Basic system info:-
EI System
Intel Celeron 3.33ghz cpu
512 Ram
FOXCONN N15235 Mobo
Windows Vista Basic
Heres the problem, everytime the computer starts up it runs checkdisk, then starts up. I planned to back the PC up onto an external Harddrive before I started to try and fix it, to save all his documents etc.. Its an element external Hd which is "plug and play" so no install cds etc.. but it wouldnt install properly, said it couldnt find the driver.
So then I tried to install my wireless adaptor that uses a cd to install it. I put the cd in the drive but it wouldnt recognise it, turns out that the cd drive isnt recognised either.. I tried it a second time and it said
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this device cannot start code 10)
Any ideas on this??I also tried a 512mb flash usb drive which also didnt work... any ideas on this? I was going to update all the drivers etc but can if i can connect it to the internet and cant use any flash drives etc..
Im sure this is nothing, but it wouldnt be the fact that the hard drive and the cd drive are connected via the same IDE cable would it? If so what would the jumpers need to be on? master and slave or CA?
Problem 2 (although it is probably related)
I did a system check thing and it came up that the hard drive is "dirty" and to run chkdsk. I ran check disk, it completed stage one but half way stage two it stopped, and restarted. I watched it again, and this time on stage two on file 82217 it stopped and just started up vista as normal..
Problem 3 (the main one he wanted me too look at in the 1st place)
The computer wont shutdown properly, I click shut down, its logs off, says shutting down, then the screen goes dark and the harddrive clicks off, but the power is still on and the fans are still wirring.. any ideas??
Your help is much appriciated as im really stumped!!
: so im gussing this is where the problem lies? any ideas for a fix??