Computers Major Comp. Issues

**The Bad Guy** · 10-09-2011, 03:51 PM

I've been having a nightmare of a time with my personal build computer this weekend. I've been getting the blue screen a lot over the last 24 hours. I thought it was from an update from Windows, so I tried system restore and that never worked right. It kept getting the blue screen in the middle of it.

Today, it kept cycling through. It would get to my motherboard screen, and then say it was re-writing the bios and then it would reboot again and this time just a black screen with a cursor would come on.

Then I finally got it to boot from the windows CD. I checked the windows memory utility and that loaded. It said there were hardware issues, then when it was done, it tried loading windows and this error came up:

'ramdisk device creation failed due to insufficient memory'

I have no idea what to do now. Would this mean my Ram is failing, or my HD? I would really hope i could boot one more time so I could backup my files from the last 5 days, but at this point if I can determine that it's the HD, I'd just replace that and save myself a huge headache.

Any advice on what this could be and what I should do next?

Thanks in advance for your help.

BryanBusby · 10-09-2011, 04:17 PM

Download memtest86 and run it to start off

**The Bad Guy** · 10-09-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Download memtest86 and run it to start off

I can't get to the desktop at all. I'm on the wife's laptop now.

**The Bad Guy** · 10-09-2011, 04:58 PM

I tried escaping that screen and booting it again. Now the computer is on, but the screen is completely black. Can't do anything. Damn is this frustrating.

**Smed1065** · 10-09-2011, 05:15 PM

Put the disc in and repair.

**The Bad Guy** · 10-09-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Smed1065

Put the disc in and repair.

Tried that. Now it's not booting at all.

Hopefully some tech guru knows if it's the ram, HD or graphics card.

**The Bad Guy** · 10-09-2011, 05:36 PM

I don't know if it's a bios issue or what but the screen keeps coming up to re-write or flash the bios and when the running dots get to a certain point, the computer restarts and then shows the motherboard control screen and then the screen is black with the cursor flashing in the left hand corner.

**DaFace** · 10-09-2011, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

I can't get to the desktop at all. I'm on the wife's laptop now.

Memtest is a boot disc.
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ReynardMuldrake · 10-09-2011, 05:55 PM

Have you made any hardware changes recently? Is this a new build or was it working fine before this happened? What exactly do you mean by 'personal build'?

BryanBusby · 10-09-2011, 06:04 PM

What motherboard exactly are you using?

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It would get to my motherboard screen, and then say it was re-writing the bios and then it would reboot again and this time just a black screen with a cursor would come on.

I think this is the key problem here. Something got corrupt when it tried to do a BIOS update. Need to find the jumper on the board itself and clear the cmos.

venotolio · 10-09-2011, 06:11 PM

thank for that post, please write again soon

**The Bad Guy** · 10-09-2011, 06:13 PM

Here's the MB...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128431

Wife said to me that there was a message on the computer that the HD was failing that we should back up on an external to save our files.

Could the HD cause this? Would that explain why on the Windows screen is comes up black with a blnking cursor?

If so, I'm going to need a hew 1TB HD, is there any recommendations? I don't want to get a Samsung after it only lasted a year.

**The Bad Guy** · 10-09-2011, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ReynardMuldrake

Have you made any hardware changes recently? Is this a new build or was it working fine before this happened? What exactly do you mean by 'personal build'?

I didn't word it right. It's a computer I built last year.

I didn't make any changes. The only updates were Windows updates.

**DaFace** · 10-09-2011, 06:18 PM

I'd run memtest before doing anything major. As I mentioned, it's a boot disc, so it removes any possible software issues from the equation.

**The Bad Guy** · 10-09-2011, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

I'd run memtest before doing anything major. As I mentioned, it's a boot disc, so it removes any possible software issues from the equation.

Can you give me some instructions? I've never even created a boot disc before.

Thanks man in advance.

10-09-2011, 03:51 PM
The Bad Guy Scott Pioli Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Copacobana Casino cash: $9373645	Major Comp. Issues I've been having a nightmare of a time with my personal build computer this weekend. I've been getting the blue screen a lot over the last 24 hours. I thought it was from an update from Windows, so I tried system restore and that never worked right. It kept getting the blue screen in the middle of it. Today, it kept cycling through. It would get to my motherboard screen, and then say it was re-writing the bios and then it would reboot again and this time just a black screen with a cursor would come on. Then I finally got it to boot from the windows CD. I checked the windows memory utility and that loaded. It said there were hardware issues, then when it was done, it tried loading windows and this error came up: 'ramdisk device creation failed due to insufficient memory' I have no idea what to do now. Would this mean my Ram is failing, or my HD? I would really hope i could boot one more time so I could backup my files from the last 5 days, but at this point if I can determine that it's the HD, I'd just replace that and save myself a huge headache. Any advice on what this could be and what I should do next? Thanks in advance for your help.
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The Bad Guy Scott Pioli Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Copacobana Casino cash: $9373645	I tried escaping that screen and booting it again. Now the computer is on, but the screen is completely black. Can't do anything. Damn is this frustrating. __________________
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10-09-2011, 05:36 PM	#7
The Bad Guy Scott Pioli Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Copacobana Casino cash: $9373645	I don't know if it's a bios issue or what but the screen keeps coming up to re-write or flash the bios and when the running dots get to a certain point, the computer restarts and then shows the motherboard control screen and then the screen is black with the cursor flashing in the left hand corner. __________________
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The Bad Guy Scott Pioli Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Copacobana Casino cash: $9373645	Here's the MB... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128431 Wife said to me that there was a message on the computer that the HD was failing that we should back up on an external to save our files. Could the HD cause this? Would that explain why on the Windows screen is comes up black with a blnking cursor? If so, I'm going to need a hew 1TB HD, is there any recommendations? I don't want to get a Samsung after it only lasted a year. __________________
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10-09-2011, 06:18 PM	#14
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $1986899	I'd run memtest before doing anything major. As I mentioned, it's a boot disc, so it removes any possible software issues from the equation.
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