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Computer won't boot

Started by 1kevgriff Jun 2, 2004 at 11:42 AM 1 reply 700+ views

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Jun 2, 2004 at 11:42 AM

Hey everyone, I have a small (large) problem with a friend''s computer. The problem is when you try to start it up. I pressed the power button, and the front lights come on and the fans start spinning. The LED on the motherboard also comes on. However, I don''t receive a video signal (2 monitors tried) and the computer doesn''t give a POST beep (like it should). The problem isn''t the video card, since I tried it with a known working one. Also, the keyboard lights don''t flash on startup. I''m debating if it''s a CPU problem or a motherboard problem. As a last resort, I''m turning to you all for some much needed advice. Here are the system specs: P4 3.2ghz Processor Giga-Byte GA-SIN1394 Motherboard 1gig Corsair DDR-RAM Sapphire Radeon 9800 ... that''s the major stuff. Thanks for any suggestions. I''ll check back often to answer questions that''ll help out. ======================================== Cybro :: The Ultimate Online Game Show. Ever.

Michalson

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Michalson

Jun 2, 2004 at 1:02 PM

Start eliminating unknowns. Unplug as many components as possible (CDROMS, Harddrives, USB brackets, power splitter cables) to get a bare minimum system.

First check I would do is to try and "create" a problem to force the BIOS to beep at me, in order to prove that it is actually trying to POST. Removing the video card would be a good way of doing this.

If removing the video card does not result in a post BEEP then you know it is not actually starting up (unless he encountered a problem flashing his BIOS). If you can''t force it to reveal a POST test like that I would start looking at other factors. Check that the powersupply actually works by hooking up a known good power supply to the system (don''t swap the suspect power supply into another computer). If that doesn''t fix problems then you''ll need to look at the CPU, motherboard and ram. Remove the ram chip and try to startup (if you get a beep during POST then you likely need to replace it). Finally you get to actually removing the CPU (not something you normally want to do since you''ll have to clean and reapply the heatsink afterwords).

HanSoL0

Jun 2, 2004 at 1:58 PM

I''ve had many problems with Gigabyte boards....might wanna try a different board or get that one RMA''d.

Ryan Buhr
Reactor Interactive, LLC.
rbuhr@reactorinteractive.net

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