make sure that your RAM modules and Cmos battery are securely seated
on some motherboards Cmos batteries are soldered in
Test all leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions IDE SATA
the leads from your ((motherboard to your hard drive)) make sure they have a secure dust free connections and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty
if its a flat 40 pin ide it will be the first to fail
check the graphics card is seated properly with no dust in the socket you might have to remove it to check for dust reinstall it
restart your computer the found new hardware wizard should activate
a computer needs power and data to travel through every working device and to its continue its cycle and to have and end to function make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure make sure the connections and are not faulty even the electrical extensions or just replace them they could be faulty a computer needs all electric current and computer data to travel to and through every working device and have an end to work properly click start right click on my computer so any faulty leads will end up with a computer error hope this helps
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