Sometimes, my computer won't boot up. It ALWAYS turns on but sometimes nothing comes on the screen, its just black, even though its on. I ran full tests of PC Pitstop and it says that both my processor and memory are performing very poorly and indeed my computer does perform slow. Also, there is a message that the timings are too tight when the computer does boot up and gives me the option to enter the bios or continue but if I loosen the timings, the computer never boots. The computer has never been overclocked or anything and does not have any viruses or any malicious programs. The computer is only about 1 years old.The computer used to work fine but I think some hardware might be failing, any ideas?
2007-01-17 11:12:03 · 11 answers · asked by Dre D 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
thats life...
2007-01-17 11:18:30 · answer #1 · answered by Buddha Boy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If its still under warranty give it back to the manufacturer, maybe there's a defect.
Also, run it in Safe Mode (press F8) at startup and select the option to view the prompts. Note on which drivers the system lags the longest - this could give you insight to any malfunctioning hardware.
Good luck.
2007-01-17 11:22:15 · answer #2 · answered by M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would expect it to be overclocking, since I have a similar problem with overclocking, but it seems that's not the case for you since you don't.
Power supplies have a certain wattage (ex. 300W, 600W for high end users). If you never turn off your power supply, the maximum wattage slowly decreases. Say you have a 300W and never turn your pc off: it's maximum wattage will become about 285W-290W. If your power supply is low to start with, and this happens, it may be too low to start the computer. Decent power supplies can be bought on ebay for about $20. i'd get a 400W one if I were you.
2007-01-17 11:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by Mike-Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there could be so many things wrong. The next time it works, reformat it (you can get the recovery cd's from the manufacturers website). if the problem persists, it could be power problems as mentioned or it might be your motherboard (specifically the graphics chipset). I suggest getting a cheap PCI graphics card ($15-$20) and see if that works.
2007-01-17 13:20:41 · answer #4 · answered by prejudged_fire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to upgrade the processor and memory. If it is an old machine go get a new one.
2007-01-17 12:58:55 · answer #5 · answered by landtwl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rule of thumb is you should format your computer a least once a year.
2007-01-17 11:26:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can be software problem or hardware problem. It needs a deep inspection for solve this problem.
2016-05-24 01:31:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have your recovery disks, backup all your work and make sure you have all the programs you need, and then just format your computer....
2007-01-17 11:20:23 · answer #8 · answered by Apricot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree, back up your information and then reformat all your drives. if it is still acting weird, i would consider a new motherboard.
2007-01-17 11:24:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because if you leave it like that for tooo long of a time, it will malfunction
2007-01-17 11:30:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your motherboard is dying??
2007-01-17 11:20:10 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