Trouble booting up after shutdown

by balmain Jun 5, 2005 9:49AM PDT

OS WindowsXP Professional.System MSI-6195.Bus Clock 100mhz.AMD Atholon 600mgs.512kbs RAM. Radeon 9200SE.PC-Cillin 2005.
After I shutdown at night when I reboot it hangs at start up. If I press the reset button & get the message 'because your computer has not been shutdown properly or there has been a power failure you need to restart your computer'. If I leave it & let the timer runout on 'Start Windows Normally'it reboots with no problem.If i go to 'safe mode' & try & find the problem I have to have 2-3 goes in System Restore before I can get it to boot up. I scan for spyware on shutdown, & update my Virus Protector on startup. Why would it work on 'start windows normally' & not on Start Up? Any help appreciated.

Discussion is locked

- Collapse -

Do the visual check for leaking, bulging capacitors.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jun 5, 2005 10:00AM PDT

It's the common cause for the symptoms you presented. Read http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=195 for pictures and more.

Bob

- Collapse -

Motherboard?

by balmain Jun 5, 2005 12:28PM PDT

Thanks Bob Will take the PC apart & see if this is the cause.
If I had to renew my motherboad on this system is it worthwhile? & what one would do as this PC is about 4 years old?
Bob Phillips

- Collapse -

Just FYI.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jun 5, 2005 12:30PM PDT

Many of these bad capacitor motherboards were replaced by the makers without quibble. If you read the full story, you find out why.

Given a replacement motherboard can be from 75 bucks to zero, it's a good fix.

Bob

- Collapse -

Just Fyi

by balmain Jun 5, 2005 12:33PM PDT

Again Thanks

- Collapse -

Forgot Something

by balmain Jun 5, 2005 4:20PM PDT

Sorry Bob get a message on blue screen after reset 'Looking for file OA73-11FB'.Then it boots up is this of any significance?
Bob Phillips

Trouble booting up after shutdown

CNET Forums

Other Forums

Forum Info