables, connectors, and cards. While you're in the case, boot the machine and listen carefully to see if you can identify the source of the clicking.

*...

When dealing with problems like this, you need to be very specific about your drive and partition designations. Knowing the following details would help in this case:
* Which IDE position (Primary...

You need to be very specific (and correct) when you post error messages and the like.

Please give us the full details of your partition/drive configuration, and also post the contents of your...

Yes, and there are other obvious good reasons for installing a legit version of Windows, aside from it perhaps rectifying the problems.

You don't install/reinstall Windows from within Safe Mode;...

1. That problem could be caused by anything from faulty hardware to a corrupt system file. Please give us as much detail/background info on the problem as possible so that we can (hopefully) narrow...

1. A description of BIOS shadowing, from computerhope.com:


2. PXE errors are generated by the network boot ROM. In other words, the boot process is attempting a network boot (your BIOS' 4th boot...