PC blocks when starting vista

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Dirk

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Hi ,
I just installed a new video card MSI NX8800GT on a new Packard Bell that came with Vista pre-installed. I checked power supply which was sufficient ( 400w ).
Everything went smoothly also when installing the drivers which came on an MSI CD.
When restarting the PC he blocked when he was on the desktop screen.
After that it has been impossible to restart the pc. He blocks even before he starts uploading vista.
I am not a techy so I am desperate for a solution.
How can you get the beast up and running again if you cant even go past the begin screens ?
By the way, I did not make a recovery DVD yet ( foolish me:confused:)
Can someone help me ?
Thanks in advance,
Dirk
 

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1st, Packard Bell?? talk about a bad acid flash back to 1996:sick:! Didn't even know they were still in Business. Didn't they get purchased by Acer or something like that??

2nd, what do you mean by "blocked" you said, "When restarting the PC he blocked when he was on the desktop screen." please define blocked?
 

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  • CPU
    Qx9650 clocked to 4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Extreme
    Memory
    4gb Corsair DDR3 1600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    2xSapphire 4870 in CF
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    Dell 27 inch UltraSharp
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    1920x1200
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    3x150 Raptors in Raid 0
    1 x400 WD storage
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    SilverStone ST1000
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    Silverstone TJ10
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    Air
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    Logitech G15
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    Logitech G7
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    FIOS
No second PB. Never had trouble with the first one. This however is one with Vista.
With blocked I mean, no reaction any more. No pointer movements, no keyboard reaction...nothing. Just a still screen.
I guess I will have to throw away the HD ?
 

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Have you tried Booting to the Vista DVD and running a repair on the install?
 

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  • CPU
    Qx9650 clocked to 4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Extreme
    Memory
    4gb Corsair DDR3 1600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    2xSapphire 4870 in CF
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 27 inch UltraSharp
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    3x150 Raptors in Raid 0
    1 x400 WD storage
    PSU
    SilverStone ST1000
    Case
    Silverstone TJ10
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    FIOS
That didn't work.
The system was completely unstable.
Finally after allmost 100 times restarting the pc suddenly I was able to enter bios set-up and was able to destin the DVD as prime boot just before it blocked again.
Via the recovery dvd I am up and running again, but lost all data.
Never again Packard Bell, never again vista.
Did you know that the PC is quad core with a nvidea 8500gt and comes with a power supply of only 250w ????
Troubles guaranteed...
Kind regards,
Dirk
thanks m8 for your help
 

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OK, if you are having issues ***While in BIOS*** this is not Vista - you have hardware issues. better check your video card - remove it and see if it stops "blocking" as you call it.
 

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    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
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I guess you are right.
Upon installing the drivers of the new video card the PC became completely unstable.
But I now installed the Geforce 8800gt in my old Dell 5000 dimension that runs on XP ( I also changed the power supply to 400w )and this baby is running smoothly.
So I still feel that Vista is incompatible with some hardware drivers.
Or am I talking nonsense ?
 

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Again, if you're having stability issues while your computer is in the BIOS configuration pages, then it is ***NOT*** Vista, but your computer - or, to put it more succinctly, some component(s) in your computer.
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
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