windows or motherboard problem?

[Lenny]

I am using a Windows XP Pro machine (Athlon XP 1900+, 512
RAM, gigabyte motherboard). When I boot the machine up it
goes into windows sometimes. Other times it runs through
its intial boot up sequence but when it goes to detect IDE
drives it just sits there. This problem didnt start
occuring until the machine was unplugged and moved. When
the machine does successfully make it to windows I cannot
use the start button or get into my computer. Are viruses
killing motherboards? How would I go about finding out the
cause of this problem and any possible solutions. thank you

[Mark L. Ferguson]

I would suspect that moving the machine loosened some hardware cable or card for
the harddrive

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marfer's notes for XP > http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/xp_notes.htm
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"Lenny" > wrote in message
...
> I am using a Windows XP Pro machine (Athlon XP 1900+, 512
> RAM, gigabyte motherboard). When I boot the machine up it
> goes into windows sometimes. Other times it runs through
> its intial boot up sequence but when it goes to detect IDE
> drives it just sits there. This problem didnt start
> occuring until the machine was unplugged and moved. When
> the machine does successfully make it to windows I cannot
> use the start button or get into my computer. Are viruses
> killing motherboards? How would I go about finding out the
> cause of this problem and any possible solutions. thank you

[Lenny]

Checked all cables and cards. Everything is securley
connected. Is it possible that a small amount of
electricity messed up, or altered the settings in the
BIOS?



>-----Original Message-----
>I would suspect that moving the machine loosened some
hardware cable or card for
>the harddrive
>
>--
>Mark L. Ferguson TabletPC MVP
>Email address : Subject: "QZ" +
anything
>All email without "QZ" in the subject line will be
automatically deleted.
>marfer's notes for XP >
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/xp_notes.htm
>..
>
>"Lenny" > wrote in message
...
>> I am using a Windows XP Pro machine (Athlon XP 1900+,
512
>> RAM, gigabyte motherboard). When I boot the machine up
it
>> goes into windows sometimes. Other times it runs through
>> its intial boot up sequence but when it goes to detect
IDE
>> drives it just sits there. This problem didnt start
>> occuring until the machine was unplugged and moved. When
>> the machine does successfully make it to windows I
cannot
>> use the start button or get into my computer. Are
viruses
>> killing motherboards? How would I go about finding out
the
>> cause of this problem and any possible solutions. thank
you
>
>.
>

[Mark L. Ferguson]

I suppose it's worth considering that it might be a bad battery on the MoBo.

--
Mark L. Ferguson TabletPC MVP
Email address : Subject: "QZ" + anything
All email without "QZ" in the subject line will be automatically deleted.
marfer's notes for XP > http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/xp_notes.htm
..

"Lenny" > wrote in message
...
> Checked all cables and cards. Everything is securley
> connected. Is it possible that a small amount of
> electricity messed up, or altered the settings in the
> BIOS?
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I would suspect that moving the machine loosened some
> hardware cable or card for
> >the harddrive
> >
> >--
> >Mark L. Ferguson TabletPC MVP
> >Email address : Subject: "QZ" +
> anything
> >All email without "QZ" in the subject line will be
> automatically deleted.
> >marfer's notes for XP >
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/xp_notes.htm
> >..
> >
> >"Lenny" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I am using a Windows XP Pro machine (Athlon XP 1900+,
> 512
> >> RAM, gigabyte motherboard). When I boot the machine up
> it
> >> goes into windows sometimes. Other times it runs through
> >> its intial boot up sequence but when it goes to detect
> IDE
> >> drives it just sits there. This problem didnt start
> >> occuring until the machine was unplugged and moved. When
> >> the machine does successfully make it to windows I
> cannot
> >> use the start button or get into my computer. Are
> viruses
> >> killing motherboards? How would I go about finding out
> the
> >> cause of this problem and any possible solutions. thank
> you
> >
> >.
> >