 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HELP! computer is looping will not start
 |
Hi to whoever read this and hi to someone who helps,
my computer will not start it just loop,eg when you boot it, goes thru the regular start up, then go to the error page that has safe mode,safe mode with networking, last good configuation, windows normal, it doesn't matter which one you pick the computer just restarts.
The computer is a Asus A7N8X WITH 1 GIG OF RAM ....athlon 1900 cpu... 2 MAXTOR HD 7200 ONE 80 ONE 40 GIG .... The graphics card is a sapphire radeon 9200 128mb ddr memory... monitor is samsung syncmaster 226 nw,, 22 inch
running on win xp pro ntfs
i purchased spotmau, and that will not work either
i hope this info helps ... let me know if you need any other information,.
please help i have 10 years of info on the computer that i can't lose
my computer will not start it just loop,eg when you boot it, goes thru the regular start up, then go to the error page that has safe mode,safe mode with networking, last good configuation, windows normal, it doesn't matter which one you pick the computer just restarts.
The computer is a Asus A7N8X WITH 1 GIG OF RAM ....athlon 1900 cpu... 2 MAXTOR HD 7200 ONE 80 ONE 40 GIG .... The graphics card is a sapphire radeon 9200 128mb ddr memory... monitor is samsung syncmaster 226 nw,, 22 inch
running on win xp pro ntfs
i purchased spotmau, and that will not work either
i hope this info helps ... let me know if you need any other information,.
please help i have 10 years of info on the computer that i can't lose
calm down, take it to your computer tech tommorow or today if it is daytime over there.
Make back ups next time, I mean memory usb sticks cost nothing now days!!!!
Make back ups next time, I mean memory usb sticks cost nothing now days!!!!
i don't have a computer tech, and i was in the process of backing it uo have 100 gigs of info on it, got about a quarter of it backed up when this happened
•
•
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 3,204
Reputation: 
Solved Threads: 188
"i have 10 years of info on the computer that i can't lose" Oh, yes you can.... but probably not from this problem. Did the error screen list any codes, name any files? too fast to read? You can use the Pause key, hit Enter to continue.
That board has integrated graphics.... so you can unplug your graphics card and use the IGP socket. If you have 2 sticks making up that 1Gig try swapping them out. All this is just guessing without that error code.... it could be your OS that is problematic. Are both drives listed in BIOS?
Do you have a bootable disk such as the Windows XP Pro installation cd? Is there a partition on either hd into which you could install another copy of the OS temporarily [ie one with junk in it, temporary or uninmportant files]?
That board has integrated graphics.... so you can unplug your graphics card and use the IGP socket. If you have 2 sticks making up that 1Gig try swapping them out. All this is just guessing without that error code.... it could be your OS that is problematic. Are both drives listed in BIOS?
Do you have a bootable disk such as the Windows XP Pro installation cd? Is there a partition on either hd into which you could install another copy of the OS temporarily [ie one with junk in it, temporary or uninmportant files]?
Last edited by gerbil; Jun 15th, 2009 at 10:47 am.
Deep, deep in the woods, but walking about.
hi gerbil
thanks for trying to help it is greatly appreciated
no error code just says windows reboots from a power outage , no files listed , computer just does a regular start up then gets to the page with the safe mode safe mode with networking, last config etc. i tried all of them and they just go back to the start and reboot
example:
click on safe mode , it loads all the files on the screen( dll files, drivers etc)
then goes reboot to the beginning again , i will try to unplug graphics card never tried that yet
the ram is one stick i could try moving it there is 3 slots
the problem is i cant find the right winxp pro i got a new one that is loaded on my new computer, the other one is just lost in the house(have two boys they move everything)
no partitions but two drives i am not sure what is on the d:/ drive
how would i load another windows, switch drives so d:/is master?
