As you probably know, Richard, because you are hdw capable and can build a
box, you can go to Seagate's site and do some reasonable tests on your HD
whatever the make of the HD that are useful very quickly. Only one of the
tests takes about 30 minutes or more.
You haven't stated any of the BSOD stop messages. Sometimes they are
helpful and other times they are ambiguous and the problem could be
hdw/software or both in rarer instances.
You have nothing to lose to try repairing Windows except a few minutes since
you aren't sure if the problem is hdw or software (or rarely both).
What have you done to try to fix it software wise?
Have you used the DVD to try startup repair or have you used the DVD to
access a command prompt outside windows?
Also when Startup Repair and all the safe modes to access system restore,
and LNG doon't work at the F8 advanced options menu which does exist in
Vista and Windows 7, you can use the Bootrec.exe switches.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392/en-us
Bootrec.exe /fixboot
Bootrec.exe /fixmbr
Bootrec.exe /scanos
Bootrec.exe //RebuildBcd
Good luck,
CH
Richard said:
No noise, I looked into Device Manager and everything is working fine. It
doesn't sound like it's anything tied to the computer and the power supply
is top notch so I could do a new install but when I can't boot into the
DVD, that sounds like hardware maybe my BOIS is go good or the CPU might
have a problem but my money is on the motherboard which goes out and
leaves you with all kinds of problems you can't pin point. I might just de
gut the thing and build a new one but this one is only 6 months old which
doesn't mean the motherboard is good.
Mr GRiM said:
When you say it sounds like the motherboard or CPU, do you mean you can
actually hear a noise from your computer, because if you are hearing a
noise I would be checking if it's coming from your Hard drive, and
either way that still might be your problem.
You need to do a fresh install and see if it still happens and if it
does I would change your Hard drive.
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