Pc restarts at boot screen

[Tom_120]

About half a year ago I overclocked my CPU and GPU on an older desktop. It ran fine for about a week after which it started to restart on the screen where I can access bios options etc and start the process again. At the time I reset the overclock settings to default but it still wouldn't turn on and I gave up. I've now decided to come back to it as I would like to upgrade the machine. I've tried removing the GPU, making sure the wires are plugged in correctly, removed the motherboard battery and put it back, and have re-applied the thermal paste on the CPU, however it's still not working.
What else can I do?
Thanks

 

[Vic 40]

Maybe these steps will help,
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1753671/bench-troubleshooting.html?_ga=1.194147627.721105629.1474097939

Did you try the clear cmos by jumper as well? If you took the battery only off for a short time try 15min,then replace it,see if that works.

Can you btw get into the bios?

 

[Tom_120]

I cleared the CMOS via jumper just now and there are no changes. I did also manage to access BIOS when it first started to fail however now when I press delete on the page with the option to access it nothing happens and then it crashes. I did also notice these two little makes on the motherboard, could they be the problem?

Maybe these steps will help,
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1753671/bench-troubleshooting.html?_ga=1.194147627.721105629.1474097939

Did you try the clear cmos by jumper as well? If you took the battery only off for a short time try 15min,then replace it,see if that works.

Can you btw get into the bios?

 

[Vic 40]

I'm not natively English speaking so "makes" threw me a little off. I guess you mean the little spots on the bios chips? Can you clean those of with medical alcohol or are they burned in there?

Can you give the model of the Gigabyte board? Might just be that you ruined it with the attempt to overclock so do keep that in mind.

Do i see just one stick of ram in there? Tried moving it to the other slot? Tried another stick if having one? Does it beep without a stick of ram? if you have a speaker installed ....

For a link like that can you do without the "IMG" tags,now the picture/link dissapears. I only saw it when trying to quote because of the "makes" remark.It did pop up in the quote.

 

[Tom_120]

Ah sorry about that! 😛
Yeah I meant the little spots but after I searched around I found that they're normal. I actually managed to get it turned on by turning off the PSU, then holding the power button and turning the PSU back on, then turning it off after a few seconds, then turning it back on again and it worked. I haven't tried turning it back off and on though. If it doesn't work I'll come back for help!
Thanks

I'm not natively English speaking so "makes" threw me a little off. I guess you mean the little spots on the bios chips? Can you clean those of with medical alcohol or are they burned in there?

Can you give the model of the Gigabyte board? Might just be that you ruined it with the attempt to overclock so do keep that in mind.

Do i see just one stick of ram in there? Tried moving it to the other slot? Tried another stick if having one? Does it beep without a stick of ram? if you have a speaker installed ....

For a link like that can you do without the "IMG" tags,now the picture/link dissapears. I only saw it when trying to quote because of the "makes" remark.It did pop up in the quote.

 

[Vic 40]

If it works it works. Draining the system of all power can sometimes be helpfull. Hope it stays that way.

 

[MWP0004]

Ah sorry about that! 😛
Yeah I meant the little spots but after I searched around I found that they're normal. I actually managed to get it turned on by turning off the PSU, then holding the power button and turning the PSU back on, then turning it off after a few seconds, then turning it back on again and it worked. I haven't tried turning it back off and on though. If it doesn't work I'll come back for help!
Thanks

This sounds like a bios issue. The power cycling procedure you followed is how you switch to the backup bios on Gigabyte boards that have dual bios.

 

[Tom_120]

Ah sorry about that! 😛
Yeah I meant the little spots but after I searched around I found that they're normal. I actually managed to get it turned on by turning off the PSU, then holding the power button and turning the PSU back on, then turning it off after a few seconds, then turning it back on again and it worked. I haven't tried turning it back off and on though. If it doesn't work I'll come back for help!
Thanks

This sounds like a bios issue. The power cycling procedure you followed is how you switch to the backup bios on Gigabyte boards that have dual bios.

Right, now I'm getting a blue screen with the error bad_pool_header. I'm working on running a memtest now as I saw that recommended, but is there a way I can repair the bios or something?

 

[Vic 40]

You have blue screen in the bios already? or is it stable there? Could try to reflash the latest bios for the motherboard if stable.