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General Category => Hardware => Topic started by: calog on January 28, 2010, 04:45:50 PM

Title: windows won't start
Post by: calog on January 28, 2010, 04:45:50 PM

Hello,

after receiving an error message telling me ati2cqag.dll "page fault in nonpaged area", my computer rebooted but windows won't start up.
Just before windows starts this message  appears : "bios doesn't conform to acpi specification"
and it comes back in the bios.

everything was working fine before ( i've never had any problems with it and i have it for over a year).
i've tried to repair it with windows dvd repair console but it doesn't let me go to that option.

i thought it was my psu so i changed it but it changed nothing ( i always have the bioc doesn't conform to acpi specification).


please help me.
thanks in advance.

Title: windows won't start
Post by: guestolo on January 28, 2010, 11:22:26 PM

What operating system are you running?
Can you get into safe mode?

Title: windows won't start
Post by: calog on January 28, 2010, 11:26:43 PM

[quote name=\'guestolo\' post=\'467694\' date=\'Jan 28 2010, 11:22 PM\']What operating system are you running?
Can you get into safe mode?[/quote]


thank you for the help.

winxp sp3
p5q pro
core 2 duo
ati hd4850

i can't get into safe mode

Title: windows won't start
Post by: guestolo on January 29, 2010, 12:01:28 AM

Can you boot with a Linux distro?
Do you know what I mean, try Pupply linux or Ubuntu

Enter Bios, ensure your booting from CD first

Here's a link to Puppy linux
http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=...t%20Release.htm (http://\"http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Download%20Latest%20Release.htm\")

As this version is a small download, try it first,
Or try Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download (http://\"http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download\")
ensure, if it does want to boot, you try it without making any changes

This will at least troubleshoot to see if you can have the system boot at all
NOTE: when burning the ISO, ensure to burn as an IMAGE file

Title: windows won't start
Post by: calog on January 29, 2010, 09:43:34 AM

[quote name=\'guestolo\' post=\'467696\' date=\'Jan 29 2010, 12:01 AM\']Can you boot with a Linux distro?
Do you know what I mean, try Pupply linux or Ubuntu

Enter Bios, ensure your booting from CD first

Here's a link to Puppy linux
http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=...t%20Release.htm (http://\"http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Download%20Latest%20Release.htm\")

As this version is a small download, try it first,
Or try Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download (http://\"http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download\")
ensure, if it does want to boot, you try it without making any changes

This will at least troubleshoot to see if you can have the system boot at all
NOTE: when burning the ISO, ensure to burn as an IMAGE file[/quote]


i've just checked the memory and this was the culprit. as soon as i remove the memory stick and rebooted all was ok.

my powersupply was really hot just after the crash and the fan on it wasn't working so that's why i changed it.

thanks a lot for all your help.

Title: windows won't start
Post by: guestolo on January 29, 2010, 10:11:33 PM

Thanks for posting back
As you have resolved your problems, this topic is now locked
Take care