Re: PC Problem on boot up

nick.a.scott@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Ok here is my very strange problem

I installed Fedora Core 3 a while ago on a computer and it started
having problems...then I moved, so it has been awhile. Here is what
happens now.

When I boot up the pc, the computer sounds like it is firing up but the
monitor stays blank except a small cursor in the upper left. The
monitor does work though. Then after powering up the computer again,
then the screen is blank but with orange light on the monitor. A few
times of this and same thing.

Eventually when I power it up the gateway splash screen comes up then
fedora starts to boot up. Then something just gives up and the pc
locks up. When this happens there is a noise coming from inside the
case. When the case is open I cannot figure out if the noise is coming
from the motherboard, the power supply or somewhere else. I kind of
think it is coming from near the processor, but I really can't tell.
It is kind of a whining noise and it stops after a few seconds. The
monitor is locked at wherever the boot sequence was and the computer
and fans are all running fine.

Each time I boot up, it seems to progress further in the boot sequence
and sometimes in the past it will actually get the OS fully running
before it eventually quits. Today though I could not get the os fully
running.

I get the feeling this is not a Fedora or Linux issue, but the computer
did not have these problems when it ran Windows ME. Please can anyone
help me?

I had a problem with my PC a few months ago.
It would get so far then fail in a simlar way to yours.
It turned out that 2 things had failed.
The PSU and the DVD Writer.
Now I suspect that the Writer had failed and damaged the PSU.
What I did was disconnect all but the primary hard disc, video card
monitor and keyboard.
It stil failed.
I connected another PSU and it worked.
I then connected one item at a time and rebooted until it stopped working.
It was fine until I connected the DVD Writer.
Norm
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