My self built computer has not been in working condition for just about a month now. It was been collecting dust in the basement because i got frustrated and decided i needed to just chill for awhile. I ready to get down to the bottom of this computers extensive issues now. I have no idea What is wrong with it, and the computers stats are in my profile. I need help.
OK i have installed Windows Vista more than double digit times. It works for awhile then the files seem to just become corrupt and slowly the fancy bars and clocks start to fail. After the failure of those the entire OS fails. I then start the reinstall. I know that it may be vista, yet its most likely my hardwares fault. I have the Windows 7 upgrade disc. I upgrade to Windows 7 and it fails in the same manor as vista. They are both 64-bit Os's. As of now the computer has vista installed but wont boot.
Any ideas? Any things i may need to do to troubleshoot?
If no one can help i am going to take it to a local PC repair shop that i get some of my computer parts from.
Thank you everyone for your efforts and time
Sorry for the quote, just needed to see the entire problem.
1st when you say fancy bars and clock start to fail, are you talking about digital readers that show the temp/status of your motherboard?
if yes, then I would first unplug any un necessary hardware from the motherboard first and leave it bare, Hard drive + video card power and see if the computer runs any better. If it does run better, then the PSU is bad or not adequate because its not supplying enough power throughout the computer.
if not digital readers, try changing the CMOS battery. I actually had a deskpro that gave me a headache because the battery was bad and it wasn't retaining its settings. It still had some juice in it, but it was 50/50. The computer would turn on and work or not and beep at me.
I seen a quad core computer at BestBuy yesterday and that tower was huge! It was bigger then a HP deskpro and my old 1999 Desktops... I guess it must really generate a lot of heat or the motherboard must be big
Also remove any extra Peripherals PCI devices off the board. You want to test it with as little power drain as possible to see if it is a power issue. You can open a side of your case to test heating issue.
