system will not boot, Please Help

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Hello everyone,

I want to start by thanking anyone who can help.

Here is the system I built over 5 months ago.

ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

PC Power & Cooling TURBO-COOL 850 SSI T85SSI SLI, EPS12V, SSI 850W Continuous @ 50°C Power Supply - Retail

Intel Pentium D 950 Presler 3.4GHz LGA 775 Dual Core Processor Model BX80553950 - Retail

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Unbuffered System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-5400c4 - Retail

NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - OEM

2 Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JS 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

2 NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE/ATAPI Model ND-3550A - OEM

Thermaltake Big Typhoon CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail

Windows XP pro SP2 - OEM

Everything is default, no oc'ing or tweaks done to it and this is the problem that I am having.

The problem that I started having is while playing Joint Operations. I would kinda freeze in one spot and when you try to move you start jumping back and forth in the same spot. Then after a few seconds or so it would go away and then come back (some days better than others), But when exit'ing out completely from the game a window will pop up saying this (check .def allocations). I have checked in the systems event viewer in all sections and found no errors so I then used Check it Diagnostics and found the check allocations error. It showed a few things that it could be and one of them was to check and or reinstall the CPU. When I checked my CPU heatsink it was kinda loose so i disconnected eveything, pulled out the MB took off the heatsink cleaned the CPU and heat sink with my wife's aceton put rice grain size of thermal compound and reinstalled everything back and tightened up the heatsink so that it doesn't wiggle as it did before. Reconnected all connectors and now the system will not boot up. It will go through the normal process when it starts but then it says new cpu installed press f1 to enter setup or f2 to load defaults, so I pressed f2 for dfaults and the same thing continues to happen. It reboots all the way to windows logo then you here a single beep and reboots and asks if you want to enter in safe mode etc or start normally. It does'nt matter in what mode you press because it just continues to reboot over and over. Then I disconnected everything again and checked for any damages, wrong connections and found none. Reinstalled cpu heatsink and all connections and the same thing continues.

PS

Again I want to thank anyone who can help me withis problem.
 
Go into the bios and make sure all settings are the way they should be. You can load defaults and if that doesnt work then go one by one making sure it's fine. Also, check the system time and date and make sure they are not being reset every time you turn it off cus that would mean a dead cmos battery... good luck
 
pcMan said:
Go into the bios and make sure all settings are the way they should be. You can load defaults and if that doesnt work then go one by one making sure it's fine. Also, check the system time and date and make sure they are not being reset every time you turn it off cus that would mean a dead cmos battery... good luck
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Everything is at default. Date and time is good. I did a memtest86 boot cd for a couple of hours and passes 100%.
 
I made an Linux Live dvd and the system booted up with no problem. Can someone tell me what I should do next? I am thinking I have to reinstall OS again but would like to know what I would have to do first, second etc. Please Help.

Thank you.
 
you could also just try a repair without using the repair console (easier than the registry corruption fix). boot to the winxp install cd and proceed to install. it will detect your current os and ask you if you would like to repair by pressing "R". if you don't see this Repair option, then your install is badly damaged and should try the registry fix. also, run memtest overnight to fully test the ram.
 
I booted with the Windowxp CD and saw the repair console were it tells you to press R to repair. I pressed R then it says the following,

Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer
C:\>

Does this mean that the recovery is working in the backround and I should wait?
I hope it works cause my OS is OEM and the registry fix says the following,

Warning Do not use the procedure that is described in this article if your computer has an OEM-installed operating system. The system hive on OEM installations creates passwords and user accounts that did not exist previously. If you use the procedure that is described in this article, you may not be able to log back into the recovery console to restore the original registry hives.
 
enginurd said:
you could also just try a repair without using the repair console...
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Proceed to install XP... when XP tries to install, it will detect that you already have XP installed and should give you the option to repair the current installation. If this option is not available to you, you'll have to use the repair console by repairing whichever files need to be replaced manually.
 
Dont have a rescue floppy, But anyway, I reformated anyways and lost everything. It doesn't matter, It was'nt much any how. After reinstalling OS and all drivers and so forth. I did a memtest86 for 24 hours with no problems found and I also did a Data Lifegaurd Diagnostics that I downloaded from Western Digital to test my Hard drives and everything is ok. When I start playing the game JO's samething continues when I get out and exit everything ( Warning Check .def allocations). So I do a Checkit Diagnostics from Symantec and in the MEM test it finds errors and does not give you the errors, but gives you troubleshooting tips. They are the following

1.- if memory allocation error occurs, quit all other running programs if possible, or check hard disk's free space and increase the virtual memory size if possible and then redo the test. In my virtual mem settings is as follows;

Paging file size for selected drive

My Total page file size for all drives; 2046mb

Drive C:
space available: 184472 MB
set at Custom Size
Initial size (MB): 2046
Maximum size (MB): 4000 --- This I raised

Total paging file size for all drives

Minimum allowed: 2 MB
Recommended: 3070 MB
Currently allocated: 2046 MB

If raising it is correct or wrong I do not know because the test still fails

2.-- If memory data occurs, try disabling external cache or changing wait state timing in BIOS setup utility if possible.

This I do not know how to do and I do not get a memory data error..

3.-- Reinstall CPU, cooling fan and memory modules or use the least amount of memory module(s), maybe 1 or 2, and then redo test.

This is what got me here in the first place when my system would continue to reboot over and over after I did the reinstal and checked the modules 1 by 1.

4.-- If the problem still exists, you need to replace the memory modules or the external cache if possible.

Anything is possible but i do not want to purchase new mem if it is not neccessary. I do not know how to mess around with the external cache.

Can anyone help?

Thank you in advance.
 
Does the system give you trouble in anything other than this one particular game ?

Have you made sure you have the latest video drivers for your graphics card (which I dont see listed).


Frankly I think your system is fine and there is a glitch in the game or an incompatiblily with your video card or driver. I would be looking at the FAG for joint ops or a forum for that game (after you get windows back on its feet. )

If you memetested good for 24 hours I would not trust the other utility and just make sure your ram speed is set to "SPD" in the bios.
 
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