OK, I seem to be in a little bit of a pickle here at the moment with my computer, namely that it is completely unusable.
My specs being:
P4 2.53GHz 533FSB
2 x 512Gb RAM DDR400
Soltek SL-85ERV mobo
80Gb HDD for windows and apps
250Gb HDD for storage
Geforce 6800GT
Antec 450w PSU
The problems started early on this year when I was actually not around to fully understand what was happening, but I was told that the computer was randomly restarting, BSoding and locking up.
At the moment, after ten months or so I have returned to a computer that is completely useless. Now, it has two different installations of Windows XP on the same HDD (!), one of which just gives me a message saying "Hardware configuration is incorrect, please reboot" or something like that all the time. The other one says that certain files are missing, each time I've tried its given me different file names, haven't noted them all down, but just out of memory 'ntfs.sys' and 'pci.sys' have been there.
Initially I thought it could have been the PSU, but it doesn't appear so as I've replaced it with another one and had no changes in the problems.
I have tried my older GeForce Ti 4400 video card with nothing changing as expected.
Changed out the memory - nothing.
I use two HDDs, an 80GB one for the OS and apps and a 250GB one for storage. I tried pulling out the former HDD and installing windows on the storage HDD, however it kept saying that there were files corrupted and couldn't continue. So I borrowed my friend's disc and it seemed to be going fine until it kept BSoDing during that second half of installation. I tried continuing it at least five times, but couldn't get anywhere with all the restarting - very frustrating.
That's all I can do as I don't have access to any other motherboards or CPUs. It must be said that my mobo, cpu and that 80GB HDD are all just about four years old and are the only things that have not been upgraded or replaced. So one would think that one or all of the three would be the problem, wouldn't one?
I do think that it is about a time for an upgrade on those things, the reason that I haven't already done it is because I can't really be bothered as you don't just simply plug it in like most other components. I guess I'm regretting that a bit now? I just want to be absolutely sure that it is indeed those things that are causing the problem. I know the best way to do that would be trying it with other ones, but unfortunately that doesn't seem to be an option.
So, your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
My specs being:
P4 2.53GHz 533FSB
2 x 512Gb RAM DDR400
Soltek SL-85ERV mobo
80Gb HDD for windows and apps
250Gb HDD for storage
Geforce 6800GT
Antec 450w PSU
The problems started early on this year when I was actually not around to fully understand what was happening, but I was told that the computer was randomly restarting, BSoding and locking up.
At the moment, after ten months or so I have returned to a computer that is completely useless. Now, it has two different installations of Windows XP on the same HDD (!), one of which just gives me a message saying "Hardware configuration is incorrect, please reboot" or something like that all the time. The other one says that certain files are missing, each time I've tried its given me different file names, haven't noted them all down, but just out of memory 'ntfs.sys' and 'pci.sys' have been there.
Initially I thought it could have been the PSU, but it doesn't appear so as I've replaced it with another one and had no changes in the problems.
I have tried my older GeForce Ti 4400 video card with nothing changing as expected.
Changed out the memory - nothing.
I use two HDDs, an 80GB one for the OS and apps and a 250GB one for storage. I tried pulling out the former HDD and installing windows on the storage HDD, however it kept saying that there were files corrupted and couldn't continue. So I borrowed my friend's disc and it seemed to be going fine until it kept BSoDing during that second half of installation. I tried continuing it at least five times, but couldn't get anywhere with all the restarting - very frustrating.
That's all I can do as I don't have access to any other motherboards or CPUs. It must be said that my mobo, cpu and that 80GB HDD are all just about four years old and are the only things that have not been upgraded or replaced. So one would think that one or all of the three would be the problem, wouldn't one?
I do think that it is about a time for an upgrade on those things, the reason that I haven't already done it is because I can't really be bothered as you don't just simply plug it in like most other components. I guess I'm regretting that a bit now? I just want to be absolutely sure that it is indeed those things that are causing the problem. I know the best way to do that would be trying it with other ones, but unfortunately that doesn't seem to be an option.
So, your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
