Lurno
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One day, the power went out... Thrice. Our (family) PC hangs on Windows XP's loading bar. At one point, the old 10 year PSU made strange noises. It's fan sped up. It stopped after the third attempt to boot. I figured that the HDD and the PSU were both defective, but the PSU still worked. I can boot into safe mode, but it's too slow to work with. Could RAM be part of the problem here? I tried using an Ubuntu disk, but it hung before getting to the Ubuntu logo. I then tried it with a USB stick but it hung immediately on the menu, not even a chance to select any option. It doesn't boot into the OS after 5 seconds. Attempting recovery with a Windows XP disk is probably out of the question, since SP3 is installed and the disk contains SP1... Should I try this anyways?
Some quick specs if necessary:
Athlon II x2 260
Patriot DDR3 4gb @1066Mhz
8400gs
BIOSTAR A770E3
Some quick specs if necessary:
Athlon II x2 260
Patriot DDR3 4gb @1066Mhz
8400gs
BIOSTAR A770E3