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12-23-2007, 05:52 AM
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So all of a sudden a few nights ago my main computer began to get really slow and lag. It was nothing that I did at that moment that caused this, I was in a game server playing CSS. So I rebooted and the computer looped over and over not restarting. Finally it gave me a memory check screen and began to load. It took 45 minutes to load in to windows. Since I had recently updated my graphics driver, I rolled it back, checked for reg errors and poof. All good to go now. Tonight, I rebooted the computer and same thing. Only this time there are no reg errors and the driver is the same as the one where there was no issues. So I am figuring it is time for a re install. I load my ghost in and it wont run. Fuck. I load the win XP disc in and it STOP errors on me. When I reboot the computer it loops two to seven times before it actually loads. I am in safe mode and can access everything fine.
Just to be sure I swapped out the main Hard drive with a back up clone and the same thing happens.
Defragged, checked drives for errors, checked cmos. /shrug
How the fuck do I fix this?
Win XP SP2.
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12-23-2007, 06:00 AM
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12-23-2007, 06:17 AM
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| | | sounds like hardware, try loading a linux OS on CD
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12-23-2007, 11:42 AM
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 : 42 nd | | | If the XP disc is loading and stops with errors copying files. Usually it's from a bad stick of memory. Download the Ubuntu live CD and boot from it with one stick of memory in it. Run Memtest86 off the cd on each of your sticks for around 10 minutes or so. If they all pass, try them together in the configuration you had.
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12-23-2007, 06:07 PM
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| | | Try re-seating everything. If the same thing is happening with a backup hd, then it almost has to be hardware.
I had a problem where I couldn't get into Windows and it would error out why trying to boot to a windows cd. One time re-seating everything fixed it. Other time it turned out to be a bad PCI NIC.
I would start by pulling everything out that you don't need (PCI cards, cdroms, other drives, etc). Leave one memory stick and try booting. If it does work try another one. I would leave the proc alone. In all my days as a PC tech, I have only found one bad processor.
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12-23-2007, 07:10 PM
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| | | It is strange because if I boot in to safemode with networking everything works fine. I can see all the ram, all the drives etc. If it did not boot at all I would absolutely agree that it is a hardware conflict/issue. I dunno wtf the problem is. I can't see how windows keeps looping like that. I have two of every piece of hardware in there. Could it be possible that both HDs, 4 sticks of memory and 2 DVDs drives fail? At the same time?
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Originally Posted by Ruxor  | Well how recently did you make this clone drive? If its recent then theres a good chance the same bad drivers or whatever software issue that is causing the problem exists on the new drive.
If the clone drive has all the data that you need then you might try reformatting and installing XP on you main hd and see if any issues appear then. Or you can take the previous advice of booting into a linux live cd like Knoppix.
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patno -= ((((((((((((((((40+1)+1)+1)+1)+1)+1)+1)+1)+1)+1)+1 0)+1)+('Z'-'A'))+1)+1)+1);
Also, I should note that you may not use this code in your own applications. If you want to reduce a variable by 89, you'll have to find another way to do it.
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12-24-2007, 03:55 AM
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| | | Have I ever told you all my water cooling story? Well this is the last and final time I will ever water cool a computer again. I have located the problem and somewhat resolved it:
In the end...it was water cooling that fucked me.
The water block for the GPU sits underneath it, and under that is the Audigy card. For some reason known to only god the GPU water block cracked on the side. Not a large crack, only a small separation. Over the course of who the fuck knows, tiny drops of coolant leaked all over the GPU and conveniently onto the sound card. The sound card is toasted. The GPU is gone. Both are saturated with coolant. The sound card actually had coolant leak through it to the other side. No worries, I had a spare audigy card just lying around. The GPU and water block I don't have. So until I replace it, I will roll with my 64MB geforce MMX. PWN!
Thanks all for the help.
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