Computer keeps restaring on boot

[AFSCrazy]

Hey guys,

My buddy was installing Adobe Audition on his PC when all of a sudden the PC reset itself. Upon restarting, it comes to the "Choose bootup mode screen". no matter which option is chosen, the pc restarts upon booting. So I put in the windows cd, tried the reinstall windows and repair option, but each time it blue screens and says to "make sure no anti-virus software is installed, and to run chkdsk /f" but I can't do either of those. Any help would be appreciate, thanks.

 

[AFSCrazy]

Sorry for the bump, is there anyone who can help resolve this?

Thanks.

 

[ebeattie]

Try resetting the CMOS. Either a jumper on the board or simply removing the CMOS backup battery.

 

[AFSCrazy]

Thanks for the reply, but I already tried.

 

[Shawn]

Hardware failure. If you are getting a blue screen with the install program then something is wrong with the hardware.

Burn this to a cd and boot from the cd. Let it run overnight. If the ram passes then you have another problem.

 

[fords8]

1. Check and make sure your cooling in the system is intact. Make sure the CPU cooler is not broke off in anyway.
2. Got a extra PS? If you do, try changing it out.
3. If you have 2 sticks of ram, try pulling one out.
4. What type of hard drive do you have? I know Western Digital has a program you burn to CD and boot too. You will be able to test the drive with it. Do not write zeros to the drive.

Hope this helps!