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pc not booting up
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noobz
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16. July 2007 @ 06:14 |
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hi, my desktop was just running fine and now i turned it on this morning and now it is not lighting up the front lights and only thing that is turning on is the fan on my vid card. something is majorly wrong. nothing is lighting up!. thanks to everyone that helps.
anyone?
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16. July 2007 @ 07:14 |
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If it happened all of a sudden, your motherboard may be screwed. What brand is it?
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noobz
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16. July 2007 @ 07:27 |
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16. July 2007 @ 07:32 |
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Is it under the HP warranty? I'd recommend taking it back to them. There's nothing I can think of that would cause that problem other than a motherboard failure.
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noobz
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16. July 2007 @ 07:43 |
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can it be a psu failure? and no it is not under waranty.
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16. July 2007 @ 07:45 |
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Lol you'd hope so, that being easier to replace, but I doubt it. If the front lights aren't coming on, there's something more serious that's happened.
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noobz
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16. July 2007 @ 07:47 |
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well now that it is not under waranty what should i do?
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16. July 2007 @ 07:49 |
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Replace the motherboard... :S
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noobz
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16. July 2007 @ 07:51 |
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lol i do not know how to do that is that hard? i am soo sorry i am a newbie and not too experienced with computers. should i just take it to store or call hp and see if they can replace the computer for a fee
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16. July 2007 @ 07:59 |
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If you're not experienced with working inside computers, get someone else to do it, changing motherboard is one of the most complex procedures of all. Shop around and tell them you want the motherboard replaced (don't ask them to tell you what's wrong with the PC because they'll charge you a fortune for finding out - if the problem's the motherboard which I think it is, that'll be fixed by them replacing it, if the problem isn't the motherboard, when they test it after changing the motherboard the real problem will become apparent and they'll tell you what to do next). Don't just go to the first shop and ask to have it done, find the best deal. Some people are out there just to rip you off.
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1ceCold
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16. July 2007 @ 08:01 |
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Its not always the motherboard. And you better hope that its not the psu because it couldve fried other things with it. Open the case and see if their is any LED's lighted on the motherboard.
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noobz
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16. July 2007 @ 08:03 |
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ok all i see is that my fan on the computer's vid card is on and nothing else
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16. July 2007 @ 08:36 |
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Not even the fan for the CPU? Interesting.
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noobz
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16. July 2007 @ 08:42 |
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nope
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16. July 2007 @ 08:44 |
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Originally posted by noobz:
nope
Try clearing your CMOS by taking out the battery for about 5 minutes and putting it back in. You may get lucky.
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16. July 2007 @ 08:45 |
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Do you have any fans that you can plug straight into the power supply (the large 4 pin connectors)? If so, try one, if it doesn't power up, it could indeed be the power supply. That could be good, could be bad. If you're not replacing it yourself, it's mostly bad because it won't save you time, and it certainly won't save you money.
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noobz
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16. July 2007 @ 08:50 |
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k no fans that are directly conected to psu. waiting for 5 minutes to clear cmos.......
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another thing i noticed that my harddrive is not running when i power it on either.
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and clearing the cmos did not help either.
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16. July 2007 @ 08:59 |
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Can you unplug the data cable from the hard disk and leave the power cable attached, then power up the PC. If it doesn't spin up then we know the power supply is at fault.
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noobz
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16. July 2007 @ 09:02 |
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wait hd now runing
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16. July 2007 @ 09:05 |
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So it spins up when you remove the data cable, but not when it's attached?
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noobz
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16. July 2007 @ 09:07 |
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i just called my geeks and they know for sure it is the mother board that is gone. everything is fine but... the motherboad. fuch i am screwd.
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they said it is a software issue in motherboard... what could that be? bios?
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1ceCold
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16. July 2007 @ 10:37 |
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If the hd is spinning up when the data cable is unplugged then I doubt the motherboard is bad. Then why would the hd spin and the fan on the video card be on? It COULD have. But its rare that motherboards will go bad.
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16. July 2007 @ 10:41 |
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Why would you be able to say anything about the motherboard if the HDD spins up without data connection?
hard disks, when powered, spin up automatically if there's no data cable. If there is, they only spin up when requested, hence how HDDs can be turned off by Windows after a certain time without the PC interacting with the power supply. if the HDD doesn't spin up when it's plugged into the motherboard, chances are the motherboard is screwed.
As for the software issue, it seems unlikely. The power light not coming on could never be caused by the motherboard, if you took the BIOS chip out the power light should come on, even if only briefly. I think there's a hardware problem with your motherboard. Software issues don't just happen, something has to cause them even if it's not obvious, but since nothing can change the software on the motherboard but you, if you didn't do anything to it, I'm writing software off. I think it needs replacement.
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1ceCold
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16. July 2007 @ 11:28 |
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No doubt it does. I'm just saying i have been using computers for over 12 years and its a rare occurance. Never had it happen to me.
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16. July 2007 @ 11:32 |
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It's happened to me once, and I've not really been satisfied with any of the motherboards I've had in the last few months.
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