Computer CPU Problem

[TwIsT99]

when i started my computer today, instead of bringing me my desktop this was showed up:
CPU Type:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU
CPU ID:0676
CPU Clock:2.53GHz
Base memory:640K
extended memory:2047M
cache memory:3M
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Diskette Drive A:1.44M, 3.5"
Pri. Master Disk: DVD-RW, ATA 66
Pri. Slave Disk:None
Sec. Master Disk:None
Sec. Slave Disk: None
Display type:EGA/VGA
Serial Port(s):3F8
Parallel Port(s):378
DDR2 at Bank(s):0 4 with the blinking cursor under 4.

What happened and what to do?

 

[Stysner]

Not sure, but DDR2 is your RAM, so probably something went wrong with your memory.

Do you have multiple sticks of RAM in it? If so, try removing all but 1, see if it boots, repeat with all sticks till it works.

If you hear a beep code, check your motherboards manual for what it is (but it's probably a memory (RAM) error).

 

[Stysner]

Oh and check if you have an USB stick / external HDD attached, it might try to boot off of it, and coming up empty! So remove all USB storage devices before turning it on.

 

[smorizio]

a hard drive failure will also lock a pc up at boot. put your hand on the drive see if it spinning at power on. if you cant tell unplug the power from the drive see if you get a disk boot failure message.

 

[TwIsT99]

Not sure, but DDR2 is your RAM, so probably something went wrong with your memory.

Do you have multiple sticks of RAM in it? If so, try removing all but 1, see if it boots, repeat with all sticks till it works.

If you hear a beep code, check your motherboards manual for what it is (but it's probably a memory (RAM) error).

 

[TwIsT99]

Oh and check if you have an USB stick / external HDD attached, it might try to boot off of it, and coming up empty! So remove all USB storage devices before turning it on.

 

[TwIsT99]

Thank you very much! I removed 2 USB storage devices and it booted on.

 

[Stysner]

Thank you very much! I removed 2 USB storage devices and it booted on.

No problem man, glad to help!

Stuff like this is always frustrating until you know what it was, then it'll never happen again 😀

You can, if you feel comfortable and tech-savvy enough, go into the BIOS, and change the boot order to something like: Harddrive, CD/DVD, Floppy, USB. Or even remove USB from the boot list.

If not, just remember to not leave external drives plugged in.

Happy computing!