Computer (with K9N2) often hangs at MB loading screen at bootup

Hi,
I have just assembled a computer. It seems to work well on the first try. However, whenever it's reboot / shutdown&bootup, it often hangs at the motherboard loading screen, which displays:
Press tab to switch to post or del to run BIOS setup
Whether I press tab or del, it will load up some hardware data / counting and then hangs there.
I have tried to pull out the memory and reinstall it. Also did the same to the video card. It still hangs often (probably 30% chance of working)
I have suspected that it is about Voltage for memory but since i'm not quite sure I didn't do much.
I have also updated the BIOS.
What else will you suggest me to do?
Thank you for your help in advance.
Here are the specs of my system:
MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum
AMD Phenom X4 9500 4M 95W
OCZ High Performance DDR2 Memory Dual Channel (4GB)
XFX GeForce 9400 GT 1GB
AOpen F90GS Monitor
Hitachi Deskstar 1TB Sata drive
LG GH22NS50 Black SATA DVD-Writer
ULTRA XBlaster ATX Mid-Tower Case
ULTRA 500 Watt ATX Power Supply
Windows XP Professional SP2
Thank you!
Ray

The problem existed before I did the BIOS update through live update though.
Well no then it wouldn't be the problem now.
Yea it could be the ps but tend to be awful quick to condemn em around here and on other boards I visit I notice. With the PCI-e video card removed the power supply should work fine, 500w should be plenty and your video card doesn't appear to use external power anyway, gets it all from the PCI slot.
Does your power supply have a 8pin CPU connector or a 4pin connector connected to the JPW3 CPU header? You do have that power cable connected right? If a 4 pin, is it connected at the right side of the 8 pin header? Even if only a 4pin it should still run, I ran mine on one for several days until I was able to pick up a new PS with the 8pin connector.
You stated you put it together, it ran right at first, common then to start adding to one once up and running. Think back, is there anything you can think of you did just before the problem started? Installed a piece of hardware? a program? Updated drivers? all or one of the above?
Was the computer built with all new parts? If not whats used, where did the power supply come from, was it new? used? you took it from another computer you had/have or second hand from someone else? Same with all the other parts its built with, all known good? Or the person couldn't remember, wasn't sure?
Sure take a minute and test that PS in another computer, or if you can try another PS in this computer. If you don't have another computer or PS how about a buddy, test it in his or put his PS in your computer and see if it helps. I'd hate to see you spend money on another one just to continue to have the same problem. Having more then one computer is handy, when in doubt swap a part or two a minute. I know not everyone has that option.

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The problem existed before I did the BIOS update through live update though.
Well no then it wouldn't be the problem now.
Yea it could be the ps but tend to be awful quick to condemn em around here and on other boards I visit I notice. With the PCI-e video card removed the power supply should work fine, 500w should be plenty and your video card doesn't appear to use external power anyway, gets it all from the PCI slot.
Does your power supply have a 8pin CPU connector or a 4pin connector connected to the JPW3 CPU header? You do have that power cable connected right? If a 4 pin, is it connected at the right side of the 8 pin header? Even if only a 4pin it should still run, I ran mine on one for several days until I was able to pick up a new PS with the 8pin connector.
You stated you put it together, it ran right at first, common then to start adding to one once up and running. Think back, is there anything you can think of you did just before the problem started? Installed a piece of hardware? a program? Updated drivers? all or one of the above?
Was the computer built with all new parts? If not whats used, where did the power supply come from, was it new? used? you took it from another computer you had/have or second hand from someone else? Same with all the other parts its built with, all known good? Or the person couldn't remember, wasn't sure?
Sure take a minute and test that PS in another computer, or if you can try another PS in this computer. If you don't have another computer or PS how about a buddy, test it in his or put his PS in your computer and see if it helps. I'd hate to see you spend money on another one just to continue to have the same problem. Having more then one computer is handy, when in doubt swap a part or two a minute. I know not everyone has that option.

