The Basics in Desktop Computer Troubleshooting Part 4
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Topic: Computer Troubleshooting

1. Computer boots but gets stuck or hung after detecting the processor speed and the memory.

a.       Check Hard Disk if the power cable and cable 80 are installed properly.  In some cases you see NTLDR missing on the screen. (Tip: follow theredline in the cable 80, you might have inverted it).

b.      If more than one Hard disk or CD/DVD ROM is connected in one cable, check for slave and master jumpers (Make one as the master and the rest are slaves.)

c.       One of the hard disks is defective. You should remove or replace.

d.      Check Motherboard jumpers

e.      Check CMOS configuration

f.        You might have abused OVER CLOCKing the processor. Return BIOS setting to default.

 

1. Computer gets stuck after detecting the HDD and doesn't resume to Windows, Mac or Linux or any of your OS.

a.    No Operating System is installed (you bought a new computer without an OS installed). You should install an operating system to get your computer working.

b.    Your operating system is corrupted. (NTLDR missing). Safest thing to do is to reinstall your operating system.