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~Twiggy~
26-11-2006, 09:28pm
He has bought a new monitor for it, got a new this that and other for it and has a brand new Motherboard in it too. It is a Isus one and is meant to be the bees knees. He switches it on and the pc seems to recognise it and all is okay then it freezes.
He has spent the last two day trying different things out and getting all the lastest updates etc on it but he is extremely annoyed as it is not doing bu99er all.

Grasping at straws here but any one with advice?
Cheaky*Monkey
26-11-2006, 09:31pm
Has he changed the memory in it??
Cheaky*Monkey
26-11-2006, 09:32pm
We had the same problem a few weeks ago
~Twiggy~
26-11-2006, 09:32pm
He says yes.
Cheaky*Monkey
26-11-2006, 09:33pm
A good possibility one of them may be damaged,if there is 2 in it take 1 out try it then again
DannyGirl
26-11-2006, 09:36pm
If it is not the memory cards, it could be the holder which holds the memory cards, as mine wasn't working and I had to change the whole motherboard.
~Twiggy~
26-11-2006, 09:44pm
Right he has done the memory card thing. He gets an unexpected error occured at line 1773 in D:\xpsprtm\base\boot\setup\arcdisp.c.

He has got this even though he has done everything including bios.
Cheaky*Monkey
26-11-2006, 09:48pm
Could it be the a fault with the motherboard then if the memory not sorted it??
~Twiggy~
26-11-2006, 09:52pm
This is the conclusion we are coming to here.
Cheaky*Monkey
26-11-2006, 09:55pm
Seems to be it can be a common fault that yours (and mine)just happens to be 1 of the few that do end up bought with a fault hope you get it fixed pm me if you get stuck im going off in a mo.
~Twiggy~
26-11-2006, 10:49pm
We're just trying something now and I'll let you know what the outcome is.
livebytheriver
26-11-2006, 11:27pm
My OH (computer geek type) says: if he's changed the motherboard, Windows will require an overinstall before it will recognise the new motherboard and everything else. Boot PC with Windows CD in the drive, and select the install Windows option, not the repair option. Choose the existing Windows partition for the install, and hopefully this should work without losing any data!

PM me if you would like more help and I'll supply his number, he'd be happy to talk your OH through it if he wants!! He's very accommodating like that :wink:
Badgirl
26-11-2006, 11:46pm
That error message suggests faulty memory. Try with one stick at a time- also you could try putting them in different slots
~Twiggy~
27-11-2006, 01:04pm
Just to say he took out the memory and just left one card in there? It seems a bit more responsive today. He still need to check a few things he says but it seems better that it was.

Thanks everyone with the help.:smile:
Cheaky*Monkey
27-11-2006, 06:18pm
Aww thats better news hope he sorts it fully.
~Twiggy~
28-11-2006, 11:04am
Now my pc is having some treatment so not online much. Hope to get back to normal soon.
Little Miss Dotty
28-11-2006, 11:29am
This isn't him is it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BidBTBjHj_8
Cheaky*Monkey
28-11-2006, 02:42pm
Now my pc is having some treatment so not online much. Hope to get back to normal soon.

Aww no hope you get sorted.:hug: