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computer wont start.
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29. October 2006 @ 09:48 |
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hi all, just lately, my friends pc wouldnt start So i decided to try and fix it for him.. When i push the on off switch, the hard drive led stays on for ever, but no thing happens. the fans turn on and all, but the hdd wont.
now when i go and disconnect the ide cable, the hdd starts up all of a sudden, the motherboard does that beep thigy at start up and all, but nothing is displayed in the monitor.
here are the specs:
WD 80 GB hdd
Bestec 250W PSU
512 MB Ram
K7VTA3 Ver. 6.0 mobo
TNT2 AGP4x 32MB ram video card
sempron 2400+ 1.6ghz cpu
yes i know its old and he is very ignorant and says that his PC is just fine. He wont upgrade
so like can anyone give me any advice on why this is happening?
thnx
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31. October 2006 @ 03:52 |
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sounds like something is dead and my money is on the mobo(cpu a close 2nd), looks like he might need to upgrade after all.
not a bad rig tho, all things considered, my mate has a p4 1.4ghz(or 1.6) and he thinks its the dogs dangly bits. each to their own hey?
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31. October 2006 @ 15:31 |
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LOL!!
thats whack though
so why does it start up only after i disconnect the ide cable?
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ddp
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31. October 2006 @ 17:28 |
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disconnect all drive cables, remove all cards & ram except videocard & 1 stick of ram. reseat those 2. if have another videocard, try it.
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1. November 2006 @ 03:03 |
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sorry my bad, need to make sure i read the full post(it might of been late at night here)
well then that sounds like the psu isnt powerful enough.
but if it was fine and now all of asuden this i would still go with mobo.
can you try your psu init first to rule that out?
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1. November 2006 @ 06:08 |
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hard drive is dead
guys think, if it posts after you have disconnected the harddrive
what might be wrong lol
try a different harddrive
try a different ide cable
i'll read it all next time
and reply when i know what i'm talking about
i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
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1. November 2006 @ 13:21 |
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if its the hard drive why no video when its removed? surly you would still get the post screen?
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1. November 2006 @ 17:58 |
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wow, thanks,
well i did what ddp said, and i actually got the hdd to start, but nothing is showing on the screen.
it might be the mobo
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ddp
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1. November 2006 @ 18:11 |
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didn't want hd connected, just mb, cpu, cpu heatsink fan assembly, 1 stick of ram & a videocard. try clearing the cmos as found it to work sometimes to kickstart a system. try another psu as 5v line on current psu could be dead.
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4. November 2006 @ 11:51 |
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me thinks its the video card cause nothing is showin on the monitor
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ddp
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4. November 2006 @ 14:35 |
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bad motherboard, ram, cpu or psu can cause it not to show on the monitor besides a bad videocard.
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10. November 2006 @ 12:48 |
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well, i swapped the psu and ram, but the screen still wont show.
so how do i know what is wrong?
should i trust my guts and get a new mobo?
what is the order of importance?
1. motherboard
2. CPU
3. GPU
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ddp
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10. November 2006 @ 15:05 |
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all 3 plus ram & psu. does the drives seem to be going thru their booting process? try clearing the cmos to see if that does anything.
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10. November 2006 @ 16:56 |
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well, the drive does seem like if it is acting normal, same sound if i put it on another computer.
i took the battery off, and replaced that too, but it didnt do anything
there is no post beep either, when there are no drives connected
i am leaning over to a dead motherboard
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13. November 2006 @ 16:20 |
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well,
if the cpu, and vid card get hot, does it mean the mobois dead or not?
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ddp
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14. November 2006 @ 08:14 |
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just shows they are getting power.
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