 Unable To Boot-up Computer When Swap Drive Is Intalled In Computer |
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 Mar 2 2007, 06:13 PM
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 When I insert a hard drive into my swap drive before booting-up, the first screen that appears provides the following message: "Press Key to Reboot' After pressing 'any key' to reboot, two black-background windows flash by quickly with the following information: The first of these two windows: - 32MB Diamond Viper - Audio card The second of these two windows: Bios version Drives The computer then returns to the initial window: "Press Any Key to Reboot" When I perform the last above action, it recycles through the above sequence. I have to remove the plug from the back of the computer to shut it down. To use the computer, it is necessary for me to remove the swap drive. Then the computer will boot up with the following window: Bios Setup Utility Window: In the Item Specific Help Box on the above window, the following messge appears: "During ghe last boot-up, your system hung for an improper CPU Speed Setup. Your system is now working in the Safe Mode. To optimize the system performance and reliability, make sure the CPU speed conforms to the specificatiohns of your CPU When I exit this window, the computer then boots up successfully-- but, again....without the swap drive installed" I wouuld be most grateful for any help you might provide me. I have very little experience in handling computer 'gliches'. However, I am usualy able to follow any outlined solutions to problems when provided with a step-by-step outline. Thank you..... Computer specs: Custom Computer Windows XP Pro (build 2600) 1.55 gigahertz AMD Athlon 128Kilobyte primary memory cache 256 Kilobyte secondary memory cache 512 MB Installed Memory |
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Apr 1 2007, 06:01 AM
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 aut viam inveniam aut faciam Group: Members Posts: 3,510 Joined: 14-November 06 From: Ossendrecht/The Netherlands Member No.: 95,557 |
Did you at any point overclock your cpu or mess around with the bios ?
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