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Computer Hanging on Bootup. Can you help?

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tjmaxwell

Golden Member
This is a really long story that I'll try to keep short.

I purchased some components so I could upgrade my rig. Here's what I have:

Asus P4PE Motherboard
P4 3.06 Processor
Zalman 5500CU CPU Cooler
1,024 MB Corsair PC 3200 Memory (2x 512 sticks)
Sony DRU-500a DVD-RW Drive
Pioneer 8X Slot-loading DVD-Rom
IBM Deskstar 45 GB 7200 RPM HD
Enermax 550W Power Supply
BeanTech BT60 Mid-tower Case
Creative SB Live! Sound Card
ATI AIW Radeon 9700 Video Card
Adaptec Firewire Card
Windows XP Pro

First of all, I tried to rebuild this system myself, but I don't think I did it 100% correctly because the LED lights on the case wouldn't work, and the system wouldn't boot up about half the time. So, I decided to send it off to the company I buy PCs from (GamePC http://www.gamepc.com) and have them rebuild it.

I received it from them last Thursday (they rebuilt it in the new case), and I'm having the same hang up problem. What happens is, about half the time I power up the machine, the motherboard won't beep, and the system just hangs. If I turn it off and back on, it will usually boot right. Sometimes after it hangs, I'll be thrown to the bios and there's a message that says: "Your system hung at last bootup because of an improper CPU Speed setting." I've never adjusted the CPU setting, or overclocked anything. It's correctly set in the Bios as 3066 MHz. The machine works great when it actually boots, but this problem concerns me and no one seems to have any answers. Any advice? Thanks.
 
I would try a few things. See if a different power supply will power it properly. And I would also try running it with just one stick of memory in the first slot. Maybe reset the CMOS via the jumper and then BIOS update?

If you don't have another power supply, try the other things first.

Should be beyond fast once working properly.
 
Try booting up with minimal components only first.

Motherboard
Proc/ HSF attached
1 stick of memory
1 hard drive
NO FLOPPY
Video card

Also trying getting a hold of a differnt hard drive.

Just before my hard drive died. I get very slow performance, and it would freeze all the time. Eventually, it would just hang totally at boot up. Ended up being my WD 30gb 5400rpm hdd.

Lastly, do you have the latest bios update?
 
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