pc freezes on startup

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hey peeps,

as soon as i turn on my pc it does the memory check then freezes while " checking IDE Drivers " iv checked all the conections are good inside my pc , but after that i dont realy know what to try,

i cant press delete to enter setup or alt F2 ,

hope someone can help as i need my pc asap =o/

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sounds like your Hard Drive and/or IDE Controller are fried. Can you boot from CD?
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Un-plug all USB devices.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
as soon as i turn on my pc it does the memory check then freezes while " checking IDE Drivers
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Is this something that's just started happening on an old/previous configuration or have you changed anything recently that may be causing it... such as installing a new OS hard drive??

The reason I ask is because my wife's machine did a similar thing when a new IDE HDD was installed on the same ribbon as her DVD ROM and was set to 'Master'... the BOIS went as far as 'Checking IDE Drives but would not load XP, which was installed on the new drive.

Dunno why, :NOTSURE: but changing the drive to 'Slave' and DVD ROM to 'Master' resolved it and XP loaded just fine. Hopefully it's something as simple as this and not...

your Hard Drive and/or IDE Controller are fried.
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