:( i think my computer is beyond repair...

[Wheatmaster]

i was trying to reinstall winxp and all this stuff happens. my computer boots up but on the bios bootup screen all this crazy symbols and messed up text is scrolling i think it's beyond repair. Are there desktop deals out there under $400?

 

[lokiju]

Clear the BIOS, remove all hardware thats not needed for it to boot and try again.

 

[MrScott81]

i'll sell you my 486 for under $400

 

[Atomicus]

I'm no wiz kid, but maybe you should pop in a HD with windows already on it to see if it was your HD or your mobo.

 

[Platypus]

What sort of text?

Also, does your BIOS allow you to enter setup?
Does the box POST?

 

[Eli]

Yes, it's dead. Send it to me. I'll pay shipping.

 

[Wheatmaster]

Originally posted by: blazert40
Clear the BIOS, remove all hardware thats not needed for it to boot and try again.

cant get to bios setup
it's stuck on the screen that's suppose to check all hardware and stuff. It's got this crazy text all over the place and a bunch of text scrolling

 

[Ilmater]

This belongs in GH.

 

[Wheatmaster]

before all this mess, i popped in the winxp cd and boot of the disk. deleted the partition. then made it install winxp. all of a sudden i got a stop error then i restart and get all this mumbo jumbo. i'm screwed

 

[Ogg]

Originally posted by: Wheatmaster

Originally posted by: blazert40
Clear the BIOS, remove all hardware thats not needed for it to boot and try again.

cant get to bios setup
it's stuck on the screen that's suppose to check all hardware and stuff. It's got this crazy text all over the place and a bunch of text scrolling

Its been MATRIXED!!!!!!!!!!:Q

 

[Wheatmaster]

Originally posted by: Ogg

Originally posted by: Wheatmaster

Originally posted by: blazert40
Clear the BIOS, remove all hardware thats not needed for it to boot and try again.

cant get to bios setup
it's stuck on the screen that's suppose to check all hardware and stuff. It's got this crazy text all over the place and a bunch of text scrolling

Its been MATRIXED!!!!!!!!!!:Q

yea it sorta looks like that crazy stuff

 

[Bassyhead]

clear the BIOS using the jumper on the motherboard. sounds like it might be screwed up. if that doesn't work, try reflashing the BIOS or get a new one (if replaceable).

 

[Wheatmaster]

ok i got it to boot up but i got these errors:

ERROR
0251: System CMOS checksum bad-Default configuration used
ERROR
0290: PRevious boot incomplete-Default configuration used

 

[Wheatmaster]

whoa this is weird. it seems to work fine now...
going to try to install windows xp now.

 

[Wheatmaster]

ok i booted it off the winxp cd but it's stuck on "setup is starting windows"

 

[Wheatmaster]

ugh not working

 

[neonerd]

YGPM

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: MrScott81
i'll sell you my 486 for under $400

hell, i'll sell you my 486 for under $100.....


plus shipping.

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
ugh not working

try windows xp repair.
something went wrong and your installation got screwed. but repair will do it.
afterwards, check your power supply and RAM, those might have been the ones who caused the problem in the beginning.

 

[Wheatmaster]

Originally posted by: saxguy

Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
ugh not working

try windows xp repair.
something went wrong and your installation got screwed. but repair will do it.
afterwards, check your power supply and RAM, those might have been the ones who caused the problem in the beginning.

well i booted off the winxp cd but it hangs on the setup screen.

 

[EmperorIQ]

I would have to agree that you should check your ram. One time i tried to reinstall winxp into my computer and it kept on hanging in one particular spot during set up. I swapped out the ram and it works fine.

 

[imported_Strang]

Originally posted by: Wheatmaster

Originally posted by: saxguy

Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
ugh not working

try windows xp repair.
something went wrong and your installation got screwed. but repair will do it.
afterwards, check your power supply and RAM, those might have been the ones who caused the problem in the beginning.

well i booted off the winxp cd but it hangs on the setup screen.

Did you remove all your non-essential PCI cards and USB periphs? I had a similar problem that turned out to be my scsi card.

Otherwise, as mentioned, you might wanna check your RAM.

 

[PanzerIV]

I've experienced the same symptoms with bad RAM so I agree with the posters who are telling you to check your RAM. The easiest way if you don't have any to swap out is to use Memtest. It's not dependent on an OS and you can run it from boot.

Good luck.

 

[Wheatmaster]

i think it might be bad ram.
i ran the memtest thing and it ges an "unexpected interrupt-halting"