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Pc wont start up

Menelaun · 2015-02-06 10:44:34

Hey guys I went to start my pc up the other day and it wont start up i can here the fans start up ad it has power going into it but it clicks off after roughly two seconds monitor doesnt even start up any ideas whats wrong with it?

06-02-2015 11:44am

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Menelaun

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Hey guys
I went to start my pc up the other day and it wont start up i can here the fans start up ad it has power going into it but it clicks off after roughly two seconds monitor doesnt even start up

any ideas whats wrong with it?

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power

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#2 06-02-2015 7:40pm

dango

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057349875 might help.

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#3 06-02-2015 8:28pm

jayo26

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First thing id be trying is the ram take both out and try both of them back in alternatively to make sure its not a faulty stick of ram.

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#4 06-02-2015 9:28pm

Hank Scorpio

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If you got a spare psu lying around try test it. Had a similar problem recently and that solved it

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#5 08-02-2015 2:19pm

Menelaun

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contacted amazon they're sending me a replacement psu only had the thing since september

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