Ensure all card and connectors are tight and secure, including the memory SIMMs/DIMMs.  If you can get into the BIOS try to set everything to default settings.  Ensure that the processor is running at the correct speed, not overclocked.

If this dosen't work, remove any hardware that is not needed so you are basically left with the motherboard, the video card and the hard drive.  If it boots now, then replace the cards one at a time until the problem comes back.

Faulty memory is another possibility, the only way to determine this is to plug in some known good memory.

Have fun

Mike Rigby-Jones

-----Original Message-----
From:   Mario I. Arguello [SMTP:MIADsgns@AOL.COM]
Sent:   Wednesday, March 15, 2000 6:55 AM
To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject:        Re: (OT) Computers Help

Just wondering is any of you have suggestions for the following PC symptoms:

Turn on PC, makes hard-drive noises, BIOS starts and goes through its
sequence but unable to load Windows.  Many attemps finally got to the point
where Windows loads in safe mode but cannot access PC beyond that point.
Many more attempts to restore WIndows with rescuje disk but ultimately PC
locks up during BIOS start up. Stuck!!

Any suggestions by you PC gurus out there?

Thanks,
Mario