stops booting

[ramike]

My system running windows 98 se stops booting right after the memory count just before detecting the drives. any ideas on what the problem is would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
Mike

 

[tm37]

It doen't detect the drives?

Does it pass the Memory test?

Are your drives set to Auto in the BIOS?

Need a little more info!

 

[HappyPuppy]

You have given us so much information about your system specs, what preceeded the problem and what you have done to solve the problem that it will take days or even weeks to correlate the information into a database in order to help you solve your problem. Ms. Cleo may be psychic, but we are not.

Sorry Tm. Said the same as you only with sarcasm.

 

[ramike]

<< It doen't detect the drives?

Does it pass the Memory test?

Are your drives set to Auto in the BIOS?

Need a little more info! >>


yes it passes the test and it was working fine until the other day. So I thought that maybe it was the memory module. So I sent the memory module back to Crucial and put other memory sticks in and have the same problem. and yes the drives are set to auto in the BIOS. It is a DFI ak75 mobo,900 mhz AMD thunderbird processor, 256 mb micron sdram,sony dvd drive, sony cd-rw drive, western digital 5400 rpm 40 gig HDD, tnt2nvidia 32mb video card.

 

[tm37]

Check you bios settings

Make sure you have You're IDE channels TURNED on to Auto



SYSTEM SPECS- (ie MB PROCESSOR DRVES) Make It much easier for US to help!

 

[iamwiz82]

Are your IDE devices set to their proper assignment, ie: primary master, primary slave?

 

[ramike]

<< Are your IDE devices set to their proper assignment, ie: primary master, primary slave? >>



Yes, everything has been working fine up to a couple of days ago and I haven't changed anything. That's why I think it's the memory module.
Thanks