Solve : Older home Built system boot up problems, help?

1.	Solve : Older home Built system boot up problems, help?
Answer» Ok I built this computer like 6 years ago when i was really into computers but I've lost interest and knowledge and not i am stuck with a broken computer (my only personal computer btw). So here we go, I push the power button on my computer, It starts and shows the MoBo MANUFACTURERS logo, then i switches to a black screen that says "Fasttrack 378 BIOS (more words here but i couldn't copy them down) Scanning for IDE drives.......... No BIOS installed" Than it switches to a black screen with a lot of writing basically saying that my computer won't start because there was a problem the last time it was shutdown, or started, or it lost power or something. Here it gives me 4 options, safe mode, safe mode networking, safe mode something else, and start computer with last known working configuration. I've chosen all and all options lead me to the same place. So i chose any of the options and i go to the black windows logo screen with the load bar, then to an all black screen, then it flashes a BSOD for about .5 sec and it shuts down and starts over again. I copied down what some of the BSOD says, "STOP: C0000218(more numbers) (registry file ended more words) Then it says something about physical memory dump. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry if this is a little incoherentStart by replacing the CMOS battery on the motherboard. After 6 years it is almost assuredly dead. After replacing the battery, enter the BIOS and load "Optimized" BIOS values. "Save changes and exit."Where can I get the battery? Thanks.Quote from: kozak on September 03, 2008, 11:22:04 AM Where can I get the battery? Thanks. Typically a CR2032 which is available most everywhere that batteries are sold. But, check yours FIRST; it ought to be a common type.I should also say that the "BIOS not installed" message has been appearing on my screen for the better part of 2 weeks now but the computer has started normally untill now. Also i did more reaserch and other people with similar MOBO's (p4-p800-e) have reported similar problems and they mentioned somehting about TURNING off raid controller in the bios?Quote from: kozak on September 03, 2008, 11:47:22 AM I should also say that the "BIOS not installed" message has been appearing on my screen for the better part of 2 weeks now but the computer has started normally untill now. Also i did more reaserch and other people with similar MOBO's (p4-p800-e) have reported similar problems and they mentioned somehting about turning off raid controller in the bios? I would start with the battery. A dead or weak battery will not allow the CMOS settings to be kept in memory and very erratic computer performance will result. The battery will cost ≈$2.00. After 6 years, why do you think that it has to do with a RAID setting? Do/did you ever have RAID installed? Have you recently changed BIOS settings?No, i've never really messed with the BIOS. Just from some of my other searches that was one thing that some people said worked to fix this problem. When this problem happened i got into the BIOS and messed with the settings a little, that didn't work, so i loadeddefault bios settings and it still didn't work. I will try the battery tonight. Thanks.Keep us informed.Oh believe me I will! My computer problems are almost never as simple as a battery change! Thanks again.Quote from: kozak on September 03, 2008, 12:19:54 PM Oh believe me I will! My computer problems are almost never as simple as a battery change! Thanks again. LOL!!I changed the batteryand it still does the exact same thing. When i started it again it gave me 4 beeps and said that a bunch of stuff wasn't configured so i SET the date and time and let use the defauly BIOS settings and it it did all the same stuff over again.Whats next?1) Post physical components of the computer - video, memory, etc. 2) What version of XP? 3) Are there still beeps on boot? Enter BIOS and load "Setup Default" values or similar - save and exit. 4) Disconnect all peripherals. *Unplug Computer from WALL - Ground Yourself* 5) Re-seat video card and RAM. 6) Strip the computer down to: keyboard, mouse, one RAM module and video. Remove all other add-in cards. 7) Power the computer on. Post back.

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Ok I built this computer like 6 years ago when i was really into computers but I've lost interest and knowledge and not i am stuck with a broken computer (my only personal computer btw). So here we go,

I push the power button on my computer, It starts and shows the MoBo MANUFACTURERS logo, then i switches to a black screen that says "Fasttrack 378 BIOS (more words here but i couldn't copy them down)
Scanning for IDE drives.......... No BIOS installed"

Than it switches to a black screen with a lot of writing basically saying that my computer won't start because there was a problem the last time it was shutdown, or started, or it lost power or something. Here it gives me 4 options, safe mode, safe mode networking, safe mode something else, and start computer with last known working configuration. I've chosen all and all options lead me to the same place. So i chose any of the options and i go to the black windows logo screen with the load bar, then to an all black screen, then it flashes a BSOD for about .5 sec and it shuts down and starts over again. I copied down what some of the BSOD says, "STOP: C0000218(more numbers)
(registry file ended *more words*) Then it says something about physical memory dump. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry if this is a little incoherentStart by replacing the CMOS battery on the motherboard. After 6 years it is almost assuredly dead.

After replacing the battery, enter the BIOS and load "Optimized" BIOS values. "Save changes and exit."Where can I get the battery? Thanks.Quote from: kozak on September 03, 2008, 11:22:04 AM

Where can I get the battery? Thanks.

Typically a CR2032 which is available most everywhere that batteries are sold. But, check yours FIRST; it ought to be a common type.I should also say that the "BIOS not installed" message has been appearing on my screen for the better part of 2 weeks now but the computer has started normally untill now. Also i did more reaserch and other people with similar MOBO's (p4-p800-e) have reported similar problems and they mentioned somehting about TURNING off raid controller in the bios?Quote from: kozak on September 03, 2008, 11:47:22 AM

I should also say that the "BIOS not installed" message has been appearing on my screen for the better part of 2 weeks now but the computer has started normally untill now. Also i did more reaserch and other people with similar MOBO's (p4-p800-e) have reported similar problems and they mentioned somehting about turning off raid controller in the bios?

I would start with the battery. A dead or weak battery will not allow the CMOS settings to be kept in memory and very erratic computer performance will result. The battery will cost ≈$2.00.

After 6 years, why do you think that it has to do with a RAID setting? Do/did you ever have RAID installed? Have you recently changed BIOS settings?No, i've never really messed with the BIOS. Just from some of my other searches that was one thing that some people said worked to fix this problem. When this problem happened i got into the BIOS and messed with the settings a little, that didn't work, so i loadeddefault bios settings and it still didn't work. I will try the battery tonight. Thanks.Keep us informed.Oh believe me I will!
My computer problems are almost never as simple as a battery change! Thanks again.Quote from: kozak on September 03, 2008, 12:19:54 PM

Oh believe me I will!
My computer problems are almost never as simple as a battery change! Thanks again.

LOL!!I changed the batteryand it still does the exact same thing. When i started it again it gave me 4 beeps and said that a bunch of stuff wasn't configured so i SET the date and time and let use the defauly BIOS settings and it it did all the same stuff over again.Whats next?1) Post physical components of the computer - video, memory, etc.

2) What version of XP?

3) Are there still beeps on boot? Enter BIOS and load "Setup Default" values or similar - save and exit.

4) Disconnect all peripherals.

*Unplug Computer from WALL - Ground Yourself*

5) Re-seat video card and RAM.

6) Strip the computer down to: keyboard, mouse, one RAM module and video. Remove all other add-in cards.

7) Power the computer on.

Post back.

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