Someone help me please?

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 01:42 AM

I was on MSN and my computer just shut down, with no warning....now it will not restart

The red action light comes on on the hard drive and the screen LED power button goes green, but then the screen LED turns yellow and flashes as if there is no connection to the hard drive

I have checked the cables and everything is connected properly

Is this a virus?

I hope someone can help me

Thanks

Crumple... · 12-12-2007, 01:45 AM

I sent some Nazi's to mess with your computer.
Mwahaha... ?

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 01:46 AM

If it was ****in Nazi's id speak to them in German and tell them to **** off

Narcissism · 12-12-2007, 01:49 AM

Is it working now?
Because my god, I'm scared to ask how you made this thread if it isn't.
=P

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 01:49 AM

I have a laptop too ¬_¬ lol

Fightstarter_Karaoke · 12-12-2007, 02:01 AM

How long have you had it?
It might be that the BIOS is gone. The BIOS is basically a tiny tiny set of things that help start up the rest of your computer. So even if everything is fine and dandy, if the BIOS is dead, it won't load.
Having said that, you can't really check if it is the BIOS.
But I think I can say without contradiction that it is most definitely not a virus : ]

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 02:02 AM

Aye I have a basic knowledge of computers.....

I was hoping that it may be the overheat cutout switch or something

Fightstarter_Karaoke · 12-12-2007, 02:05 AM

Hmm. But then it would load, then just reboot occasionally.
I had a similar thing happen a few years ago, the heatsink came off my CPU. It would run fine, but any thing processor-intensive would cause it to reboot.

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 02:06 AM

I just turned it on and it restarted...but then cut out again

I'm thinking overheat cutout
or
Power cable problems

Or something else externally

Perhaps even the imaging card

Hmm

Fightstarter_Karaoke · 12-12-2007, 02:08 AM

Hmm.
If any of the componants were bought separately from the computer, try removing them and replacing them with a cheap bog-standerd version, to try and isolate the problem? Idk. I don't really know much about hardware, I'm afraid.

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 02:09 AM

Hmm

Well im glad to see that its starting....well....starting being the main word....finishing is a different matter

Calms my nerves about a system wiping virus

Fightstarter_Karaoke · 12-12-2007, 02:13 AM

Tut tut.
Don't go on dodgy sites.
Then you won't get a virus.

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 02:14 AM

As I'm sure I have told you before

**** you and the horse you rode in on :-P

Bitter_Angel · 12-12-2007, 02:19 AM

You say its starting up, Where about does it get to before it shuts down again?

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 02:20 AM

It loads for around a minute (still in the black screens) before it cuts out

Fightstarter_Karaoke · 12-12-2007, 02:20 AM

Meh.
My girlfriend's going to bed so there's no reason to stay up.
G'night.

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fightstarter_Karaoke

Meh.
My girlfriend's going to bed so there's no reason to stay up.
G'night.

Enjoy sexy time

and thanks for your help

Bitter_Angel · 12-12-2007, 02:31 AM

How olds the computer?

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 02:32 AM

Was originally from around 98

But its been upgraded for virtual memory etc

Most of the guts of it is new(er)

Devia_Angelus87 · 12-12-2007, 02:36 AM

Its just gone as far as windows is starting up

My guess is it overheated.....