Formatted my computer.

My computer freezes and restarts or freeezes and gets a blue screen error message very often during the format. It happened alot when i left my computer unattendeded before the format.

First problem

Used the XP CD to format and after i did a full ntsf or whatever install the comp restarted and i got the NTLDR is missing error. I fixed that by copying it to the c drive using the recovery thing.

Second problem

Got the hal.dll is missing error, so i copied it on a floppy from this computer (my old one) and put it in the c. Then i got another error so i decided it must of been a faulty installation. I deleted the partition, created new one and then i setup windows. This time i did a quick install because my computer gets the blue error screen saying there might be faulty hardware or some other stuff for longer installs. Comp restarted and no problems, the windows flag came it went to the light blue screen setup and it went down some of the points on the left side and when it went to preparing installation or whatever my computer either restarts or gets that blue error message. I am stuck on the setup of windows now (the light blue screen setup after the initial dark blue screen ones).


also before the format and once during the format when i start my computer it would load up (i can hear the noises) but my monitor woudl just blink and stay off and all the lights on my keyboard would be on. So i tried removing a ram i just bought thinking it might be cuasing the problem and it fixed it and my computer restarted and i go ta message saying my computer speed was improper. I doubt its the ram i bought tho its a kingston ram from a reputable store. I think just removing a piece of the hardware let the computer fix itself .

helpOh dear oh dear.

Do you have another computer that you can use to reformat this drive?  Lets find out first if the hard drive is shot.

Other than that, you might want to try reducing the PC to bare minimun of components before attempting to reinstall.  If all goes well this time, you know that one of your remaining components is causing the problem.it would be interesting AND helpful to know why the computer needed tot be reformatted and some details about the machine.l Did you TOUCH anything else when  in there changing the RAM?

Details are needed for help.  I formatted because my computer was infested with viruses, when i boot i get like 100 messages saying this program was not run and missing some search101 files and other crap like that. Also i had like 1 gig left in my 80 gig hd and I am unsure of how i lost all that space i figured formatting woudl clear up my computer.

CPU                Intel Pentium 4  2.8G
Motherboard       Asus P4S800
Memory               2xDDR 512mb RAM (1024mb)
Hard Drive       W.D. 80G 7200RPM
CD-ROM/CDRW       LG 52X32X52 CDRW
Video Card       Sapphire ATI 9600 256MB
Sound Card       5.1 Channel On Board
Networ Card       10/100 LAN On Board
Case & Power       Standard Mid-Tower 4+2 Case & 400W

Another thing you guys should know is that one day i woke up to the smell of burning metal . I realized my fan stopped WORKING and my computer severely overheated. I tunred it off to let it cool down and started it back up ever SINCE then I got more blue screens of death than before.

I think i might do what u said rob, what would the bare minimums be, should i take out both 512 rams or leave one in, take out the video card? And no i didnt touch anything else when changing the ram, just popped open the two ram holders and pulled the ram out and left the older ram in (thats been workign fine for oover 2 years now).

When i try to go into my recovery thing it asks for a password, i tried the old admin pw i used and tried leaving it blank but no luck.

Hope this help you guys in helping me



This is the blue screen message, took some of itdown

Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
STOP: 0x000000D1 (0xFFBFF300, 0x00000001, 0x91BB244AA)

Beginning dump of phyiscal memory
Physical memory dump complete


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My computer restarts to interrupt the windows setup or this message shows up, the restart happens more tho.Uh-oh.

Was it your processor fan that died, your power supply fan, graphics card fan or an auxilliary fan?

For most motherboard you only need to leave one stick of memory in.  You will also need to leave in a video card, unless your motherboard has onboard video.

But the nurning smell is actually characteristic of an overheated circuit board/solder.  Something may be damaged irreparably.  Processor?  Motherboard?  Hard to say.

Very bad luck.the powersupply fan died, but it works now, well most of the time. Here and there it stops working and i have to give it a good bang to get it up again  .

If the motherboard or processor got fried during the overheating then why was it working decently for the last 2 months or so and just failed during the format? Maybe something in the format is causing the computer to restart or bring a blue screen.Maybe something with a known faulty power supply is causing problems. An appropriate replacemenet would be the best place to start if you want to revive this beast.  The powersupply i have right now has a bunch of multicoluoured wires coming out of it and connects to my motherboard and some other stuff. looks kinda intimidating to replace . If i buy a new powersupply would it come in the same style as this one? A box with fan and power (i guess) and has a hole with bunch of wires coming out of it. nive.......  LOL ...Don't be intimidated by the wires ........ they all end up in the same place ..... and there are the appropriate plugs pre installed on the end.
So all you really have to do is ..... check the form factor of your case ...... It's probably a ATX ....... and check to see if the connector that plugs into the mobo..... has 20 pins or 24 pins....... most new power supplies now come with an adapter ...... just be sure to get one that has the necessary wattage ......... for your system .

dl65  also gonna get one that i can return incase i still get the error after replacing the powersupply. and before i replace the powersupply ill remove my hd move it to this computer (my p3) and try reformatting then moving it back.

ill let u guys know what happens after i try these 2 options.I just turned my computer off for an hour then restarted it and it went very far during the windows setup (the lite blue screen that installs with the green bar at the bottom left). however the blue screen came again. I think if i let me powersupply cool off for a long time it installs until it gets a bit hotter and hits its break point and then the blue screen comes. Im gonna turn it off and try it tomorrow and see how far it gets. I really think if i can get past the setup and have windows setup it will stop bluescreenign me every min *sigh* At what point will you, too, admit that you have a bad power supply? We all have already.  I got my new powersupply and i hooked it up (wasnt as hard as i thought it would be, i did hurt my hand a bit while taking one of the plugs out pulled it hard and bumped into the edge of video card ). Anyway so far so good with the windows setup no blue screen yet, but one problem. I had to take those caps off that make my mouse and keyboard USB plug into the round ones since the round ones at the back of my computer wasnt working. Now my 2 usb slots at the front of comp are taken up. I dont think i missed any plugging spots for the 2 rounds (non usbs forgot name) in the back. ANy ideas?


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Great, 5mins left for the installation and i get the blue screen...gonna reformat all over again and see what happens since the last partition was with the messed up powersupply.The round ones are called PS/2 connectors. THere are only two on a machine and yours aren't working? Were they working before? Green is for mouse and purple is for keyboard.

I am glad you got the new power supply in WITHOUT much incident. THey are not that hard to replace as you found out.

Let us know.
The ps/2 were working before. Well I don't think my powersupply is the problem. I thought it was at first because the installation and everything seemed perfectly fine after i put in the new one, then right before it fully finishes i got the blue screen. Now its coming a bit more often then the first time i put in the new psupply. I dunnno this is annoying .