jbrown456

Well, I really have no clue what caused this problem, and the problem is not persistent. Let me explain....

Some days, I will boot up the computer, with a USB or a PS2 mouse plugged in (tried both) and the computer will not boot. It sits there with the harddrive light on and I don't even get a motherboard screen. I don't even know if this problem is related to the mouse, but I am not sure.
Note: An hour later I could come back, and without changing the mouse, or anything, it will boot fine...

Now, on to the mouse problem, which personally I think is related to problem #1. I will be in windows on those nice days that the computer decides to boot, and after having the computer running for like an hour (this has happened in as short as five minutes), the mouse will shut off, and then I reboot (switching the mouse ext... does nothing), and now it dosen't boot.

Any ideas???

I need help with this, very badly, it is important that I get this computer back up and running. It's not the data on the hard drive I am worried about or anything, all thats on an external hard drive, its just the fact that I need this computer to work.

Any help is apreciated, thanks,
jbrown456

Note: I can supply any additional information that you want. This is the computer in my signature by the way....

jbrown456

Ok, we all know that I couldn't sit here and wait for you guys to come up with a solution, so, I pulled out the cmos battery (or whatever its called ) for a minute or two, and poped it back in. Now I have the computer in Windows, let's see how long this one will last.

Note: PS2 mouse attatced right now...

jbrown456

Not even five minutes, it's out. Screensaver kicked in while I was in the kitchen, and the mouse stopped working. Now when I start, it just sits there with a black screen, and the hard drive light on solid, yet, I cannot hear the hard drive going.

I have to get this going

dragon2309

*EDIT* - lol, you posted like 30 secs before i did

well, any update, is it still running....?? immediate reaction to the symptoms you describe is a motherboard fault, but lets see how it unfolds, update???

dragon

*EDIT* - s yeh, either mobo or RAM, swap them out in a dif machine and see whats happening, you know the drill

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Blue

Unless I'm reading wrong you asked for an update 1 minute after he posted .

I agree it sounds like a fault with the motherboard. I'm going to ask anyway have you installed your chipset drivers?

Edit: it seems that you edited it that just after my read... I refreashed the page to see if another post was added yet (there was not) I then copy pasted your post without reading again... Editing is a double edged blade .

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jbrown456

Ok, give me a few minutes, will try...

dragon2309

if you read my post i said that he post 30 secs before me, his post was only visible to e AFTER i had posted.

*EDIT* - GOD DAMMIT IT HAPPENED AGAIN, STOP POSTING AT THE SAME TIME AS ME, LOL

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jbrown456

Yup, chipset all installed.

Blue

Oh my LOL... This is out of control ..

Yes I'd first try and update chipset drivers. If no luck then perhaps update the bios and then chipset drivers. Of course if you have had the computer for awhile and it was fine.. Then there is somthing else going on here. Perhaps a fresh instal of windows if trouble shooting is not your thing.

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jbrown456

Whoa everyone is posting at the same time.
lol

anyways, i have such an unorganized workspace that i couldn't find any other ddr ram laying around, so i just took one stick out. now we are running on 256. its going ok so far, but like i said, lets see how long this lasts...