When booting the computer turns itself off a few times before giving a message saying the sysytem failed booting at checkpoint [EMem]. If i persist in turning it on and off it will boot up Windows but it can just turn off at any time. I've checked that there is nothing loose from the hardware to the motherboard, anybody got any clues?
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Jump to PostIt sounds like defective memory. You should run memtest from the boot prompt of a Knoppix CD or swap in some known good memory. If you still have the problem after verifying the memory, post back.
Jump to PostHave you run through the steps in the My PC Won't Start sticky at the top of the forum? I do't think the heat sink would prevent the PC from booting unless it has already caused the processor to overheat and damaged it. Try stripping the system down to the …
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