here is my bios maybe that will help you
The computer:
Asus A7N8X DELUXE-SOCKET A REV 1006 WITH ONBOARD SOUND[REALTEK ALC650 6CH ITH BUILD IN HP AMPLIFIER,INGRETED APU,SOUNDSTORM/DOLBY(AC-3)ENCODER
1 GIG OF DDR RAM RUNNING AT [133MHZ]
athlon 1900 cpu
MAXTOR HD 80 GIG
MAXTOR HD 40 GIG
ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES
PRIMARY MASTER [MAXTOR 6Y080L0]HD 7200 80 GIG
PRIMARY SLAVE NONE
SECONDARY MASTER[LITE-ON-LTR-5232]
SECONARY SLAVE[JLMS XJ-HD166S]
BASE MEMORY 640K
EXTENDED MEMORY 1047552
TOTAL MEMORY 1048576K
CPU LEVEL 1 CACHE [ENABLED]
CPU LEVEL 2 CASHE[ENABLED]
QUICK POWER ON TEST[ENABLED]
FIRST BOOT DEVICE[CDROM]
SECOND BOOT DEVICE[LS120]
THIRD BOOT DEVICE[HDD-1]
BOOT OTHER DEVICE[ENABLED]
BOOT UP FLOPPY SEEK[ENABLED]
BOOT UP NUMLOCK STATUS [ON]
GATE A20 OPTION [FAST]
TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING[DISABLED]
TYPEMATIC RATE (CHARS/SEC) 6
TYPEMATIC DELAY (MSEC) 250
APIC MODE[ENABLED]
OS/2 ONFOARD MEMORY>64M [DISABLED]
ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES
CPU EXTERNAL FREQ(MHZ)[133MHZ]
CPU FREQUENCY MULTIPLE SETTING[AUTO]
CPU FREQUENCY MULTIPLE 11.0X
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE [OPTIMAL]
CPU INTERFACE [OPTIMAL]
MEMORY FREQ[AUTO]
RESULTING FREQENCY AUTO
MEMORY TIMING OPTIMAL
SDRAM ACTIVE PRECHARGE DELAY 6
SDRAM RAS TO CAS DELAY 2
SDRAM RAS PRECHARGE DELAY 2
SDRAM CAS LATENCY 2T
FSB SPREAD SPECTRUM [50%]
AGP SPREAD SPECTRUM[DISABLED]
CPU VCORE SETTING [AUTO]
CPU VCORE 1.650V
GRAPHICS APERTURE SIZE [64MB]
AGP FREQUENCY[AUTO]
SYSTEM BIOS CACHEABLE[DISABLED]
VIDEO RAM CASHEABLE [DISABLED]
DDR REFERENCE VOLTAGE [2.6V]
AGP VDDQ VOLTAGE [1.5V]
AGP 8X SUPPORT [ENABLED]
AGP FAST WRITE CAPABILITY[ENABLED
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
PRIMARY VGA BIOS [AGP VGA CARD]
USB CONTROLLERS [V1.1+V2.0]
USB KEYBOARD & LEGARY SUPPORT [DISABLED]
USB LEGACY MOUSE SUPPORT [DISABLED]
ONBOARD AC97 AUDIO CONTROLLER [AUTO]
ONBOARD AC97 MODEM CONTROLLER [DISABLED]
ONBOARD LAN(NVIDIA)) [AUTO]
ONBOARD LAN(3COM) [AUTO]
ONBOARD 1394 DEVICE [AUTO]
FLOPPY DISK ACCESS CONTROLLER [ENABLED]
ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
VART2 USE AS [COM PORT]
ONBOARD PARALLEL PORT [378/IRQ7]
PARALLEL PORT MODE [ECP=EPP]
ECP DNA SELECT [3]
ONBOARD GAME PORT [201]
ONBOARD MIDI I/O [330]
ONBOARD MIDI IRQ [10]
PNP/PCI CONFIG
RESOURSES CONTROLLED BY [AUTO(ESCD)
PCI/VGA PALLETTE SNOOP [DISABLED]
MB TEMPERATURE 30 C/86 F
CPU TEMPERATUIRE 42 C/ 107 F
VCORE VOLTAGE 1.71V
+3.3V VOTAGE 3.34V
+5V VOLTAGE 4.99V
+12V VOLTAGE 2.54V
CPU FAN SPEED 2070 RPM
CHASSIS FAN SPEED 2596 RPM
POWER FAN SPEED 2360 RPM
Q-FAN CONTROL [ENABLED]
FAN SPEED RATIO [10/15]
SPEED UP/DOWN RESPONSE TIME [4 SEC/8SEC]
The graphics card is a sapphire radeon 9200 128mb ddr memory
52X32X52X CD BURNER
DVD ROM DRIVE
500 GIG EXTERNAL HD DRIVE
monitor is samsung syncmaster 226 nw,, 22 inch
running on WIN XP PRO ntfs
I am going to try the ram and graphic card like you said
if you could explain how to load another os i will do that also
thanks again for you help
thanks for trying to help it is greatly appreciated
no error code just says windows reboots from a power outage , no files listed , computer just does a regular start up then gets to the page with the safe mode safe mode with networking, last config etc. i tried all of them and they just go back to the start and reboot
example:
click on safe mode , it loads all the files on the screen( dll files, drivers etc)
then goes reboot to the beginning again , i will try to unplug graphics card never tried that yet
the ram is one stick i could try moving it there is 3 slots
the problem is i cant find the right winxp pro i got a new one that is loaded on my new computer, the other one is just lost in the house(have two boys they move everything)
no partitions but two drives i am not sure what is on the d:/ drive
how would i load another windows, switch drives so d:/is master?
