Ray_li

When i bootup (switch on comp) the computer starts loading up then is comes to:

SDRAM AT DIMMS:/
Search for Boot record from Floopy....Not Found
Search for Boot record from CD ROM....Not Found
Search for Boot record from IDE-0....


Then it just stops booting up. then i get a funny TIK TIK TIK TIK sound coming from the compture. it a bit like the floppy drive but louder.
to get the comp to bootup i need to switch off then on again. need to do this everytime i start up the comp
does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Thany you

Ray

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Sounds dodgy.

The first boot record searches are perfectly normal if theres no bootable media in the drives, but next it is searching for the boot record on your hard drive . . . which it appears to not be finding. Have you got a boot disk that you can startup with and run a scandisk ?

Darren Thompson

Sounds like the hard disk has gone and it cant find a boot device, try putting a Windows 98 CD in boot the pc to a dos prompt from the CD and the try to access the c: drive by typing c: if you get an error the such as Abort, retry, fail then your disk has bit the big one. You can also boot from the floppy and try the same thing.

Daz.

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Save any important data you can recover now !!

Ray_li

Thank for the replies.

emmmm. iv got a boot disk and it found the c: with no problems.
i can load up windows Me, but i need to switch off, then on again to get the thing to loads.

Ray_li

its been happening for some time now. computer still works fine but its just a pain to switch on and off every time i use the dame thing.

suba

could be low battery on the motherboard? best bet is to save your data in case it goes poo!

DominicA

Is it an Athlon?? If so could be PSU... what MB are you running..?

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

PSU = Power Supply. Check the wattage on the back or side of the power supply. It needs to be at least 300w, really, to cope with Athlons.

Ray_li

It some times stops at: SDRAM AT DIMMS:/

please help me. its my girlfriends computer and my design work is on there. if i lost my work now. wont finish my degree and with only less than 2 weeks to go, its the last thing i want.

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Might not be related, but try removing any memory sticks from the computer, then refitting them, making sure that they fit nicely and the clips close in tightly too.

Ray_li

yes it an Athlon K7.
wots PSU?
running 256 MB.

[Edited by Ray_li - 5/9/2002 6:39:17 PM]

Ray_li

just checked the power it is 300W.
you're doing well dont give up on me now.

[Edited by Ray_li - 5/9/2002 10:56:46 PM]