Steph's Computer

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 23, 2003, 10:01 PM

hey all, i am having a problem with steph's computer. I have been building her a PC as a surprise for the past two weeks. Well, the other night, i shut it down like usual and then when i went to work on it again in the morning, it wouldn't boot up. i didn't change any cables, nothing. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Oct 23, 2003, 10:33 PM

how old is the mobo? cmos battery maybe? or would the computer just not start at all? more details man! if it is a matter of no POST then check the RAM and the Video card first. also it wouldn't hurt to clear the cmos. i know it seems like it is just a popular answer "clear your cmos" but it works... so hey.

the_penguin · Oct 23, 2003, 10:36 PM

didn't start at all

WildChild · Oct 23, 2003, 11:42 PM

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Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
hey all, i am having a problem with steph's computer. I have been building her a PC as a surprise for the past two weeks. Well, the other night, i shut it down like usual and then when i went to work on it again in the morning, it wouldn't boot up. i didn't change any cables, nothing. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Any light come on? anything at all?
if not then try switching out the psu's .

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Oct 23, 2003, 11:49 PM

Ya i just got a new mobo, ram, and proc and i went to fire it up and got no post...yet the lights and fans came on! So i started testing and i was like WTF the PSU was foobared...

Falstaff · Oct 23, 2003, 11:57 PM

KISS man...is P1 connected all the way...loose or missing component internally
ram..cpu...etc.

Malus · Oct 24, 2003, 12:02 AM

Is the power supply switch on? I've done that before, took me a few minutes to remember about that stupid little switch.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 24, 2003, 05:02 AM

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Originally posted by generalstupid
how old is the mobo? cmos battery maybe? or would the computer just not start at all? more details man! if it is a matter of no POST then check the RAM and the Video card first. also it wouldn't hurt to clear the cmos. i know it seems like it is just a popular answer "clear your cmos" but it works... so hey.

old mobo..cmos bat is abt 3 or 4 mouths old
cleared it... removed the battery and by jumper no help

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Originally posted by wildchild
Any light come on? anything at all?
if not then try switching out the psu's .

the psu is good i ran on this exact same mobo before... leiite red light that says" hey i have power!" and all the fans kick up...

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Originally posted by fallang_jeff
KISS man...is P1 connected all the way...loose or missing component internally
ram..cpu...etc.

reseated everything!

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Originally posted by Malus
Is the power supply switch on? I've done that before, took me a few minutes to remember about that stupid little switch.

i wouldnt forget about the switch lol...

this thing is ticking me off... worked fine for 12 hours as a set up back grund loaded drivers programs ... rebooted several times... all looking good ..shut it down.. go to be wake up an it wont start!!!!

I have a new cpu to put in it now but if i can get it to start with the old one i'm not rsiking the new one..

jkayca2 · Oct 24, 2003, 05:26 AM

Hard drive failure maybe. I didn't quite follow what you said in your earlier post. The fans power up? If there's power and its just the HD you should be able to disconnect it and then boot to the BIOS screen.

In these situations the only thing you can do is start removing or swapping out components until it works.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 24, 2003, 05:33 AM

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Originally posted by jkayca2
Hard drive failure maybe. I didn't quite follow what you said in your earlier post. The fans power up? If there's power and its just the HD you should be able to disconnect it and then boot to the BIOS screen.

In these situations the only thing you can do is start removing or swapping out components until it works.

tried that.. makeing no since unless the board up and decided to die....or the cpu but if it was the cpu theboard shouln't start....

but i dont get it.... why did it work fine.... thwen just up and die arrrggg

~~HawK~~ · Oct 24, 2003, 05:40 AM

Well if the Fans power up, and nothing else it would be the CPU IMHO..
IT is weird that it run before, but there is always the change, can you try that cpu in an other rig ??

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 24, 2003, 06:34 AM

no that would be a platnum pain the arse ...i'm guesing the board has died

jkayca2 · Oct 25, 2003, 07:35 AM

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Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
but i dont get it.... why did it work fine.... thwen just up and die arrrggg

Maybe you've been a victim of that big ass solar flare that just hit

Feel for you though. I went through something similar with my PSU. It just decided to pack it in one day. Cracked it open and didn't see anything obviously wrong with it. Just decided, "Today is a good day to retire"

One thing you could check on your mobo though is to see if you have any blown capacitors. A few years back a whole big batch of them were made that weren't quite up to spec. and had a tendency to blow. Just in case you're bored or something.

FuNsTeR · Oct 25, 2003, 08:50 AM

ok neon try this its a long shot ... but it has happened to me remove your power cable then remove your cpu keep the fan attached to the power reattach power cable to power supply ... turn the pc on (as in boot) switch off psu and remove the power cable again then insert the cpu , put the fan back on attach your power cable on to your psu again and reeboot ... the problem you get is the same i get when i buy a new heatsink and fan or a new power supply ... give a try buddy

jjmd · Oct 25, 2003, 09:50 AM

Sounds like the Bios took a crap. I have had this happin to me. Everything turns on but no post no beeps. It was the bios.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 25, 2003, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by jjmd
Sounds like the Bios took a crap. I have had this happin to me. Everything turns on but no post no beeps. It was the bios.

I thought that 2 but i just figured it out.............

MY doron 650 took a crap!!!!! RIP duron 650.....(plays taps) and then fings it into the trash....

I tested my powr spuuly useing a power supply tester teted good and put on a pci video card still nothing that narrowed it down to the board or cpu so i tryied the 1.2 ghz and it fired up !!!

YEA!!!!!!!

eyeguy616 · Oct 25, 2003, 09:01 PM

Shoulda put the old thing on a key chain!

~eyeguy616