here is my bios maybe that will help you
The computer:
Asus A7N8X DELUXE-SOCKET A REV 1006 WITH ONBOARD SOUND[REALTEK ALC650 6CH ITH BUILD IN HP AMPLIFIER,INGRETED APU,SOUNDSTORM/DOLBY(AC-3)ENCODER
1 GIG OF DDR RAM RUNNING AT [133MHZ]
athlon 1900 cpu
MAXTOR HD 80 GIG
MAXTOR HD 40 GIG
ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES
PRIMARY MASTER [MAXTOR 6Y080L0]HD 7200 80 GIG
PRIMARY SLAVE NONE
SECONDARY MASTER[LITE-ON-LTR-5232]
SECONARY SLAVE[JLMS XJ-HD166S]
BASE MEMORY 640K
EXTENDED MEMORY 1047552
TOTAL MEMORY 1048576K
CPU LEVEL 1 CACHE [ENABLED]
CPU LEVEL 2 CASHE[ENABLED]
QUICK POWER ON TEST[ENABLED]
FIRST BOOT DEVICE[CDROM]
SECOND BOOT DEVICE[LS120]
THIRD BOOT DEVICE[HDD-1]
BOOT OTHER DEVICE[ENABLED]
BOOT UP FLOPPY SEEK[ENABLED]
BOOT UP NUMLOCK STATUS [ON]
GATE A20 OPTION [FAST]
TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING[DISABLED]
TYPEMATIC RATE (CHARS/SEC) 6
TYPEMATIC DELAY (MSEC) 250
APIC MODE[ENABLED]
OS/2 ONFOARD MEMORY>64M [DISABLED]
ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES
CPU EXTERNAL FREQ(MHZ)[133MHZ]
CPU FREQUENCY MULTIPLE SETTING[AUTO]
CPU FREQUENCY MULTIPLE 11.0X
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE [OPTIMAL]
CPU INTERFACE [OPTIMAL]
MEMORY FREQ[AUTO]
RESULTING FREQENCY AUTO
MEMORY TIMING OPTIMAL
SDRAM ACTIVE PRECHARGE DELAY 6
SDRAM RAS TO CAS DELAY 2
SDRAM RAS PRECHARGE DELAY 2
SDRAM CAS LATENCY 2T
FSB SPREAD SPECTRUM [50%]
AGP SPREAD SPECTRUM[DISABLED]
CPU VCORE SETTING [AUTO]
CPU VCORE 1.650V
GRAPHICS APERTURE SIZE [64MB]
AGP FREQUENCY[AUTO]
SYSTEM BIOS CACHEABLE[DISABLED]
VIDEO RAM CASHEABLE [DISABLED]
DDR REFERENCE VOLTAGE [2.6V]
AGP VDDQ VOLTAGE [1.5V]
AGP 8X SUPPORT [ENABLED]
AGP FAST WRITE CAPABILITY[ENABLED
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
PRIMARY VGA BIOS [AGP VGA CARD]
USB CONTROLLERS [V1.1+V2.0]
USB KEYBOARD & LEGARY SUPPORT [DISABLED]
USB LEGACY MOUSE SUPPORT [DISABLED]
ONBOARD AC97 AUDIO CONTROLLER [AUTO]
ONBOARD AC97 MODEM CONTROLLER [DISABLED]
ONBOARD LAN(NVIDIA)) [AUTO]
ONBOARD LAN(3COM) [AUTO]
ONBOARD 1394 DEVICE [AUTO]
FLOPPY DISK ACCESS CONTROLLER [ENABLED]
ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
VART2 USE AS [COM PORT]
ONBOARD PARALLEL PORT [378/IRQ7]
PARALLEL PORT MODE [ECP=EPP]
ECP DNA SELECT [3]
ONBOARD GAME PORT [201]
ONBOARD MIDI I/O [330]
ONBOARD MIDI IRQ [10]
PNP/PCI CONFIG
RESOURSES CONTROLLED BY [AUTO(ESCD)
PCI/VGA PALLETTE SNOOP [DISABLED]
MB TEMPERATURE 30 C/86 F
CPU TEMPERATUIRE 42 C/ 107 F
VCORE VOLTAGE 1.71V
+3.3V VOTAGE 3.34V
+5V VOLTAGE 4.99V
+12V VOLTAGE 2.54V
CPU FAN SPEED 2070 RPM
CHASSIS FAN SPEED 2596 RPM
POWER FAN SPEED 2360 RPM
Q-FAN CONTROL [ENABLED]
FAN SPEED RATIO [10/15]
SPEED UP/DOWN RESPONSE TIME [4 SEC/8SEC]
The graphics card is a sapphire radeon 9200 128mb ddr memory
52X32X52X CD BURNER
DVD ROM DRIVE
500 GIG EXTERNAL HD DRIVE
monitor is samsung syncmaster 226 nw,, 22 inch
running on WIN XP PRO ntfs
I am going to try the ram and graphic card like you said
if you could explain how to load another os i will do that also
thanks again for you help
•
•
•
•
Originally Posted by gerbil 
