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Desktop bricked after using RT Seven Lite, won't boot into BIOS
A day or so ago, I was using the beta version of RT Seven Lite on my Windows 7 x64 desktop to slipstream a Windows 7 x86 ISO. I waited hours for it to be done before realising it seemed to be frozen, so I force-closed the program and shut down the computer hoping to try again the following day, but I had no idea doing so would affect the OS. The following day, the computer refuses to boot up at all - the power light comes on, the CPU fan starts turning a little then stops, and the display is blank - no booting even into the BIOS.
So far, I've tried:
- Moving the CMOS jumper to reset position, taking out the battery for 1 min, putting the battery back in, then moving the jumper back
- Same as above, but waiting for 5 mins instead
- Taking out the battery alone, waiting for 15 mins, and then putting it back in
I'm currently trying waiting for an hour before putting the battery back in.
Nothing so far has worked, and whereas when the problem first started about a day or two ago, the CPU fan actually started running for a few seconds, now it'll start for just half a second or so and then stop.
Anyone got any ideas on what could have happened and what I could do to fix it? Thanks in advance.
I really, really would appreciate some help getting this fixed, I need this computer to get work done so badly and I can't afford for it to be out of use for any longer, let alone install a whole new system.
Also, it might be worth mentioning that for a few days before it had bricked I was hearing a whining sound from my comp, like a harddrive was trying too hard or something. Maybe that was the cause instead of disturbing RT Seven Lite, who knows?