Hey all, ive had problem after problem with my pc and wonder if you could diagnose any of these before i drop it out of my window. Its my first home build (using both old and new parts). The latest problem is this...
1. When i switch the power button sometimes, it will give a small surge - you hear the fan start and then suddenly it switches off within a second. You cannot after that push the power on again, and the only cure seems to be to switch the plug off at the socket, give it about 30 seconds and then try again- if im lucky it will boot fine.
2. However things recently got worse, xp seems to load really slowly in comparison to my other computer of lower spec, and i did a reboot tonight- got it powered up and was greeted with a "ntldr missing" error. I checked in the bios and it appeared there was no master!! only my slave drive was there- as if it didnt recognise it.
It doesnt help that the drive with the operating system on is an 80gig sea gate which is apprently refurbished. The slave is a new 200gig seagate. The jumpers are set fine to my knowledge (folowed the simple seagate diagrams for master and slave)
I wonder whether these issues are interlinked. All i want is a reliable pc
My only thoughts are power supply has died, the IDE cable is faulty, hard disk is possibly knackered, and maybe a dodgy power switch. Hopefully you guys might have some suggestions for me
Cheers!
Kev