DukeEdwardI
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PC was working fine today when I got a memory dump blue screen mentioning something about the registry. Ok, no big deal, this has happened before, I'll just restart. Restarted and now my PC just hangs at the motherboard splash screen.
Things I've tried so far:
-Unplugging power supply, switching it off, switching it on and plugging it back in (nothing)
-Clearing CMOS, removing battery and putting it back in (nothing)
-Testing RAM sticks by taking one out and putting the remaining one in the main RAM slot (nothing)
-Disconnecting all devices not directly connected to motherboard e.g. hard drives, dvd burner (nothing)
-Cleaning GPU and CPU cooler fans (nothing)
I originally thought my windows installation might be corrupt, but when I booted with no powered hard drives, I got the same thing. So Windows must be ok.
So based on everything I've tried so far it could be one of the following reasons:
1) Bad motherboard
2) Bad power supply
3) Both sticks of RAM are dead
4) Bad CPU
Any thoughts or opinions? I would really like my desktop up and working within the week!
Things I've tried so far:
-Unplugging power supply, switching it off, switching it on and plugging it back in (nothing)
-Clearing CMOS, removing battery and putting it back in (nothing)
-Testing RAM sticks by taking one out and putting the remaining one in the main RAM slot (nothing)
-Disconnecting all devices not directly connected to motherboard e.g. hard drives, dvd burner (nothing)
-Cleaning GPU and CPU cooler fans (nothing)
I originally thought my windows installation might be corrupt, but when I booted with no powered hard drives, I got the same thing. So Windows must be ok.
So based on everything I've tried so far it could be one of the following reasons:
1) Bad motherboard
2) Bad power supply
3) Both sticks of RAM are dead
4) Bad CPU
Any thoughts or opinions? I would really like my desktop up and working within the week!