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Solve : Help! My new customized computer won't boot up!?

Answer» <html><body><p>I just received a customized computer and at first it worked fine.  Then, after I copied my files from my old computer from an external hard drive onto the new one, it crashed.  Now, it won't boot at all.  I can only get it to power up by using the on/off switch on the back and it'll run about 2 seconds and die.  Nothing.  Here are some of the specs:<br/>ECS GeForce 7050SM-M V2.0 Motherboard, AMD Phenom 9850 AM2+Quad-Core CPU, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/4-238406" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 4">4</a> GB 667 MHz DDR2 PC300 Dual-Channel RAM Memory, 500 GB 7200RPM SATA2 Hard drive, 2 DVD drives, 1 floppy disk, nVidia GeForce 8600GT 1 BG DDR2 PCI Express Video Card.  OS is Windows XP Home Edition.  I've tried running it with the Windows installation disk in the CD-Rom drive and I went to the Microsoft website and downloaded onto floppy disk their bootup program.  Nothing worked.  Help!!  Thanks.  Did you just buy it...or was it given to you?<br/><br/>Curious...for warranty purposes, that is.What kind of files did you copy?  <br/><br/>Did you try to copy a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/second-238031" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SECOND">SECOND</a> copy of an operating system onto the new computer?Some programs like Photoshop 3 and other software.  Photos.  Music. Documents. I don't know how to copy a second copy of an operating system onto it because it won't boot.  How do I do that?<br/><br/>And, I bought the stupid thing!If you only <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/transferred-2310410" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRANSFERRED">TRANSFERRED</a> some programs and files...it should <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/still-653256" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STILL">STILL</a> boot up.<br/><br/>Quoting you:<br/> Quote</p><blockquote>I can only get it to power up by using the on/off switch on the back and it'll run about 2 seconds and die.  Nothing.</blockquote> <br/>Now if you bought it...and it's still under warranty...why not take it back to where you purchased it from...or call them and explain the situation.<br/><br/>It appears you have done nothing wrong...as far as I can tell.  Sounds like a hardware failure.<br/><br/>Is it still under warranty? Quote<blockquote>I don't know how to copy a second copy of an operating system onto it because it won't boot.  How do I do that?</blockquote> <br/>My apologies.  You do not want to put another copy of an operating system on an external drive!  I didn't mean to make you think that.  I only asked because some people think you have to have it.  You're fine.Thank you! Quote from: misslakay on June 13, 2008, 12:07:11 PM<blockquote>Thank you!<br/></blockquote> <br/>Is it okay now?<br/>Nope.  I've emailed the folks I bought it from to find out what they're going to do about it.  We'll see.  Thanks for asking. Ahh.. I thought its okay na..<br/><br/>Good luck, Miss Lakay! install again... i mean the Os, try windows xp service pack 2 or much better vista,. it can carry.... your system is so....<br/>power! <br/><br/>inggit ako....I wouldn't advise someone with computer problems to install Vista as a solution!<br/><br/>(That's not a knock against Vista so much as the idea that if it won't boot at all, it's probably not an operating system problem.) Quote from: dino_cuyag on June <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/14-240255" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 14">14</a>, 2008, 12:56:56 AM<blockquote>inggit ako....</blockquote> <br/>What's with all this stuff? Can anyone join in?<br/><br/> Quote from: misslakay on June 13, 2008, 05:14:59 AM<blockquote>Some programs like Photoshop 3 and other software.  <br/></blockquote> <br/>After you get your startup problem solved, please be advised that you can't just copy a windows program and have it work. You'll nee to re-install the program - just the way you did on your old computer.<br/><br/>Good luck!By the looks of it could be a power supply problem</body></html>


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