Rig Troubleshoot/Recommendation

[catseatfish]

Hi all, my 4 yr old rig recently showed this on boot up:

Any idea how I should troubleshoot the problem?

My rig is as follows:
CPU+Mobo: Intel Core i5-2500+ASRock Z68 PRO3
RAM: Kingston DDR3 CL 9 4Gb x2
GPU: Sapphire HD5850 Xtreme 1Gb
SSD: Crucial m4 512GB 2.5-Inch
HDD: Western Digital 2Tb SATA3
ODD: LG 22x DVD +/- SATA
PSU: OCZ ModXStrem Pro 600W (Modular)
Case: CoolerMaster Silencio 550
Monitor: Dell Studio ST2320L 23inch LED

Would it be better if I just bought a new rig? Any parts I can reuse? I do have a budget of $2k not incl. mouse and kb.

 

[jtjt00]

You can bring your rig to Nigel:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/hardware-clinic-2/%5Bsic%5D-new-setup-corner-all-diy-hardwarezoner-%5E-%5E-3581022.html

 

[ondooy]

reformat your pc...

 

[noidea]

try going safe mode

 

[localITguy]

Hi all, my 4 yr old rig recently showed this on boot up:

Any idea how I should troubleshoot the problem?

My rig is as follows:
CPU+Mobo: Intel Core i5-2500+ASRock Z68 PRO3
RAM: Kingston DDR3 CL 9 4Gb x2
GPU: Sapphire HD5850 Xtreme 1Gb
SSD: Crucial m4 512GB 2.5-Inch
HDD: Western Digital 2Tb SATA3
ODD: LG 22x DVD +/- SATA
PSU: OCZ ModXStrem Pro 600W (Modular)
Case: CoolerMaster Silencio 550
Monitor: Dell Studio ST2320L 23inch LED

Would it be better if I just bought a new rig? Any parts I can reuse? I do have a budget of $2k not incl. mouse and kb.

NK Hacked you

 

[catseatfish]

So, it doesn't look like I need a new rig right? Any recommendations for upgrade?

 

[localITguy]

So, it doesn't look like I need a new rig right? Any recommendations for upgrade?

bring down to nigel shop for a check first. i doubt you need a new rig

upgrade GPU and you are golden

 

[catseatfish]

bring down to nigel shop for a check first. i doubt you need a new rig

upgrade GPU and you are golden

Thanks man. Heh, was hoping for an excuse to get something new

Anyway, do I need to upgrade anything else along with GPU? The PSU?

 

[localITguy]

Thanks man. Heh, was hoping for an excuse to get something new

Anyway, do I need to upgrade anything else along with GPU? The PSU?

considering its 4 years ago. yes just upgrade

 

[ykgoh]

Have never seen this kind of problem ever.

Most would either be blank screen, or blue screen. But never some ASCII characters. Only saw that way back in DOS when we accidentally TYPE a binary file.

 

[jtjt00]

Maybe corrupted BIOS?

 

[mib500]

Hi all, my 4 yr old rig recently showed this on boot up:

Any idea how I should troubleshoot the problem?

My rig is as follows:
CPU+Mobo: Intel Core i5-2500+ASRock Z68 PRO3
RAM: Kingston DDR3 CL 9 4Gb x2
GPU: Sapphire HD5850 Xtreme 1Gb
SSD: Crucial m4 512GB 2.5-Inch
HDD: Western Digital 2Tb SATA3
ODD: LG 22x DVD +/- SATA
PSU: OCZ ModXStrem Pro 600W (Modular)
Case: CoolerMaster Silencio 550
Monitor: Dell Studio ST2320L 23inch LED

Would it be better if I just bought a new rig? Any parts I can reuse? I do have a budget of $2k not incl. mouse and kb.

wow... what have you done??!! thats a hacking code... i cant tell you...

 

[catseatfish]

Ok, I have sort of found the problem. Going into BIOS, I am unable to select my SSD as boot priority. I can only choose my CD drive and HDD. However going into Boot mode, I can select my SSD, and when I do, it works.

Anyone know why my SSD can't be detected in BIOS?

 

[annoymous]

Ok, I have sort of found the problem. Going into BIOS, I am unable to select my SSD as boot priority. I can only choose my CD drive and HDD. However going into Boot mode, I can select my SSD, and when I do, it works.

Anyone know why my SSD can't be detected in BIOS?

ssd up lorry

 

[catseatfish]

But going into Boot mode I can select SSD leh, and it works fine.