help please....computer not booting

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Om1zzle

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Here are my specs:

Intel Q6700
Abit IP35 Pro
BFG 8800 GTS 512mb
2x 2048mb G.Skill
80 GB Western Digital Raptor 10k RPM
500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200
1 TB Samsung F1
Corsair 620HX PSU
Creative X-Fi Platinum
Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Yesterday, iTunes was extremely slow and unresponsive for me, so I rebooted, but I could never boot back up. When I turn on computer, it gets stuck at the mobo image, it doesn't go any further. I have no idea what the issue could be, I have reset my CMOS quite a few times with no luck.

I have pressed DELETE and TAB to get into BIOS or the POST screen, but the computer doesn't respond at all. To my knowledge I didn't change anything major on my computer that would cause this type of error.

Help please! Today is the first day of class and having my computer down is a bad way to begin lol

Thank you
 
Sounds like the computer is hanging on the POST self test. All (ALL) devices get checked during this self test and ALL devices can cause a hang here if something is wrong with the device. You should start by eliminating hardware. Start with the easy stuff first like USB devices and work your way from there. At the very least a computer only needs MOBO, CPU, RAM, VIDEO and PowerSupply to boot past the POST screen.
 
Alright, I unhooked my sound card and it booted fine.

I put it back in and it also booted fine.

Any idea what could have caused this?
 
Was the wind blowing from the north or south? :)

After working on thousands of computers I have stopped asking why.
 
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