Dimension 8300 will not boot

[rfdguy]

My Dell Dimension 8300 starts to boot, but immediately shuts down and displays to avoid damages shuts down. Does the same thing in SAFE mode.

The following message appears

A kernal thread terminated while holding a mutex

Xxx STOP: 0X4000008A(0X81EF7D08,0X81EF68F8,0X00000000,0X000000)

I think a drive may be bad. But how can I fix if I can not boot?

Thanks for helping.

 

[muckshifter]

usually, but not always, a hardware failure, general culprit is the video card. We need more details on your system.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319111

... in tough cases you may need to consult a professional shop for hardware diagnosis and repair.