need help!!

stevenkn

i just finished putting together my build to test i out side the case i am not sure whats wrong it turns on all the fans run
it loads up until it gets to the windows loading screen then it restarts could someone please help

Wossack

does it boot in safe mode?

stevek93

Did you reinstall Windows?

stevenkn

Wossack wrote: »

does it boot in safe mode?

no it wont boot in safe mode
thanks for the reply

stevenkn

stevek93 wrote: »

Did you reinstall Windows?

i dont have the instal disk

Wossack

what have you connected at the moment? where is this set up? what is the motherboard lying on? cpu cooler/heatsink installed ok?

/edit oh, rebuild using a recycled harddisk? could be purely software/os issues

stevek93

I think he took the HDD from his old PC and is trying to boot it from his new build correct me if I'm wrong.

stevenkn

stevek93 wrote: »

I think he took the HDD from his old PC and is trying to boot it from his new build correct me if I'm wrong.

evry thing is connected correctly im using
a old hdd it was working on the old computer its lying on a hard wood table could it be that my psu isnt powerfull enough its 350 w hiper
the spec of the pc is a amd athlon 3800 + x2 graphics are asus x800xt 256mb and 1.5gb ram
any idieas on whats wrong

Wossack

power supply should be good enough imo

reckon the problem lies with the windows install - installed and configured for one set of hardware, and is now trying to boot up another. Sometimes works, sometimes doesnt.. gonna need a windows disk to check though unfort

quite old components mind you, so could be a hardware fault in there somewhere..?

stevenkn

Wossack wrote: »

power supply should be good enough imo

reckon the problem lies with the windows install - installed and configured for one set of hardware, and is now trying to boot up another. Sometimes works, sometimes doesnt.. gonna need a windows disk to check though unfort

quite old components mind you, so could be a hardware fault in there somewhere..?

all parts were seen workin what will a instal disk cost me

Wossack

(presuming windows xp..?)

even just being able to borrow one, as you just need to boot from it and try windows repair. Dunno where you'd buy one tbh

/edit process Im talking about: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/138-how-to-repair-windows-xp/

stevenkn

Wossack wrote: »

(presuming windows xp..?)

even just being able to borrow one, as you just need to boot from it and try windows repair. Dunno where you'd buy one tbh

/edit process Im talking about: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/138-how-to-repair-windows-xp/

any way to make a rapair disk ?

stevek93

stevenkn wrote: »

any way to make a rapair disk ?

Your best bet is to get a lend of a Windows installation disc preferably 7 don't bother with XP and do a clean install. Trying to swap out a preconfigured Windows HDD from one PC to another is just going to cause trouble.

stevenkn

stevek93 wrote: »

Your best bet is to get a lend of a Windows installation disc preferably 7 don't bother with XP and do a clean install. Trying to swap out a preconfigured Windows HDD from one PC to another is just going to cause trouble.

you think i should instal windows 7

stevek93

stevenkn wrote: »

you think i should instal windows 7

Yes especially for a new build. Microsoft is stopping support for XP next year meaning no more security updates.

Patrick 1

Why not sure? Might as well get the upgrade in while fixing it. You may be able to update and save the old files off of XP if that's an issue also.