After upgrading my BIOS, my computer will not boot further than a blue screen after asking which OS to load.

I am currently using a celeron 1.4 Ghz, and it works fine with windows xp and mandrake linux. But when I installed my new MSI motherboard with AMI bios, pentium 4 (2.0 Ghz) and 512 MB ddr ram, windows will not boot. It gives me the option of which os to load, but it still just gives me a blue screen with some stop error on it. Everybody has told me to update my bios, which i have done, and it still won't work. I'm not sure if I am doing it wrong or what, but I am wondering if i could take it to one of your stores and have you check it out, and for what cost. Please call me or email me. (480) 924-5442 Thank you.

This question was answered on December 9, 2003. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

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If you have upgraded your BIOS and your computer is still not working try replacing the chip with a new one from your board manufacturer Make sure that you did upgrade the BIOS with the correct version Also, check the video card for proper installation or move it to a different slot and check for conflicts Try these suggestions before taking it for repairs.

Colleen Foster

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Posted by Student of Katharine Gibbs School - New York on December 9, 2003

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