Startup OMG NEED HALP!

[entombor2]

Hello people! MY computer info should be in my profile or something but i'm running Win7 x64 and so anywho I was getting out of sleep mode running chrome with a ton of tabs because i could with all that RAM and then my computer froze because several of those tabs had flash running and I assume it was too much for my processor to handle :|

So I had to force shut down my compy since ctrl+alt+del and Ctrl+esc wouldn't work after 20 minutes and I killed my compy. I restarted and my keyboard functioned during the startup and RAID and whatever but once it gets to the login screen it wouldn't work at all, also my mouse's light is on but it wont work either.

The HP diagnostic tool from the startup menu has verified that my RAM is 100% functional and my Processor passed inspection with flying colors.

Also all three safe modes, regular, networking, and command prompt, all return the same original error.

I also used the windows update disc to "repair my system" and it went through with that but it still wouldn't work. Then I also made the windows update disc perform a full system startup scan which it performed and passed.

Another neat tidbit is that a USB 1->4 adapter that I have powers up at startup but when windows begins starting up the four lights that indicate that the four ports are functioning turn off.

Oh sheeyit, update, my WDC WD10EADS-65LSB1 I assume this is the non C:// drive (the D://?), i just assume, has failed a smart test. it tells me to back up my important data, lul can't do since keyboard and mouse suck, and contact HP support.

All other drives and CD drives, and the Boot path passed inspection. Do you guys have any solutions?

 

[reventon]

If you have another computer use that to back up the data of your failing drive ASAP.

Unplug and re-plug the keyboard/mouse a few times and see if they work then.

Can you be more specific as to your error - from your post I do not understand exactly what error you are getting (apart from the USB devices not working)

Regards,
Reventon

 

[entombor2]

honestly there was no error code, just no reaction to my key pressing while they have power. IT works outside of the login screen such as on recovery manager, booting to CD, all boot options but not Win7. I'm sorry but I think I'm being super clear...

 

[entombor2]

Sorry for the DP, but is there any way I could create a startup drive for like linux or XP on my flashdrive?

 

[reventon]

Error codes are very useful - hence my request.

Do you have any PS/2 peripherals that you could try?

It sounds to me like there is something wrong with your drivers however you need to be able to control your system to fix it.

EDIT: Just saw your second post. Ubuntu Download with very good instructions: Download | Ubuntu

When you use Ubuntu it might not pick up the Windows Filesystem straight away - if it doesn't then follow these instructions: Mounting Windows Partitions in Ubuntu

Regards,
Reventon

 

[zigzag3143]

Sorry for the DP, but is there any way I could create a startup drive for like linux or XP on my flashdrive?

Let us start from the beginning. Slowly.

You computer is freezing right? the only way to reboot is by pushing the button? There are no error messages correct?

If you are getting Blue screens we need that info. If not then go into event viewer (type eventvwr in search)

Go to the windows logs>application tab.

Look for critical errors (they have red in the left column).

When you find them tell us what the event ID and source codes are


Ken

 

[entombor2]

I already started from the beginning in my first post sir... No there are no blue screens, my system can load windows normally and the C:// partition is fully functional. However, my other partition, the system image, is not functioning. And the whole drive itself failed HP's surface scan tests 1 and 2 under the HP Hardware diagnostic tool. The drive is called WDC WD10 EADS-65L5B1 SCSI Disk. Edited because I thought there was a C drive and a D drive but they're both partitions on the same drive.

I have not gotten any error codes, only the description i have provided.

Once windows boots, i.e. at the login screen, the mouse and keyboard and all other HID devices fail.

I'll try that PS2 device if I can find out old ones, Memory and CPU both pass all HP tests

Haha Ubuntu's less than a gigabyte?

 

[entombor2]

Ok Ubuntu didn't work so I started backing up my Hard Drive, its doing it on dual layer DVDs, I bought 30 of them because it said it needed about 27 for 377 GB of data. It's finished program files, system files, and its currently on its first user. One Dual layer dvd is 8.5 GB and get this, it's 26% done and its still on its first DVD. Whats going on here???

 

[reventon]

Compression? - Most back-up software (incl. Windows Backup) compresses data.