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Step 1
The first step in dealing with a boot failure is to secure your data. If you want to preserve the contents of the startup drive, and you don't already have at least one current backup, you must try to back up now, before you do anything else. It may or may not be possible. If you don't care about the data that has changed since your last backup, you can skip this step.
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b. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, boot the non-working Mac in target disk mode. Use the working Mac to copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
c. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.
Step 2
Press and hold the power button until the power shuts off. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed to boot, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Use a different keyboard and/or mouse, if those devices are wired. If you can boot now, one of the devices you disconnected, or a combination of them, is causing the problem. Finding out which one is a process of elimination.
If you've booted from an external storage device, make sure that your internal boot volume is selected in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences.
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Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
When you boot in safe mode, it's normal to see a dark gray progress bar on a light gray background. If the progress bar gets stuck for more than a few minutes, or if the system shuts down automatically while the progress bar is displayed, your boot volume is corrupt and the drive is probably malfunctioning. In that case, go to Step 5.
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Reinstall the OS. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
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Sat Jun 13 09:57:48 2009
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A9C68): Kernel trap at 0x00a60a73, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x000000bc, CR3: 0x01381000, CR4: 0x00000660
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CR2: 0x000000bc, EBP: 0x6db19668, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0xffffffff
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0x6db19458 : 0x1a9c68 (0x464700 0xa60a73 0xe 0x463eb0)
0x6db19538 : 0x1a038d (0x6db19550 0x9 0x6db19668 0xa60a73)
0x6db19548 : 0xa60a73 (0xe 0x48 0x6db10010 0xa90010)
0x6db19668 : 0xa689ff (0xc1d00001 0x8000000 0x8000003 0x40)
0x6db196c8 : 0xa5b1ed (0x6db19858 0x6 0x0 0x0)
0x6db19828 : 0xa4c3e2 (0x0 0x600d600d 0x7027 0x6db19858)
0x6db198e8 : 0xc396b5 (0xc1d00001 0x8000000 0x8000003 0x40)
0x6db19918 : 0xc43e01 (0x584c8000 0x8000000 0x88100090 0x3e)
0x6db1b8a8 : 0xc20b3e (0x584c8000 0x8000000 0x15 0x584c801c)
0x6db1b9a8 : 0xa47b09 (0x584c8000 0x0 0x6db1bab2 0x80)
0x6db1ba08 : 0xa3c69d (0x8cc5c00 0x0 0x6db1bab2 0x80)
0x6db1bb38 : 0xa3df44 (0x8cc5c00 0xa4162c 0x6db1bbec 0x4)
0x6db1bc08 : 0x9eebf0 (0x8cc5c00 0x1 0x0 0x13)
0x6db1bc68 : 0x9e7be6 (0x8cc5c00 0x6db1bd2c 0x8606000 0x8cc5c00)
0x6db1bc98 : 0x411791 (0x8cc5c00 0x8606000 0x8606000 0x0)
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dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.5)@0x63a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.1)@0x9df000
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.1)@0xa36000->0xa43fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.5)@0x63a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.1)@0x9df000
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.1)@0x9df000->0x9fbfff
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9G55
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               System.out.println("There is no tape");
          return mode;
I know it does have to be set as 2 files....I still need to put in a rewind and fast forward option would that be done the same way that public void insetTape is done? also I was wondering how i will interface it with the user? Cause the only output i see is a display message that there isn't any tape in the vcr.
Thankgs again for everyones help.

Kernel panic, restored hard drive, stuck on loading screen....

yesterday i had a kenel panic occur when i booted up my Macbook Pro, i tried to boot to an SMC, tried to boot to a PRAM, finally booted to the install disk. Went to disk utility, erased the hard drive and restored it to a Time Machine Back up done 2 days ago. Turned on the computer, now it's stuck on the loading screen, but no kernel panic message.....booted again to the install disk, verified and repaired HD, and got the message the HD seems to be okay. WEnt to reboot and stuck again on loading screen. Help me get to my computer......please!!!
Let me know if you need further information, would love any help i can get.....thank you!!

a brody, thanks so much for the advice. quick question on the particulars: this is what i am assuming you mean to do:
1. go back to disk utility from the install disk and wipe the hard drive again.
2. run the install disk again and just try to install the base operating system from that disk
3. see if there are any problems from that point
4. diagnose problems
is this correct, or should i be installing the base operating system from another point (i.e. my external hard drive time machine back up, somewhere else in the Disk Utility options, etc.)
Thanks again for the help.

Firefox v28 will not launch yahoo and yahoo email often hangs. the problems started with v28, does not even load the homepage in the addr bar on startup.

i set yahoo mail as a homepage.
start firefox v28 and the screen goes blank, nothing shows in the addr bar and it just sits with
the spinning green icon. no problems until i moved to v28. i often have issues with flash player
hanging and created a dos bat file to kill it but that is not what seems to be happening with yahoo. pretty much everything else works. FF freezes but killing the plug in releases it. the newer versions
of FF seem more flakey than the older ones. thanks for your help

How do you kill the Flash player plugin using a BAT file -- are you killing an Adobe Flash exe or Firefox's plugin-container.exe?
You can start up Firefox to a blank page using the Run box on the Start menu, with this:
firefox.exe "about:blank"
Hopefully that will at least get you in. Then, for Yahoo mail, make sure to access your mailbox through the Yahoo home page (or AT&T Yahoo home page, etc., as the case may be). And:
When you have a problem with one particular site, a good "first thing to try" is clearing your Firefox cache and deleting your saved cookies for the site.
(1) Bypass Firefox's Cache
Use Ctrl+Shift+r to reload the page fresh from the server.
Alternately, you also can clear Firefox's cache completely using:
orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Options > Advanced
On the Network mini-tab > Cached Web Content : "Clear Now"
If you have a large hard drive, this might take a few minutes.
(2) Remove the site's cookies (save any pending work first). While viewing a page on the site:
* right-click and choose View Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
* Alt+t (open the classic Tools menu) > Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
In the dialog that opens you can remove your Yahoo cookies individually.
Then try reloading the page. Does that help?
To rule out extensions as a possible culprit, could you try the site in Firefox's Safe Mode? That's a standard diagnostic tool to deactivate extensions, some advanced features, and some custom settings. More info: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]].
You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using
* Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
Note: Flash and other plugins still run
After Firefox closes, a small dialog should appear: click "Start in Safe Mode" (''not'' Reset)
Any difference?

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