"i have 10 years of info on the computer that i can't lose" Oh, yes you can.... but probably not from this problem. Did the error screen list any codes, name any files? too fast to read? You can use the Pause key, hit Enter to continue.
That board has integrated graphics.... so you can unplug your graphics card and use the IGP socket. If you have 2 sticks making up that 1Gig try swapping them out. All this is just guessing without that error code.... it could be your OS that is problematic. Are both drives listed in BIOS?
Do you have a bootable disk such as the Windows XP Pro installation cd? Is there a partition on either hd into which you could install another copy of the OS temporarily [ie one with junk in it, temporary or uninmportant files]?
•
•
•
•
Originally Posted by ravi89
Use Automated Recovery Console
that is on the window disk right? i can't find the right disk at the moment. but when i find it will try thanks
•
•
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 3,204
Reputation:
Solved Threads: 188
First off, if you mostly boot from a hdd then it is just a sensible thing to have that hdd as First Boot Device. That way you won't get false starts from bootable cds forgotten in the drive etc. You have a Superdrive as 2nd boot device...
Drive setup:
Primary Master 80GB hdd
Secondary Master Optical Combo
Secondary Slave Optical ROM
...and a floppy drive.
I think a better way is : First HDD; Second CD; Third LS120 , assuming that you use the superdrive for data only.
Anyway.... looking down the BIOS list:
!!! +12V VOLTAGE 2.54V !!!
And that is why you get this error: "no error code just says windows reboots from a power outage".
Further, you have QFan enabled, but all your fans are at max speed.... at 42degC your CPU fan should be idling, maybe 700rpm. To get that I use Silent mode. Optimal would give the same.
Anyway, your mb will get along without 12V, but not your hdd. New Power Supply will solve your problem, I think? It could be some card pulling it down, but I doubt it.. there would be smoke. 12V supply trying to pump 25 - 30 amps into something that drags the V down to 2 1/2 -> heat and smoke for sure.
Drive setup:
Primary Master 80GB hdd
Secondary Master Optical Combo
Secondary Slave Optical ROM
...and a floppy drive.
I think a better way is : First HDD; Second CD; Third LS120 , assuming that you use the superdrive for data only.
Anyway.... looking down the BIOS list:
!!! +12V VOLTAGE 2.54V !!!
And that is why you get this error: "no error code just says windows reboots from a power outage".
Further, you have QFan enabled, but all your fans are at max speed.... at 42degC your CPU fan should be idling, maybe 700rpm. To get that I use Silent mode. Optimal would give the same.
Anyway, your mb will get along without 12V, but not your hdd. New Power Supply will solve your problem, I think? It could be some card pulling it down, but I doubt it.. there would be smoke. 12V supply trying to pump 25 - 30 amps into something that drags the V down to 2 1/2 -> heat and smoke for sure.
Last edited by gerbil; Jun 16th, 2009 at 8:06 am.
