RichF
19-07-2005, 11:53
I'll try to describe this as best I can...
When I push the power button, the cd drive whirrs but that's about it. Repeatedly pushing the restart button will eventually (after up to 20 or more attempts) get the thing to at least attempt to start up. It'll then freeze at various stages of the boot-up process, getting a little further each attempt (I just hit restart when it freezes). Eventually (usually takes 6-8 restarts) it'll fire up OK. Safe mode is no better at firing up than normal. Once fired up, the thing seems to be working OK(ish), although further freezes aren't unknown, particularly if I'm foolish enough to ask it to do anything that'll tax the processor.
I'm running win98 se with a 1.3 athlon chip, 256 ram. I've run all the usual checks, and have even re-formatted the hd and re-installed windoze. I'm at a loss as to the cause - any ideas?
When I push the power button, the cd drive whirrs but that's about it. Repeatedly pushing the restart button will eventually (after up to 20 or more attempts) get the thing to at least attempt to start up. It'll then freeze at various stages of the boot-up process, getting a little further each attempt (I just hit restart when it freezes). Eventually (usually takes 6-8 restarts) it'll fire up OK. Safe mode is no better at firing up than normal. Once fired up, the thing seems to be working OK(ish), although further freezes aren't unknown, particularly if I'm foolish enough to ask it to do anything that'll tax the processor.
I'm running win98 se with a 1.3 athlon chip, 256 ram. I've run all the usual checks, and have even re-formatted the hd and re-installed windoze. I'm at a loss as to the cause - any ideas?