Windows 7 can't get pass loading screen

Ryan1450

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One moring I woke up and my pc was stuck on the loading screen, I turned it off and back on and it constantly will not get pass the "starting windows" screen. I've tried safe mode (f8), and the repair mode. I took it into the shop becuase I was also having blue screening issues, (but it was because my RAM card was out of place. But is fixed now.) I ended up replacing my power supply, and the first time it turned on, it worked. But as soon as it restarted I was back at the beginning. What can I do?
 
Solution
Sounds like something, maybe previous power failures or freezes caused a corruption of the OS or one of the drivers.

What PSU model did you replace the old unit with?

You might try running Seatools for DOS to see if there is an issue with your boot drive:

Seatools for DOS: http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-dos-master/


You can also check to see if there is a problem with the boot partition:

http://www.7tutorials.com/command-prompt-fix-issues-your-boot-records


In the end, you may just need to reinstall. Have you tried booting into Safe Mode to see if it's simply a driver issue? If you can boot windows into Safe Mode with networking, you can try reinstalling or updating your drivers if drivers are the issue...
Sounds like something, maybe previous power failures or freezes caused a corruption of the OS or one of the drivers.

What PSU model did you replace the old unit with?

You might try running Seatools for DOS to see if there is an issue with your boot drive:

Seatools for DOS: http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-dos-master/


You can also check to see if there is a problem with the boot partition:

http://www.7tutorials.com/command-prompt-fix-issues-your-boot-records


In the end, you may just need to reinstall. Have you tried booting into Safe Mode to see if it's simply a driver issue? If you can boot windows into Safe Mode with networking, you can try reinstalling or updating your drivers if drivers are the issue. If not, I'd recommend either a clean install or reinstallation of the OS using the restoration partition that generally comes with most Vista or later machines.
 
Solution
Well, the Corsair CX430 isn't a great unit, but it's MILES better than the Diablo. Was this issue happening even before replacing the PSU or is this something new that started since replacing it? You might double and triple check, by unplugging and then reseating, all the connections coming from the PSU to the hardware components, like SATA power cables and the motherboard connections, as well as double checking that none of the SATA data cables going to the motherboard may have gotten knocked loose. Triple check the memory modules to see that they ARE fully seated, despite having that done already. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated and locked in too.

In fact, check everything you can on the following page, paying particular attention to the first two links regarding no-POST issues and benching your system.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2583515/basic-troubleshooting-layman.html