Remember - This is a public forum so never post private information such as email or phone numbers!HI- My computer crashed running xp pro... now when i try to boot up it shows the bios screen for about 5-10 secs before shutting down...not open long enough to even check the bios. Please HelpError messages Recent changes you made to your computer What you have already tried to fix the problem

what type of computer do you have?vader95 Windows 95-7 office 97-2010 Ubuntu 9.10-10.10

Hello Thanks for your help .. INTEL 3.0Ghz Pentium 4 1gb Ram 120GB Hard Drive Windows xp pro version 2002 with key and disc as new includes service pack 2.Motherboard..ASUS P4S800Graphics Board.. ATI RADEON 9250 256mb DDR-TV out. I have been given this computer by a photographer friend, of mine who assures me, that over a short period of time without any malice from himself the unit went from a period of freezing to present stage.Due to the nature of his work another computer was purchased pronto.He had his old hard drive removed , he needed the saved data.a new 120gb hard drive was fitted but has never been used.

Perhaps there is a problem with a fan or the memory. If you have another computer, you can test the memory. If the fans stop working, then the whole computer can crash. Maybe there is dust in the computer that is causing it to stop the fans.vader95 Windows 95-7 office 97-2010 Ubuntu 9.10-10.10

When I first start up the computer the fans appear to work fine ... I go into the bios page but within 15 secs it cuts out. If i restart the fans run ok, the computer stays on, but i just get a blank screen.

I have cleaned the fans and they appear to be working ok, when the computer is first started i can get to thebios page for about 15secs before it shuts down. when i restart, the fans stay on, the computer stays on, but i get a blank screen. I then have to disconnect the power and start again.

To me it sounds like your memory is damaged. Like i said, if you have a second computer with the same type of memory, it is easy to see if it works.vader95 Windows 95-7 office 97-2010 Ubuntu 9.10-10.10

Checked memory .. all ok.

There aren't any diagnostics lights on the computer? It might be a processor issue. Or, even yet, do you know if there were any other hardware changes?vader95 Windows 95-7 office 97-2010 Ubuntu 9.10-10.10

Hi,Just disconnect your hard-drive and start your computer.. Let us know the outcome..

when you do remove the hard drive, you might want to put in a bootable cdrom so you can see if it boots. If this was happening while it was in the other person's possession, i don't think this could be it, but is still worth a shot. Good idea Saurabh.vader95 Windows 95-7 office 97-2010 Ubuntu 9.10-10.10

There are no diagnostics lights unfortunately. To my knowledge the only hardware change was the drive unit exchange, after it crashed.

The only other thing i can think of is to start taking pieces out one by one and testing them. This can be rather boring, though.vader95 Windows 95-7 office 97-2010 Ubuntu 9.10-10.10

Sorry for the delay im on call.... I have just removed the hard drive, also loaded windows boot cd and switched on.None of the keyboard functions are working. The screen stays on the same first copyright page, It Reads.............. Award Medallion BIOS v6.0, An energy star ally Copyright 1984-2001 Award software Inc ASUS P4S800 ACPI BIOS Revision 1010 CPU 1* Intel Pentium 4 - 3000 mhz Processor CPU 2 .................... DITTO ......................... Memory Test.. 1048576k OK ....Also swapped memory around, take one out, mix them up etc, the values did change as expected so I think there ok.Award plug & play BIOS Ext v1 0a Delete=set up. Alt+F2= EZ Flash Utility...... No Keyboard Functions19-8-2005...SIS648 / SIS963 /W697 - P4S800I am on another computer indoors now so hopefully i can stay in touch easier. Thanks