Zephik
01-20-2008, 03:38 AM
I think I'm just about to have a mental break down.
So right now I'm on a live ubuntu disc, thank god I decided to keep it. Too bad I decided to throw out all my old keyboards during the move a few weeks ago, because this one decided that it didn't like w, s and the space bar anymore [its missing a key, so I use a screw driver to press it, which caused unnoticed wear and tear on the circuit board, yay]. Luckily my younger brother is gone so I can borrow his for now.
Okay, so this is whats up. When I restarted my computer the other day, it decided that it no longer liked me, so every time it comes to the Windows XP loading screen, it restarts the computer.
Even better, its ridiculously difficult to get into the bios options menu or whatever that is, because I always have to push F2 because of some fan failure warning. Its always been like that though, so I don't really mind. But before, I could of just pushed F2 to continue past the fan failure warning and then push F1 to get into the bios menu. Now, I have to spend like 10 minutes turning my computer on and off until I get lucky and somehow get into the bios menu. Which I finally did, and it was pointless and didn't help me figure out whats wrong at all. *pulls hair out*
Here is what I have done thus far to try and figure out what is wrong.
I've dismantled everything aside from taking out the motherboard/cpu, and then reassembled it all back together. After all of that I still got the same issue with it restarting at the loading screen.
I've taken out the memory modules and I have replaced them. [yay, 20 dollars I didn't have, god I have awesome friends]. Still getting the same issue with it restarting at the windows xp loading screen.
I've even tried using less hardware, like the bare essentials, which didn't work. So I then tried adding more hardware, which was just an extra cd rom drive. Obviously that didn't help either.
I've checked all the wires to make sure none were loose or broken or burnt or anything like that. They all checked out fine as far as I can tell, which is saying at least something because I can see some pretty small detail with these eyes of mine.
So does anyone have any idea what could be wrong? or any way I can test to figure out whats wrong? OR SOMETHING?
Right now in my life, I depend so immensely on my computer and having an internet connection. I live out in the middle of nowhere with bankrupt parents that are borrowing a ton of money from family. So until maybe around april, if we're lucky, I'll be able to move into town once again and get a job. Without a computer/internet, I'm gonna lose it. I don't even have a room here, I'm just on a mattress in the hallway/room. So I'm already going crazy as it is. So if anyone can help me figure out this issue at all, I'll be so effing grateful.
Thanks so much in advance, I really really appreciate it!
So right now I'm on a live ubuntu disc, thank god I decided to keep it. Too bad I decided to throw out all my old keyboards during the move a few weeks ago, because this one decided that it didn't like w, s and the space bar anymore [its missing a key, so I use a screw driver to press it, which caused unnoticed wear and tear on the circuit board, yay]. Luckily my younger brother is gone so I can borrow his for now.
Okay, so this is whats up. When I restarted my computer the other day, it decided that it no longer liked me, so every time it comes to the Windows XP loading screen, it restarts the computer.
Even better, its ridiculously difficult to get into the bios options menu or whatever that is, because I always have to push F2 because of some fan failure warning. Its always been like that though, so I don't really mind. But before, I could of just pushed F2 to continue past the fan failure warning and then push F1 to get into the bios menu. Now, I have to spend like 10 minutes turning my computer on and off until I get lucky and somehow get into the bios menu. Which I finally did, and it was pointless and didn't help me figure out whats wrong at all. *pulls hair out*
Here is what I have done thus far to try and figure out what is wrong.
I've dismantled everything aside from taking out the motherboard/cpu, and then reassembled it all back together. After all of that I still got the same issue with it restarting at the loading screen.
I've taken out the memory modules and I have replaced them. [yay, 20 dollars I didn't have, god I have awesome friends]. Still getting the same issue with it restarting at the windows xp loading screen.
I've even tried using less hardware, like the bare essentials, which didn't work. So I then tried adding more hardware, which was just an extra cd rom drive. Obviously that didn't help either.
I've checked all the wires to make sure none were loose or broken or burnt or anything like that. They all checked out fine as far as I can tell, which is saying at least something because I can see some pretty small detail with these eyes of mine.
So does anyone have any idea what could be wrong? or any way I can test to figure out whats wrong? OR SOMETHING?
Right now in my life, I depend so immensely on my computer and having an internet connection. I live out in the middle of nowhere with bankrupt parents that are borrowing a ton of money from family. So until maybe around april, if we're lucky, I'll be able to move into town once again and get a job. Without a computer/internet, I'm gonna lose it. I don't even have a room here, I'm just on a mattress in the hallway/room. So I'm already going crazy as it is. So if anyone can help me figure out this issue at all, I'll be so effing grateful.
Thanks so much in advance, I really really appreciate it!