More computer problems with Deadpan : D

[Deadpan]

When I tried to start up my machine this morning, it encountered some sort of error and Windows can't start up. If I try to boot up in safe mode, the same problem occurs. It was working absolutely fine all yesterday. I opened the machine up to do a little dusting/cleaning and part checking, but have made no progress. Any ideas?

A note: I've become familiar with what my machine sounds like when it starts up, and there's something I can normally hear coming to life that isn't now. I don't know if that means anything.

 

[Krynn72]

Is there an error or anything? Go into more detail about what happens after you press the power button.

 

[Deadpan]

Mkay. The computer's start up gimmicks progress normally (motherboard logo, SATA Raid) until it gets to a screen where it shows a list of hardware and files. It normally starts making a small checkup list of some sort at the bottom, then boots windows, but it instead it goes to that screen and instead of creating the list it errors about a half second later. Here it says that it encountered something that may have been caused by new hardware or software, or if my power was cut or I don't know what happened, boot windows normally, yada yada. It gives me the options of booting Windows normally, booting with the last known "good" settings (nothing was changed, so meh), booting with safe mode, or booting with safe mode with either networking or command prompt, which aren't important. Each options repeats the process. Sorry, it's hard to describe bios menus.

Edit: Safe mode also just went to a blue screen error instead of repeating the startup process.

 

[VirusType2]

You said something that normally makes noise is not making noise any more. power it on with the cover off and find out what it is. It could be ... I don't know.

can't be CPU fan because ... without a CPU you'd have nothing right? no post

Big MAYBE might be that the power supply is barely working anymore, but I'd think it would just not post at all.

could be hard drive partial failure. I'm thinking the part with most of windows is toast


It's better if you can figure out what isn't making noise anymore (with your eyes and ears), then we don't have to speculate.

 

[Deadpan]

I tried to do just that earlier, but I'll look a little more. Hell, so long as the primary hard drive hasn't gone to shit, I wouldn't mind reinstalling Windows.