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Windows logo freezes at boot

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Clevee

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I rescently just built a computer, after a few days of use i discovered that I had a defective harddrive (wd raptor 74gb 10,000 rpm sata150) and i sent it in for a new one. The problems i had with the first one was that i was getting a smart error that said "backup files and replace" , and windows was freezing at logo. I just received my new harddrive and everything was working well untill a few days later, windows was freezing at logo again. I have no idea what the problem is, and i was wondering if anyone on these forums could help me.

Thank you, Clevee
 
With the limited amount of system information you offer...My guess.

Your Anwrec or generic PSU's 5V line is spiking at boot...killing your HDD.

Solution: Get a better PSU and probably another HDD.

Oh yeah...Welcome to the forums 😀


...Galvanized
 
this is the pcu i have.. http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817104155
i was wondering if you think its just a bad power supply, that if i can call ocz and get it replaced, or if its just not right for my system.

edit: on the site it says its 520w but when i ordered it im pretty sure it said 620w, so i do have the 620w one, and do you think it may have done damage to any other parts on my computer?

i also have..
2.5gb ocz ram
asus delux mobo
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2000MHz HT 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
evga 512mb gt ko video card
 
Your OCZ psu should be fine. As far as watts goes, this quote should solve your problem, "Maximum Power: 620 Watts Sustained Power: 520 Watts"
Check your ram with memtest.
Is a bluescreen flashing right before it restarts?
 
there is no blue screen at all, the only thing is that at the logo where the bars are moving, they will just keep going and going untill i reboot and maybe if im lucky it wil make it passed the logo, it doesnt do this every time, it just does it randomly. with the ram, i have one ocz one in the first slot, right next to it i have a 512mb ram from my other computer, and then in the 3rd slot i have the other ocz ram. Im not sure of the brand name of the other ram. Im panicking right now because this is the first computer i ever built and i dont have much experiance and i worked all summer doing landscaping and every penny i made went into this, im just wishing to god that nothing else in my computer is damaged and that western digital will do another rma if this second harddrive they sent me is damaged from my power supply again, i never thaught id run into so many issues by building my own computer
 
Originally posted by: Clevee
there is no blue screen at all, the only thing is that at the logo where the bars are moving, they will just keep going and going untill i reboot and maybe if im lucky it wil make it passed the logo, it doesnt do this every time, it just does it randomly. with the ram, i have one ocz one in the first slot, right next to it i have a 512mb ram from my other computer, and then in the 3rd slot i have the other ocz ram. Im not sure of the brand name of the other ram. Im panicking right now because this is the first computer i ever built and i dont have much experiance and i worked all summer doing landscaping and every penny i made went into this, im just wishing to god that nothing else in my computer is damaged and that western digital will do another rma if this second harddrive they sent me is damaged from my power supply again, i never thaught id run into so many issues by building my own computer
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You nevr said how you came to the conclusion it was your power supply!
I do understand that there are knowledgeable people on these forums but i doubt anyone knows enough to give you advice as to what the issues could be without you providing more information!

I seriousl;y doubt that its your power supply!
 
i think you hold control or press F8 while the system boots up so you can find which option to chose from:

start from last known good configuation - or the like, you know

I doubt it's the power supply, becuz if it was, the system would probably not get passed the BIOS screens or even boot up.

personally, it's probably a bad software environment or a bunch of motherboard related hardware failing to turn it's good side into efficiency.

u can always repair a system installation, back up data first.
 
someone said they thaught it was power supply i agree now that it is not. Fire, i had this problem with my last harddrive and after it was replaced it happend again, i will try repairing though, if this doesnt work i have no idea what else the problem could be, if there is any more information i can give to help you help me, just let me know.

could it possibly be the way i have my ram set up? ... first ram slot is ocz 1gb, second slot is 512mb unknown brand, and 3rd slot is 1gb ocz.
 
You could try each stick of memory in there separately and see how it performs. Or maybe just remove that 512 stick and see what happens.
 
Originally posted by: ForgetCassettes
You could try each stick of memory in there separately and see how it performs. Or maybe just remove that 512 stick and see what happens.
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Run memtest on each stick seperately.(See above) You will prob get better performance running the 2 ocz ram in dual channel. Put them in the matching color slots.
 
I have a client who has this happen on a cold boot - but once the system heats up, it does not freeze. A group of us have pretty well nailed it down to the video card. We will be replacing that shortly.
 
Clevee it's probably not the PSU. If this second HDD turns up dead...I would suspect 5V spikes from the PSU.


corkyg from my reading and the operation of several old TV sets...When caps get old and dry out, they need to warm up to get into spec. Some techs will use a heat gun or hair dryer to warm up an otherwise un-postable board. Just a thought.


...Galvanized
 
Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
corkyg from my reading and the operation of several old TV sets...When caps get old and dry out, they need to warm up to get into spec. Some techs will use a heat gun or hair dryer to warm up an otherwise un-postable board. Just a thought.
...Galvanized
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That makes a lot of sense. This is an old Radeon 8500. Once it is running, restarts are no problem, and it is a constant pattern on a cold boot. About 13 passes of the logo's blue dashes and it freezes. The fix is always easy - power off and power on - and it then completes loading Windows. A new vid card is in the budget.

 
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