reboots at turn up

[john0769]

When I turn it on, computer starts loading windows then it reboots, never making it to windows. Tried safe mode no help.

Thanks,
John

 

[spherrod]

Can you give us more info? Has it always done this? What is the make and model of the PC?

 

[john0769]

just started doing this in the past week, i've had it for several years. Self built system. ....Quick correction to my earlier statement, it doen't even start loading windows....not getting out of bios

 

[spherrod]

If it's not getting past POST then can you get into the BIOS and reset it to it's default settings?

 

[Gentle]

Just throwing this out early in the discussion.

If you've had it for "several years", don't forget you have a small battery on your motherboard that may be dead. This keeps your BIOS memory active and if it goes dead, you need to replace it.

If after making adjustments you notice nothing is being saved by your BIOS, you might have an "easy" solution at hand.

Not saying this is definitively your issue, but keep it in mind, just in case.

Gentle

 

[Uncle Bob]

Originally posted by: john0769
When I turn it on, computer starts loading windows then it reboots, never making it to windows. Tried safe mode no help.

Thanks,
John

If you get to the screen where there are options to select safe mode, your pc is completing post so it's most likely software

You could try booting from the XP cd (assuming it is Windows XP you're running) and the select the repair option. If that doesn't work and you have enough free disc space, try a parallel install. Proceed as if you were doing a new install but don't format the disc and chose a different installation directory for windows.

 

[Gentle]

"Quick correction to my earlier statement, it doen't even start loading windows....not getting out of bios".

He's not getting past BIOS at all per a later reply...

Gentle

 

[montag451]

is there a 'checksum error'?
If there is, then take Gentle's advice.

If not, then what is happening?
Beeps?
Error messages?
help us to help you

 

[hazard666]

I am also having this problem, this is why I came here. AMD 3500+ MSI Neo 2 s939 motherboard and I get past the bios but when windows starts to load it automatically restarts.

 

[syconub]

its your msi board... happened to me. I couldnt get windows on mine. get an RMA or replace it if you can. I couldnt even load windows onto mine, and when did that one time, it was unusably slow..