Help! PC hangs even before booting up.

[BasicOne]

My PC recently keeps hanging when I boot into the desktop. It's like randomly, I have to restart several times to get it working well.

So I tried resetting my mobo, by re inserting the CMOS battery and also the RAM.

Now I even have difficulties booting it up.
Whenever, I tried to configure in the BIOS, to set the time and things, it hangs at the BIOS set up.

Tried switching to another HDD with windows xp, no difference.

Sometimes it will even hang at the Mobo ad when the pc starts.

Anyone can help ?

 

[Kiajoon]

HDD is out as they are not required to boot.

Main suspect is RAM. Use stick by stick to test.

If not then its PSU or mobo.

CPU seldom go down.

 

[BasicOne]

HDD is out as they are not required to boot.

Main suspect is RAM. Use stick by stick to test.

If not then its PSU or mobo.

CPU seldom go down.

I've tried replacing with a new HDD.
Remove graphics card and use the onboard graphics
Tried re inserting ram, or using one at the time to startup.

Still coming up with one long beep and 3 short beeps.

 

[rarenick]

Sounds like CPU need to reseat

Check the beep codes only for your chipset

 

[BasicOne]

Sounds like CPU need to reseat

Check the beep codes only for your chipset

Tried reseat it also. Can't help. ):

 

[rarenick]

Got check motherboard got bloated capacitor?

Do u normally discharge static energy in u before touching components?

Have u checked the beep codes yet?

Got overclock before?

Got try other power point?

Quite bad situation. I suspect motherboard need to replace

 

[jtjt00]

TS, your mobo don't has onboard vga, so the beep is normal to indicate no graphics card installed.

Remove graphics card and use the onboard graphics..........Still coming up with one long beep and 3 short beeps.

 

[BasicOne]

Is ur motherboard P5K SE/EPU?
In ur motherboard manual, one long beep and 3 short beeps is VGA not detected.
And how u use onboard graphics when ur motherboard doesn't support it?

It is P5K SE on the mobo itself. Onboard graphics is on the mobo, what you mean by support or not?

 

[BasicOne]

there is no VGA, DVI or HDMI ports on the motherboard itself. How do u define using onboard graphics?

Oh. No wonder it does not help while removing it. Lol

But now I managed to boot up my pc and I keep getting blue screen while installing new OS for a couple of times.

Different kinds of problems at different time.

Came across:
cache_manger
Ataport.sys
System service exception

 

[jtjt00]

Suspect your Hyper-X memory faulty.

Use one piece to try. Swap if still got error.

 

[Kiajoon]

Try each ram stick on each different slot. Stick one on slots 1, then 2, then 3 then 4. Then stick two repeat..one stick at a time.

 

[BasicOne]

Suspect your Hyper-X memory faulty.

Use one piece to try. Swap if still got error.

Try each ram stick on each different slot. Stick one on slots 1, then 2, then 3 then 4. Then stick two repeat..one stick at a time.

Tried already. When one of the settings I managed to on and format it. But when I restart it with the same stick and same slot, it doesn't work already

 

[Kiajoon]

Think your mobo might be the problem. Unless you can find a spare one to try, best is to go to a shop to troubleshoot. They might charge more then a DIY troubleshooting, but at least you have not buy the part upfront and discover its not the culprit. Or you can try getting a used board from forum to try.

 

[BasicOne]

Think your mobo might be the problem. Unless you can find a spare one to try, best is to go to a shop to troubleshoot. They might charge more then a DIY troubleshooting, but at least you have not buy the part upfront and discover its not the culprit. Or you can try getting a used board from forum to try.

That is the problem I thought also.

 

[BasicOne]

Tried switching another mobo, still not working ):
Remained issues could only be RAM or GPU card.

 

[BasicOne]

Well. RAM Replaced.

Sent my back to convergent, RMA takes about a month.

 

[Kiajoon]

So all the sticks are faulty? Confirmed not vga i supposed...

 

[BasicOne]

So all the sticks are faulty? Confirmed not vga i supposed...

Ya. RMA already. Will need to go back to convergent in a month time.