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  • 16-03-2007 10:49pm
    #1
    mp3guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,977 ✭✭✭


    My pc froze so I had to do a hard reset. I held in the power button until it shut down, then booted it back up. But upon restart, it just hung after detecting the cpu. Doesn't even get to the drives or anything. Just stays at "memory testing" for about three minutes and then continues to boot. It keeps doing this each time it boots now. Its an athlon64 3400+ socket 939 cpu, with a phoenix bios and an MSI MS-7010 motherboard. Is it on its way out? Is my memory screwed? Or do I need to change a bios setting or just remove the battery for a while to let it reset? After it boots it functions perfectly, no problems at all.


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  • #2
    snappieT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    Try going into the BIOS and finding an option like "fast boot" (set to on) or "compatibility mode" (set to off), see if it makes any difference.


  • #3
    mp3guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,977 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    Fast boot is set to on, I know that. Didn't see any compatibility mode


  • #4
    NeoRox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 606 ✭✭✭NeoRox


    Try loading setup defaults


  • #5
    mp3guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,977 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    Loading failsafe defaults worked. Through process of elimination disabling onboard usb fixes the problems. What does this mean, is my onboard usb controller fried?

    <edit>

    I opened up the case and checked the connections for the front usb ports, I disconnected and reseated them, worked like a charm. Must've come loose somehow.


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