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my computer had a very similar problem a while ago but it was fixed. I just installed windows XP on my computer and the only WAY i can boot it up is by resetting the CMOS, when i turn it on normally it will just give a long beep and reboot with no screen. Here is the info on the computer

for the tower and power supply
pecifications

Form Factor ATX Mid-Tower

Compatible Motherboards ATX
Micro ATX

Side Panel Type Clear
Vented

Power Supply 20 / 24-Pin
400 Watt

Material Steel

External 5.25" Drive Bays 4

External 3.5" Drive Bays 2

Internal 3.5" Drive Bays 6

Expansion Slots 7

Front USB Ports 2

Front Audio Ports 2

120mm Fan Ports 2

Depth 18.9"

Width 7.9"

Height 17"

disk drive

Specifications

Cache Size 2 MB

DVD+R Write Speed 16x

DVD-R Write Speed 16x

CD Write Speed 48x

CD Rewrite Speed 24x

Color Beige
Black

Interface Type E-IDE

for RAM

2 of these
Specifications

Memory Size 512MB

Memory Speed 400MHz PC3200

Memory CAS Latency 3

Memory Type DDR

Pins 184

CPU fan

Specifications

Fan Type CPU Fan

Socket Type 775

Fan Speed 3600 RPM

Noise Level 48.51 dBA

Air Flow 63.5 CFM

Static Pressure 6.21 mm/H2O

Heatsink Material Copper Core
Aluminum Fins

Bearing Type Sleeve

Voltage 12 V

Current 0.5 A

Power Consumption 6.0 W

Fan Speed Control PWM Control

Connector(s) 4-Pin Motherboard

Fan Dimensions 95 x 95 x 25 mm

Heatsink Dimensions 90 x 90 x 30 mm

Life Hours 40,000 Hours

Processor

Specifications

Processor Speed 840 / 3.2Ghz

Processor Interface Socket 775

Bus Speed 800MHz

Hard Drive

Specifications

Capacity (GB) Learn More 250

Interface Ultra ATA-100

Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200

Buffer Memory 8MB

Average Latency (msec) 4.16

Logical Cylinders/Heads/Sectors per Track 16,383/16/63

Component Design Life (min) 5 years

Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read 1 in 10E14

Temperature, Operating (°C) 0 to 60

Temperature, Nonoperating (°C) -40 to 70

Shock, Operating: 2 msec (Gs) 63

Shock, Nonoperating: 2 msec (Gs) 350

Acoustics Idle (bels—sound power) 2.7

Acoustics Seek (bels—sound power) 3.3

Type OEM

I really need help with this because i need it working by tomarrow!!!!!! :-( I will be online the whole night if i need to. Thanks for helping!!here is more info on it

RAM

Ultra 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz CL3 Memory

CPU


Intel Pentium D 840 3.2GHz / 2MB Cache / 800 FSB / OEM / Socket 775 / Dual-Core / Processor


Mother Board


Abit SG80DC SiS Socket 775 MicroATX Motherboard / Audio / AGP 8x / 10/100 Ethernet LAN / USB 2.0 / Serial ATAYou say the only way to get it to boot is bt re-setting the cmos, please describe exactly what you mean by this.i reset the jumper leave it for five seconds, put it back and it asks to continue booting press f1 and i do and it works

last time the problem was to much ram i had to remove 1 stick of ramYou are resetting the jumper while it is running?

What exactly happened between the time it worked and now?no i turn it off, then reset it and turn it back on, it has been a while since it was doing thisQuote

You are resetting the jumper while it is running?

[highlight]What exactly happened between the time it worked and now[/highlight]?

The history is important to troubleshoot difficult problems. Were you monkeying about in the case and then problems? It was just fine and then one DAY POOF it didn't work? And it has been that was for "a while"? What's "a while"?
nothing realy happened i reinstalled windows and it started problem, i wasn't tinkering around the tower last time it didn't work was 10-03-2006, 08:33 PM, it was fixed by removing a ram chip and the problem started again today, here is the link to the forum that i posted my other problem on http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/motherboards-bios-cpu/119573-need-help-please-help-me-my-problem.html
I think this response from the other forum speaks volumes:

First of all I feel your PAIN. If I read RIGHT...we almost have the exact same stuff, along with almost the same problem. I have ben to almost every forum on the web trying to find help with this. When I did a google search on the Abit SG80DC and Pentium D 840...a whole crap load of pi$$ed off folks showed up with mucho complaints.

Like I mentioned above thats my MB/CPU...also have 512 Meg of pc3200 400MHz RAM. I bought this bundle off of TigerDirect.com. Well...this bundle of joy landed on my doorstep yesterday, and I have been beating my head against my desk ever since.

My issue is I am unable to load Win XP onto a brand new HD. I have switched HD's. What happens is, when there is about 9 minutes left of the Windows load process...my machine reboots, then starts al over. I have attempted default & optimized BIOS settings. I have three fans running, any my system temp is in the 30's C, and the CPU 49 C. So heat is not my issue. I am thinking that it's just a COMPATIBILITY issues between the Abit, and the Pentium D 840.

Did you contact Tigerdirect under your warranty? You may be stuck trying to make something work that never will. I hope it's not too late.I FOUND OUT THE ANSWER!!!! tigerdirect.com is replaceing everyones MB with a new BIOSTART MB b/c they made a bad combo on the barebones i bought so i am okie dokie thanks all for your help!!!Well that is indeed good news for you. I am sorry it took so long and was so much grief in the meantime, but am glad you followed through with this. Come back if you have other issues.


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