pc start up problems

[zak55555]

I was installing windows xp on my new 120 gb harddrive when halfway done an error message comes up and says that a certain file was corrupted so i clicked on ignore then the whole computer froze i couldnt even move the mouse so i had no choice but to press the power button, then when i rebooted the, monitors lcd light stayed yellow and didnt show anything. WHATS WRONG ?

 

[turtile]

You have a something wrong with your windows disk. Maybe scratched.

 

[jeremy]

try resetting the cmos , unplug the power cord and get the battery out for 20 mins,then put it back & plug the power cord & power up (put it back exactly as it was,puting it upside down might fry the mobo) , anyway if it will work then get into the bios and load optimized/performance defaults

 

[zak55555]

i know my windows disk was scratched but when i rebooted the pc nothing showed, the monitors light stayed yellow, never turns green, so even if i did that nothing comes up

 

[zak55555]

..... ?

 

[jeremy]

did you try resetting the cmos as i suggested in my previous reply?

 

[turtile]

Reset the CMOS like said above.

You will have to move the jumpers also. It won't clear everything if you only cut the power to it.

 

[jeremy]

actually no need for moving any jumper , theres 2 ways to reset the cmos the battery & the jumper near it , no need to do em both at once , i suggested the battery method as the jumper method isnt the same on each mobo , on some its pins 2-3 some 1-2 and some you need to put the jumper in or out, the battery method is more universally compatible which is why i suggested it

 

[SHAWN]

I wrote a thread on reseting the bios. It is a sticky in this forum. Check it out.

 

[turtile]

You need to remove the jumper also on a board such as mine. I will only lose the clock time.