Deep, deep in the woods, but walking about.
•
•
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 3,204
Reputation:
Solved Threads: 188
For your sys a 350W job would be fine, 400W if not a much greater cost. Corsair are very good, an Anandtech equivalent would be of the same quality but cheaper, CoolerMaster Green are efficient enough, too, and cheaper still. With that CPU the boys won't be nagging for a more powerful video card for gaming.
Last edited by gerbil; Jun 16th, 2009 at 8:18 am.
Deep, deep in the woods, but walking about.
Hi Gerbil
The only reason I changed the boot order was because I bought Spotmau powersuite disc to try to fix the computer but it didnt work.Anyway I never thought of the power supply usually i change then all the time. But that computer got missed the new 850 I bought I put in my new computer that I am building, will order a new one today for that one thanks. And thanks for the fan advice
. You have given me such awesome advice it is appreciated
Talk soon hopefully not about my broken machine lol
The only reason I changed the boot order was because I bought Spotmau powersuite disc to try to fix the computer but it didnt work.Anyway I never thought of the power supply usually i change then all the time. But that computer got missed the new 850 I bought I put in my new computer that I am building, will order a new one today for that one thanks. And thanks for the fan advice
. You have given me such awesome advice it is appreciated Talk soon hopefully not about my broken machine lol
•
•
•
•
Originally Posted by gerbil
First off, if you mostly boot from a hdd then it is just a sensible thing to have that hdd as First Boot Device. That way you won't get false starts from bootable cds forgotten in the drive etc. You have a Superdrive as 2nd boot device...
Drive setup:
Primary Master 80GB hdd
Secondary Master Optical Combo
Secondary Slave Optical ROM
...and a floppy drive.
I think a better way is : First HDD; Second CD; Third LS120 , assuming that you use the superdrive for data only.
Anyway.... looking down the BIOS list:
!!! +12V VOLTAGE 2.54V !!!
And that is why you get this error: "no error code just says windows reboots from a power outage".
Further, you have QFan enabled, but all your fans are at max speed.... at 42degC your CPU fan should be idling, maybe 700rpm. To get that I use Silent mode. Optimal would give the same.
Anyway, your mb will get along without 12V, but not your hdd. New Power Supply will solve your problem, I think? It could be some card pulling it down, but I doubt it.. there would be smoke. 12V supply trying to pump 25 - 30 amps into something that drags the V down to 2 1/2 -> heat and smoke for sure.
|
Similar Threads
- Computer wont start (Windows NT / 2000 / XP)
- New ram installed computer wont start (Windows NT / 2000 / XP)
- my computer wont start (IT Professionals' Lounge)
- computer will not start just beeps (Troubleshooting Dead Machines)
- my computer starts to start then dies, sort of (Troubleshooting Dead Machines)
- Computer freezes then won't start (Troubleshooting Dead Machines)
- Computer fails to start, constant beeping, fan seems to run at full speed (Cases, Fans and Power Supplies)
- Computer looping at startup, hard to get it to actually start Windows (Cases, Fans and Power Supplies)
- Computer very slow to start up! (Windows NT / 2000 / XP)
- Computer doesn't boot XP on start but on restart it does (Windows NT / 2000 / XP)
Other Threads in the Windows NT / 2000 / XP Forum
- Previous Thread: Run-time error '5'
- Next Thread: NEED HELP!!XP's User Account Option not responding,
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
You need to join our community in order to build your list of favorite forums. You can visit the forum index for a listing of all forums.
Related Forum Features
Latest Windows NT / 2000 / XP Posts
- Today's Posts
- Unanswered Threads
.net 3.5 3daccelertion 2007 2010 a.exe alaris apache application appstore arm auto automatically black blue book cellphones collaboration computer computerfreezes crash cursor deployment desktop desktops dns domain dotnetnuke drive eartlink error errors explorer features folder fontmanagers format framework gadgets intel internet interoperability killprocess laptop latitude linux load login mac microsoft minimalizes mobile monitor motionle1600 netbooks novell nvidia open operatingsystems osx palm partition patch port printer product proxy rds remotedesktop remotedesktopconnection repair replacingraiddrive retrieve screen simplifiedchinese sp1 unreadable update usb verizon videodrivers videogames virtual virus vista visual vulnerability wab webos weecam win win32/heur window windows windows7 windowsxp windowsxpnotstartingup. worm xp xpde
