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Postby togusa » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:16 pm

So I booted up this morning and my computer isn't working. The computer gets power and the blue leds (decoration) light up, but the actual light that indicates power doesn't. My keyboard (ps2 or whatever) and scanner (usb) get power, but my usb mouse does not. Nothing happens when I boot however, no activity on the monitor at all. I think it might be the HD. Help :(
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Postby 10sun » Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:51 pm

you'd get an error message if your HD failed.

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Postby Minrott » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:55 pm

Motherboard or video card is dead.

I suspect your motherboard if the HD activity light isn't coming on.
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Postby Lyion » Sun Oct 24, 2004 8:25 am

Or Power Supply. I've had to swap out my power supply.
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Postby 10sun » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:12 am

turn on your monitor.
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Postby togusa » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:50 am

haha ;p. now the damn thing wont even turn on.
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Postby 10sun » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:53 am

my first guess would be a bum mobo. Try disassembling everything and reassembling everything to make sure that everything is properly seated. Clean out any excess dust that has accumulated in your video card & processor.

If that doesn't work, buy a new motherboard.
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Postby togusa » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:55 am

Mobos are expensive >_<. What're the chances it's my power source?
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Postby 10sun » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:02 am

uh
I'd say pretty low from personal experience. Never had one go out, I've had four motherboards die in the past though.

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Postby togusa » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:10 am

Well, what can cause a mobo to go out? I don't want this to happen again.
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Postby 10sun » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:15 am

Variety of things, I think it was a mix of overclocking and moisture that caused mine to die though.

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Postby Minrott » Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:52 pm

When you turn your power on, you say your USB accesories have power. Do your case fans also turn on? If so, your power supply is working. Your motherboard is fucked.
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Postby togusa » Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:35 pm

New mobo, same problem.. The fans and leds come on for all of 2 seconds and everything shuts down. The mobo power light is on always though.
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Postby Tossica » Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:43 pm

Short in the power supply.
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Postby Tacks » Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:49 pm

I think you should wash your computer, put it into your washing machine.
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Postby Narrock » Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:04 pm

Vonkaar has extra mobos. I'm sure he'd be happy to send you a couple. One might have chrome paint on it though.
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Postby togusa » Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:11 pm

New mobo wasn't needed. Replaced the power supply and it worked just dandy. Now to ship this right back to newegg.
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