ARG home computer problem!

Pyroman · 20-11-2008, 10:41 AM

Got a problem with the home PC.

When i switch it on the very first screen that says HP and pentium blah blah goes all funny with lines across it then when it gets to the safe mode/last settings that worked screen there's half the characters missing then it gets to the windows loading bar and it restarts. if you leave it to keep rebooting it gets better every time i.e. more letters coming back and then on about the 6th time it restarrts when all the letters have come back it'll start.

Any ideas??!?!?!?!

never seen this before

Domino · 20-11-2008, 10:49 AM

hmmm hd or motherboard issue?

bios update on the motherboard, maybe clone the HDD to another and throw that in, see if its any better?

SYNACK · 20-11-2008, 10:52 AM

I would run a memory test on it as this is a common problem that can cause video corruption and instablity.

Memtest86+ or the build in vista boot menu memory test should do it.

ninjabeaver · 20-11-2008, 10:53 AM

I'm having shedl loads of BSOD's at home. Reading up on mine has forced me to go through these logical steps first mate.

Unplug everything and then reseat all the RAM, PCI Cards and Video Cards. If you can get the CPU out then reseat that as well. Re-Boot and try again.

If you can get into the BIOS then try resetting that to Default / Factory Settings or Failsafe. Re-boot and see.

Have you put any new hardware in, especially the Graphics Card. Make sure the PSU you have installed is up to the job.

Another thing to try is to pull the power out of the PC, remove the CMOS battery and reset the BIOS via the reset jumper (if you have one) on the mobo.

Could you post system specs at all?

Pyroman · 20-11-2008, 10:59 AM

Cheers guys, erm it's a HP pavillion something or other P4 3.06Ghz 2GB RAM 160GB SATA HDD XP Home i believe, it's my g/f's PC. It's just started happening randomly, not removed/added any hardware recently that could cause it. I'll try the memtest when i get in tonight.

Any other suggestions?

SYNACK · 21-11-2008, 12:37 PM

I guess the other thing to try would be another graphics card. I have had ones cook their on board memory and fill the screen with pretty colors before bringing down the PC. With onboard memory it can either be the shared or system memory that is baked and causing such issues.

ninjabeaver · 21-11-2008, 12:48 PM

MY old gaming rig did that. The cooler on the Graphics Card GPU had a poor heat transfer on it. By the time I attempted to fix the card it was to late. That was an AGP card so I justified to myself a new board, cpu, gpu and ram.

plexer · 21-11-2008, 12:52 PM

Check all of the capacitors on the motherboard and gfx card and look for any bulging dome topped ones any of those and it's knackered.

Ben

Pyroman · 21-11-2008, 01:29 PM

kewl, cheers i'll take a look tonight at it. It's onboard graphics btw

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Pyroman Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 213 Thanks: 13 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Rep Power: 4	ARG home computer problem! Got a problem with the home PC. When i switch it on the very first screen that says HP and pentium blah blah goes all funny with lines across it then when it gets to the safe mode/last settings that worked screen there's half the characters missing then it gets to the windows loading bar and it restarts. if you leave it to keep rebooting it gets better every time i.e. more letters coming back and then on about the 6th time it restarrts when all the letters have come back it'll start. Any ideas??!?!?!?! never seen this before

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20-11-2008, 10:49 AM	#2
Domino Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hastings Posts: 1,247 Thanks: 15 Thanked 83 Times in 70 Posts Blog Entries: 4 Rep Power: 22	hmmm hd or motherboard issue? bios update on the motherboard, maybe clone the HDD to another and throw that in, see if its any better?

20-11-2008, 10:52 AM	#3
SYNACK Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,825 Thanks: 60 Thanked 261 Times in 237 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 58	I would run a memory test on it as this is a common problem that can cause video corruption and instablity. Memtest86+ or the build in vista boot menu memory test should do it.

20-11-2008, 10:53 AM	#4
ninjabeaver Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norfolk Posts: 626 Thanks: 45 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts Rep Power: 12	I'm having shedl loads of BSOD's at home. Reading up on mine has forced me to go through these logical steps first mate. Unplug everything and then reseat all the RAM, PCI Cards and Video Cards. If you can get the CPU out then reseat that as well. Re-Boot and try again. If you can get into the BIOS then try resetting that to Default / Factory Settings or Failsafe. Re-boot and see. Have you put any new hardware in, especially the Graphics Card. Make sure the PSU you have installed is up to the job. Another thing to try is to pull the power out of the PC, remove the CMOS battery and reset the BIOS via the reset jumper (if you have one) on the mobo. Could you post system specs at all?

20-11-2008, 10:59 AM	#5
Pyroman Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 213 Thanks: 13 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Rep Power: 4	Cheers guys, erm it's a HP pavillion something or other P4 3.06Ghz 2GB RAM 160GB SATA HDD XP Home i believe, it's my g/f's PC. It's just started happening randomly, not removed/added any hardware recently that could cause it. I'll try the memtest when i get in tonight. Any other suggestions?

21-11-2008, 12:37 PM	#6
SYNACK Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,825 Thanks: 60 Thanked 261 Times in 237 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 58	I guess the other thing to try would be another graphics card. I have had ones cook their on board memory and fill the screen with pretty colors before bringing down the PC. With onboard memory it can either be the shared or system memory that is baked and causing such issues.

21-11-2008, 12:48 PM	#7
ninjabeaver Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norfolk Posts: 626 Thanks: 45 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts Rep Power: 12	MY old gaming rig did that. The cooler on the Graphics Card GPU had a poor heat transfer on it. By the time I attempted to fix the card it was to late. That was an AGP card so I justified to myself a new board, cpu, gpu and ram.

21-11-2008, 12:52 PM	#8
plexer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norfolk Posts: 4,274 Thanks: 30 Thanked 102 Times in 101 Posts Rep Power: 33	Check all of the capacitors on the motherboard and gfx card and look for any bulging dome topped ones any of those and it's knackered. Ben

21-11-2008, 01:29 PM	#9
Pyroman Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 213 Thanks: 13 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Rep Power: 4	kewl, cheers i'll take a look tonight at it. It's onboard graphics btw

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