I recieved my new pc today from cyberpowersystem and now cannot get it to boot up properly.
it worked for about the first hour or so but now when i turn it on i get the windows
did not shut down properly etc.screen and no matter which option i try" safe mode,
safe mode with networking,normal " etc, i only get as far as the microsoft
corporation screen with the coloured moving bar on it but then nothing! i briefly
see the mouse pointer but then blank screen and the HDD light goes out(i assume its
no longer loading anything).
I'm sending this using my folks pc.
I've also sent an email to their tech support people too, but wondered if i'd get a quicker response here from you guys.pc specs are:

* CASE: Sigma Gaming Orca Case
* CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX6850 @ 3.00GHz 1333FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit
* CD: LiteOn LH-20A1H 20X Double Layer DVD+-RW Super Allwrite + Lightscribe Technology
* FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS
* HDD: Single Hard Drive (200GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
* MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core Supports) Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
* MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (OCZ Value Select or Major Brand)
* NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
* Operating System: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium (32-bit Edition)
* POWERSUPPLY: Hiper Type-M SLI/Crossfire Ready 580 Watt Power Supply
* SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
* USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
* VIDEO: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express Video Card

oh and i'm not getting any kind of beeping that you seem to get if your pc's about to go t*ts up, just the regular one start up beep.

Hey bud,

Try a "Last known good" restore -

1. Start your computer.
2. keep tapping the F8 key.
3. When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, use the ARROW keys to select Last Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked), and then press ENTER.
4. If you are running other operating systems on your computer, use the ARROW keys to select Microsoft Windows XP, and then press ENTER.

its only got vista installed on it, but will give your suggestion a try and see what happens. i did try loading from the disc and that didn't work either. but i'll give it a go and post back later.

tried the F8 key thing didn't come up with last known etc at all (maybe something to do with vista?), so i tried booting from the cd instead, it didn't boot up but it reinstalled vista onto my HDD and that seems to have worked!?!
Question, when it was reinstalling it made a bakup(?) of the old vista er stuff and put it in a folder called "windows old", now, can i delete that folder as its taking up over 10gig of space and, if as i assume, it just contains all of my original install of vista, which it has installed a "fresh" version of anyway it shouldn't be a problem,right?

Did it come with a lot of preinstalled software -- in the old install?
Don't know Vista well yet-- but do you have any firewal/AV/ office apps, anything on CD or DVD ?.

It should not cause a problem with your current working install-- but you might want to look for salvage purposes-- if you don't have discs. If you don't care about any of it--and your new one runs good then delete it.

I would email tech support to get the issue "on the record" for your own protection. Warranty-- you know ?

Thanx for reply , i had done that and got an email back saying it could be a driver error and asking if i'd added any hardware or software to my comp. I've replied asking about the deletion of "windows old" folder ,so i'll wait see what they say but i always have more luck/better ideas etc from you guys on here so thought i'd ask here first.
Also as far as i'm aware it only installed vista with the usual **** that comes with any version of windows(card games, that poxy MSN, stuff like that), i installed avg anti virus and a few games last night so they won't be on the old one, so probably will be ok to delete it then? as i say i'll wait see what the suggest too just to be sure, as you say, so i've got it "on record" just in case.

do i just go to the folder and delete it or do i have to do anything else like go into add/remove programs or anything like that? i'll download ccleaner and run that after just to be sure.