Problems after installing new power supply

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mrskp930

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Hello,

Recently, a power surge took out my computer (and yes, I had it plugged into a surge protector, so much for them). With the use of another computer, I was able to figure out that the power surge fried the power supply. I purchased a new one on ebay. I made sure that everything matched, input, output, voltage, etc. Except the previous PS was 300W I bought a 400W. I'm able to turn the computer on but it hangs after the welcome screen. I'm able to access safe mode and after a while the screen saver comes on and my mouse moves but nothing else. I tried to use the restore/reinstall disk but with no luck. Could the 300W vs 400W be a problem?

Thanks for the help.
KP
 

My Computer

System One

mrskp930 said:
Hello,

Recently, a power surge took out my computer (and yes, I had it plugged into a surge protector, so much for them). With the use of another computer, I was able to figure out that the power surge fried the power supply. I purchased a new one on ebay. I made sure that everything matched, input, output, voltage, etc. Except the previous PS was 300W I bought a 400W. I'm able to turn the computer on but it hangs after the welcome screen. I'm able to access safe mode and after a while the screen saver comes on and my mouse moves but nothing else. I tried to use the restore/reinstall disk but with no luck. Could the 300W vs 400W be a problem?

Thanks for the help.
KP
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Heyy, Welcome to Vista Forums!:party::party:

It sounds like you have corrupted windows files...

If you havnt tried this already, try, it might take an hour, maybe more...

Go into BIOS and change first boot device to CD/DVD, put your windows disc in, and reboot.
Let it boot from cd, you might have to press enter when asked.
Select the repair option and select the hard drive that your OS is on (this may be the other way round, i cant remember)
Let it do its thing (search for files and replace them)
When it asks you to remove the cd, remove the cd and reboot..

You should now be working!

If you have any problems, just shout!
Hope this helps,
Daniel =)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built.
    CPU
    AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core @ 4.2GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 @ 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia geforce GTS240 1GB, 3GB shared memory. SLI soon.
    Sound Card
    realtek high definition audio, onboard.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19 inch widescreen monitor, DVI.
    Screen Resolution
    1440 by 900, 32 bit colour, 75 hertz.
    Hard Drives
    1 128GB Kingston SSD Now OS drive
    1 250GB sata main drive.
    1 160GB from old install.
    1 500GB for re-directs from OS disk.
    1 Seagate GoFlex External 1TB with backups.
    PSU
    750 watt.
    Case
    Foxconn TSAA699.
    Cooling
    4 fans.
    Keyboard
    Trust Wireless Optical Deskset Keyboard.
    Mouse
    Trust Wireless Optical Deskset Mouse.
    Internet Speed
    download about 60/65MB/s, upload about 3/4MB/s. Virgin Media
    Other Info
    ASUS EEEPad Transformer 16GB with Dock w/32GB class10 SD |
    Dell PE1950 II / 2xDual Core Xeons @3.00GHz / 16GB RAM / PERC 5i/R / 2x36GB SAS OS - 2x1TB SATA Data both RAID 1 |
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