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You need to take this computer to a qualified technician.
You're obviously in way over your head and there are a myriad of
possibilities as to what the problem could be. Your machine is not
completing the POST (Power On Self Test) so it is most definitely a
hardware issue, probably something you inadvertently did while inside the
case (you didn't specify whether the USB device was internal or external,
so I'm assuming it was internal).
First thing I'd try is a replacement Power Supply.
If that didn't fix it, then here's what you need to do:
Make a DOS boot floppy and leave it in the drive
Ensure that BIOS is set to boot from floppy first
Turn off the computer
Remove the power cord
Remove all add-in cards
Remove all memory modules
Remove all ribbon cables from devices and the mainboard
Disconnect all power cables
Reconnect power cable(s) to the mainboard
Reinsert 1 memory chip
Reinsert the video card
Connect power to the floppy drive
Connect the floppy ribbon cable
Connect a monitor and keyboard
Connect the power cord
Turn the computer on
Does it boot from the floppy?
If not, then follow the advice of the first sentence
If it boots, then begin the process of reconnecting everything one item
at a time, powercycling after each item, until it either fails or boots
with everything reconnected. If/when it fails you will have identified the
faulty component.
"dylan" <dylan999@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've removed the USB SD reader and also every other usb peripheral.
>
> I still have the same problem - the computer freezes before windows
> 2000 loads.
>
> I do get some sort of a boot however, i.e. the screen, where if I press
> DEL, I can alter the setup options for the BIOS etc.
>
> Is there anything I can do on this screen?
> Would creating a Windows 2000 setup boot disk, as per the instructions
> on www.bootdisk.com?
>
> Advice appreciated.
>