Looking to Build a Desktop

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Originally Posted by Opaque

Every time I rebuild my computer, even if it goes well, I hate myself for an entire day.

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Pretty good way of putting it. It's just not an interesting use of my time.

Building mine was pretty stressful but in the end I was surprised how simple most of it was. It helps that I generally enjoy tinkering with my electronics and had learned about most of the components by upgrading my pre-built PC. Also having a bigass case.

I wouldn't blindly recommend the process to anyone but knowing exactly what components you've got in there can save you some headaches down the road.

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Originally Posted by Josh

Reformatted the hard drive via sled. Same bullshit. Can't boot from the thumb drive or the install CD that it was able to boot from with no issues yesterday.

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What does it do when you turn it on?

i can fuck with cmos or no. Then it gives me the ntldr cry and says press any key to restart and I don't even have an any key.

Good luck. Quick google search sounds like the most annoying problem ever with a million different things that could cause it.

Right? I'm gonna set this thing afire and dance around it like a wild Injun.

There's no boot menu you can access?
Almost every PC BIOS has some sort of early boot menu in addition to CMOS settings.
Make sure your BIOS is set to report all messages.
Turn off any sort of quick/quiet boot modes. You need to see what's going on.

I told you to stick with 7. Downgrading does shit like this.

I formatted though. didn't try a downgrade.

I've got Mr. Computer taking a look at it on wednesday. I'm done trying.

OH! Did you try to remove the battery from the mother board for like 10 minutes?