cant boot to post

Hi All
HELP!!
just plugged in a usb exterior drive to do a new backup, then powe
light flashed a few times then PC rebooted but it freezes before th
post beep.
I have cleared the CMOS but no go are we talking motherboard do yo
think?
Foreste

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"forester" wrote:

>
> Hi All
> HELP!!
> just plugged in a usb exterior drive to do a new backup, then power
> light flashed a few times then PC rebooted but it freezes before the
> post beep.
> I have cleared the CMOS but no go are we talking motherboard do you
> think?
> Forester
>
>
> --
> forester
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

Yes. Way before software.

"forester" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hi All
> HELP!!
> just plugged in a usb exterior drive to do a new backup, then power
> light flashed a few times then PC rebooted but it freezes before the
> post beep.
> I have cleared the CMOS but no go are we talking motherboard do you
> think?
> Forester
>
>
> --
> forester
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

Usually there are a set of beep codes listed in your manual which explain
some problems, but not usually MOBO related. If you don't get that far see
if you can flash your BIOS. Depending on the BIOS you may have an on board
backup or may need to download and use a flash program from their website
from a floppy or USB drive. If not it is probably RMA time.

"John Barnes" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Yes. Way before software.
>
> "forester" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> Hi All
>> HELP!!
>> just plugged in a usb exterior drive to do a new backup, then power
>> light flashed a few times then PC rebooted but it freezes before the
>> post beep.
>> I have cleared the CMOS but no go are we talking motherboard do you
>> think?
>> Forester
>>
>>
>> --
>> forester
>> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>>
>

Go Away Imposter, Just FYI

"kevpan815" <> wrote in message
news64DC863-3305-4FBA-8E96-...
> Re-Format Your Computer And Install Either Open Sourc Linux Ubuntu 7.10
> RTW,
> And/Or Open Source Linux Ubuntu 8.04 Long term Support Alpha 6, Just FYI.
>
> "forester" wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi All
>> HELP!!
>> just plugged in a usb exterior drive to do a new backup, then power
>> light flashed a few times then PC rebooted but it freezes before the
>> post beep.
>> I have cleared the CMOS but no go are we talking motherboard do you
>> think?
>> Forester
>>
>>
>> --
>> forester
>> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>>
>>

John Barnes wrote:

> Usually there are a set of beep codes listed in your manual which explain
> some problems, but not usually MOBO related. If you don't get that far
> see
> if you can flash your BIOS. Depending on the BIOS you may have an on
> board backup or may need to download and use a flash program from their
> website
> from a floppy or USB drive. If not it is probably RMA time.
>
No beeps on post can mean either a CPU problem or a bad CPU connection. On a
desktop, with heavy heatsinks it is not uncommon for this to result if the
computer has been moved around. So if it's a desktop PC, I'd suggest trying
to reseat the CPU before trying anything else.

Cheers.

> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Yes. Way before software.
>>
>> "forester" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> Hi All
>>> HELP!!
>>> just plugged in a usb exterior drive to do a new backup, then power
>>> light flashed a few times then PC rebooted but it freezes before the
>>> post beep.
>>> I have cleared the CMOS but no go are we talking motherboard do you
>>> think?
>>> Forester
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> forester
>>> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>>>
>>

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