 

[entombor2]

I think I have every right to be incredulous when it has backed up all the program fils includng SF4, TF2 Batman AA, CS:S, iTunes, Dead Space and other over 2 GB games as well as three gigs of my younger brothers music :|

 

[reventon]

What software are you using? You may want to try different software.

 

[entombor2]

Whoops apparently hp first backs up files then writes them to disc. It just seemed a little weird that it was backing it up first.

 

[reventon]

Getting back to the original issue for a second - your plan is still to back things up then completely re-install?

 

[entombor2]

I'm under 1 yr parts and warranty so i'm turning it into Geeksquad and they're going to send it to HP. I have confirmed this as well.

 

[entombor2]

So I installed the new hard drive and I'm having two problems. The backup program always freezes out before I can fully restore anything other than the favourites option (It allows me to restore specific categories of data). And also it always hiccups when I play tf2 or open several flash windows. Its currently clocking at 1.6 GHz, usually around 800 MHz which is slow for a quad core 2.66 GHZ processor :\ So how do I diagnose hiccups and could it be because that the new hard drive I got was energy efficient and has a higher RPM and Cache? Anyone know any programs to check all my hardware to see if its running at full health so to speak?

 

[reventon]

Its currently clocking at 1.6 GHz, usually around 800 MHz which is slow for a quad core 2.66 GHZ processor :\ So how do I diagnose hiccups and could it be because that the new hard drive I got was energy efficient and has a higher RPM and Cache? Anyone know any programs to check all my hardware to see if its running at full health so to speak?

First, check your temperatures in the BIOS. CPUs often underclock themselves when they are getting too hot.

Second, run Memtest86+ (it is much more in depth than HP's or Microsoft's memory testers).

Memtest - Instructions:

Download the ISO (or the .exe for USB drives) from here Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

Then (if you have chosen the ISO) burn the ISO using IsoRecorder: ISO Recorder v3 Download (Instructions - How to use IsoRecorder)

Boot from the CD/USB and run the test (at least 7 passes per test) with only one stick of RAM in place at a time.

It is a time consuming process but it is the only way to be sure it isn't a RAM fault.

For your final test, run the test with all the RAM in place.

 

[entombor2]

So yeah I ran memtest 1 RAM at a time and they all passed 100% and just in case I put the one in the first slot at the end and the one in the end at the front that way it has priority. But I'm still getting some hiccupping. Could it be that I did not format my hard drive when I first installed Vista and then Windows 7? Also my temperature is around 60 degrees Celsius when I play Tf2 at lowered settings with chrome open and skype calling. My bluetooth cheapo piece still has the same issues that it did when I made that post earlier and I still get the chrome page hiccups where if I load something like a youtube video it kills all the other pages and turns them white making me wait a couple seconds before they reload from Chrome's "loading area".

 

[Jonathan_King]

Try this tutorial: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/100352-cpu-stress-test-prime95.html

Be sure to report the temps Speedfan reports.

 

[entombor2]

ok cool i'll try that out one night when I have finished restoring my PC.
I also wanted to mention that right now I am copying about 15 3 GB files off of 300 GB HD onto my PC and I am having extreme lag. I suspect that it has something to do with my disk data transfer rate then. I have 3 GB/s but could it be that since I did not format the drive before I installed vista->Win7 that I'm getting lag. Apparently some HDs have that issue Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive. Its also strange seeing as my old hard drive WD Caviar Green 1 TB SATA Hard Drives ( WD10EADS ) had a 32 MB cache and that first googl one had a 64MB one. So I thought it would be more efficient but it sucks. I'm gonna run that formatter before I reinstall everything and hopefully it will go well, if not i'll come back and whine here

 

[entombor2]

So I'm still getting these hiccups after that CPU test for 12 hours and ?I also used Western Digital's Align tool and I verified that my drive was 100% aligned and thus usable for win7. So I also found out that I can't boot into the startup recovery via F11 due to a random bug that occurs when you upgrade to win7 via vista like I did. So I tried making my D: drive the active drive so that it would boot into that but my PC tells me that will make my computer unstartable. Whatdo?