Computer restarts during boot up, need help!!!

[Ryu Hitokiri]

I recently got a new case for my computer and it does not want to start up. I power it on, and it goes to through to the Windows Logo with the loading screen, then restarts. I can't even boot into safe mode. It doesn't work with my parents hard drive either.

 

[Jiffyman]

If you have any spare hard drives that you don't need you can take the jumper off of it and it should work.

 

[Ryu Hitokiri]

Sorry, I edited the post. That was a different jumper, the Intrusion Hub (FWH). Should there be a jumper on that?

 

[Jiffyman]

I'm not quite sure on what that is, but it sounds like it detects viruses and spyware. Do you know what it does?

 

[Ryu Hitokiri]

It sounds like a hardware issue to me since my parents hard drive works perfectly with my parent's computer, but not on my computer, or my hard drive.

 

[bluedishwasher]

might be an overheat? shutting off to prevent damage? although it seems unlikely

 

[Ryu Hitokiri]

What would be overheating.

 

[JustinMcG67]

CPU more then likely.

 

[Ryu Hitokiri]

Hopefully my new Zalman will fix that. I just cleaned the dust out of my old one so I don't know why that is not working.

 

[oscaryu1]

Bad RAM could also be the culprit. or CPU is bad/dying.

 

[JustinMcG67]

generally if it's RAM though you won't even get so far to even boot up the OS. Could be that virus that's roaming around, got it on my other PC from MySpace I believe. Basically when you get into the OS it will just reboot, over and over again.

My advice...reformat.

 

[oscaryu1]

I wouldnt really reformat if you have important files on that HDD...

We can prove the memory theory by getting Memtest86 from MS.

 

[JustinMcG67]

Well he can't really run the memtest if he can't even boot up...

 

[bhopu]

the battery on the motherboard should be replaced.

 

[oscaryu1]

^ Whats does a battery have to do with the problem? If the CMOS battery was dying then you would see alot of Cmos failure: Defaults Loaded