p5k-v will not boot
(One quick note before I start. When asking a question please give some more information. Merely posting a motherboard model number and saying it will not boot does not give me much to go on. But I shall try!)
When your computer does not boot you need to look at two things:
1)Where does it crash. At what specific point in booting.
2)Did you add any new software or hardware?
I would suggest trying to boot into safe mode. If you can do that then the computer is not totally lost. Turn the computer off and then back on and press F8 continually. A screen will pop up where you need to select: “Safe Mode with Networking.” If Safe Mode works then the problem is probably with the drivers and software being loaded at startup. What you will need to do is disable everything and enable something called diagnostic startup. Here’s how to do it:
First go to start>run. Type in “msconfig” and select Diagnostic Startup. Then click apply and select Restart. Windows should now boot normally but you’ll be missing all the software that normally runs at startup (like an antivirus.) What you now need to do is run msconfig again but this time go to the “Startup” tab. There will be a list of software. You need to enable one
program at a time and restart after each enable. This is very important.
When you enable a program, restart and the computer doesn’t boot again you will have found the culprit and you will know what your dealing with.
(If this doesn’t work for anyone please ask a more detailed question and I’ll answer right away.)
The Fake Geek