| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
|
 Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:30 am Post subject: i think i killed my computer |
 |
|
I just installed another gig of ram on to my computer and it froze on start up. it got to the bit where is said 1536mb ram ok below that pri some thing detected, pri slave and sec detected sec slave dvd player something
then it said (can't remember exact) but some thing about S.M.A.R.T possible but not enabled (sorry can't remember anything else)
then it froze. had to hold the power button down to turn it off. tried it again same thing. Then i tried taking out the old ram and tried just the new 1gig stick nothing, the fans turn on but nothing else no signal to the screen. tried putting the old ram in still nothing. Have i fried the bios?
please help
comp specs
mainboard manufacture ASrock, model number 775twins-HDTV
P4 3.06
320gb and 80gb seagate
6800 geforce
DVD super combo |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:49 am Post subject: Re: i think i killed my computer |
|
|
| blackjack wrote: |
I just installed another gig of ram on to my computer and it froze on start up. it got to the bit where is said 1536mb ram ok below that pri some thing detected, pri slave and sec detected sec slave dvd player something
then it said (can't remember exact) but some thing about S.M.A.R.T possible but not enabled (sorry can't remember anything else)
then it froze. had to hold the power button down to turn it off. tried it again same thing. Then i tried taking out the old ram and tried just the new 1gig stick nothing, the fans turn on but nothing else no signal to the screen. tried putting the old ram in still nothing. Have i fried the bios?
please help
comp specs
mainboard manufacture ASrock, model number 775twins-HDTV
P4 3.06
320gb and 80gb seagate
6800 geforce
DVD super combo |
I am sorry for your luck. It could be a bunch of different things:
Were you grounded when you installed the ram? If not, the static charge on your body could have fried something inside.
There are many ways to possibly fix this:
1 - if you have a secondary harddrive, go ahead and make it your primary drive and install windows on it. Then, transfer all files from the busted on onto the new one. Then completely reformat the busted on.
2 - completely erase everything by shorting out CMOS (we can show you how to do that). This will wipe your BIOS clean and give you a fresh set up.
3 - We could use the windows cd that you have and repair windows.
There are other options too, but, did you make sure (probably a stupid question) that your memory was snapped in tightly?
Is your PSU turning on then cutting out? How long have you had your PC?
Let us know and we'll guide you.
If you are getting the primary start-up screen, then go straight to the bios and select your cd-rom as the primary start up device and use the windows repair function on your windows cd. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:10 am Post subject: |
|
|
I feel kinda stupid but after reading your post cubanlord i decided to recheck the ram and yep it was not firmly in  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:54 am Post subject: |
|
|
| blackjack wrote: |
| I feel kinda stupid but after reading your post cubanlord i decided to recheck the ram and yep it was not firmly in |
Good on ya for fessing up!  Hope all is well now. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:14 am Post subject: |
|
|
actually no,
i just went to watch a movie and my 320 gb hard drive is gone all the wires are still pluged in, but the hard drive is just not showing up,
also it says that i have a floppy disc drive when i have no floppy disc drive installed.
plus the drivers for my gforce video card are not installed
when i go to put the side panel back on the computer restarts
any ideas
i have just moved my computer from my place to my girlfriends place could that have done anything? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
Seems to be a grounding issue.
Ground yourself and take the whole thing apart and rebild it, checking everything twice. It will only take 30 minutes. It does sound like your mainboard is messed up. Perhaps you cooked something when fiddling with the RAM or the RAM not being seated did something? The self-check did get to 1.5GB before it shut down, right? That's odd...
Do as cl said and reset the CMOS. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bellum99
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: don't need to know
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:53 am Post subject: |
|
|
1: Conflict with the first stick? You got the timing correct, right? Did you do anything to the memory timings in the bios? I would reset the bios by taking out the battery.
2: Sometimes different kinds of Ram don't work well together....Hynix VS Samsung |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject: |
|
|
cheers for your help guys. looking at the ram i did have samsung and Hynix, i am now back to one stick of ram i reset the bios, pulled all the cables out put them back, i didn't touch any of the memory settings, so it looks like a trip to the computer shop  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| blackjack wrote: |
| cheers for your help guys. looking at the ram i did have samsung and Hynix, i am now back to one stick of ram i reset the bios, pulled all the cables out put them back, i didn't touch any of the memory settings, so it looks like a trip to the computer shop |
The PC shop won't be of much help. They just like to reformat s.h.i.t. automatically assuming that'll fix whatever. Be careful as to who plays with your pc. Next thing you know, they'll say it was broken when in reality.... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| cubanlord wrote: |
| blackjack wrote: |
| cheers for your help guys. looking at the ram i did have samsung and Hynix, i am now back to one stick of ram i reset the bios, pulled all the cables out put them back, i didn't touch any of the memory settings, so it looks like a trip to the computer shop |
The PC shop won't be of much help. They just like to reformat s.h.i.t. automatically assuming that'll fix whatever. Be careful as to who plays with your pc. Next thing you know, they'll say it was broken when in reality.... |
The problem is definately hardware.... and sounds like a BIOS problem... he needs to reset the CMOS....
I don't know if he did that yet. I think he just checked all the connections.
It is possible that he toasted something the mainboard but I don't think so. It is NOT a windows problem from the description. His problems appear at POST. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
i took the battery out for 20 minutes, started it up again, the startup menu came up, reset the time but still no second hard drive and my video card driver will not install? well it says it does but when i go to PCI device managers has the yellow question mark on it and says drivers not installed.
Also went to play Company of heros and now it says "not enough virtual memory, total pages must be 768MB. Please consult manual that came with your OS" the game played fine before |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| blackjack wrote: |
i took the battery out for 20 minutes, started it up again, the startup menu came up, reset the time but still no second hard drive and my video card driver will not install? well it says it does but when i go to PCI device managers has the yellow question mark on it and says drivers not installed.
Also went to play Company of heros and now it says "not enough virtual memory, total pages must be 768MB. Please consult manual that came with your OS" the game played fine before |
ok. Your card and harddrive are being recognized but your drivers are gone. Re-download the drivers from their respective sites and install them. Let us know what happens. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| i tried to reinstall the geforce driver and it said it was installed however my device manager says it is not. what driver do i need for the hard drive. it is a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 opperating in slave mode (well meant to be) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| blackjack wrote: |
| i tried to reinstall the geforce driver and it said it was installed however my device manager says it is not. what driver do i need for the hard drive. it is a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 opperating in slave mode (well meant to be) |
I am not sure which one you have; follow the links:
http://www.seagate.com/products/retail/internal/index.html |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
|
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:20 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| seriously though, it seems as though a spark f.u.c.k.ed. up your PC. You may want to perform a hard install to see if you can salvage anything. That's just my opinion. Just keep trying to install the drivers. Is your video card ok now? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
