Recent content by LucidComa

Video cards can cause freezing with mouse still moving. Maybe verify your driver is up to date and the card is compatible with power supply and mobo.

I'm feeling like boot.ini or ntldr or the MBR was corrupt but would that cause the problem with bringing up winRE?

I'm sure you could test it first. Not done it before but maybe remove the ps and power it up, use a multimeter, one lead on the case, the other on the ground plug of the other outlet its plugged into? If you read voltage, replace. But if it were me, I'd just replace it. Doesnt make sense the...

While I am new to pc repair, I have a lot of expierence as an electrician. This isn't too uncommon in other electrical devices. I am betting its your power supply. A tiny wire probably got a bit too hot and broke and is against the casing, or some insulation may have melted down, enough to let...

Yes I have been through that part of the training. But I couldn't get to any kind of command line or interface to repair it. Even the install DVD wouldn't load. Its wracking my brain. And don't you usually get a message "ntldr missing" or something like that?

Hi everyone. First post here. Forgive me if I overlooked any rules. I have done as best a search as I know how for the particular problem. Just so you know, I am currently studying for my A+ but have been around computers my whole life (dad is a programer). So I am not an expert but I'm not a...