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Desktop wont power up.

  • 09-09-2005 9:02pm
    #1
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,100 ✭✭✭


    I installed an new hard drive in my PC last night (not boot drive). Everything was working fine. Then this evening I switched it on and it wouldn't boot up. It switches on as usual, can hear the fans and drives etc, but thats as far as it gets. It doesn't beep and theres no signal sent to the monitor. I thought maybe the PSU was overloaded, but i've plugged out a few extra drives and it still wont boot. Theres a fair bit of hardware installed, it's a 450w PSU. Could it be fried?


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  • #2
    angelofdeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭angelofdeath


    did you try taking out the new hd and booting up?


  • #3
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,100 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    angelofdeath wrote:
    did you try taking out the new hd and booting up?
    Sure did.


  • #4
    Mr. Fancypants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,894 ✭✭✭Mr. Fancypants


    Is it possible the video card has come loose? Try taking it out reseating it back in tight. If you arent getting any signal to the monitor at all and no beeps it's likely that would be the issue.


  • #5
    angelofdeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭angelofdeath


    most video cards would give a warning, though it is worth checking that you didn't knock something loose, also reset the bios, reseat ram/cpu and if all of the above fail try to get your hands on another psu to check it against


  • #6
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,100 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    Checked the graphics card and ram alright. Although IIRC it'll beep if theres something wrong with either of those. Don't have any thermal paste atm, so don't want to remove the cpu. Can't see how it'd have come loose anyway.


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  • #7
    Scotty #
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,782 ✭✭✭Scotty #


    Similar thing happened to me a while back. Mother board was fried I'm sorry to say.
    However it was nothing to do with installing second drive. Is it possibly dust somewhere?

    you'll find an answer on http://www.virtualdr.com/ for sure


  • #8
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,100 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    Scotty # wrote:
    Similar thing happened to me a while back. Mother board was fried I sorry to say.
    :(


  • #9
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,100 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    Was planing a major overhaul soon so maybe this is the excuse I need. I'd still prefer to know which component is at fault though, and I don't really have much time to be pullin it apart testing each component.


  • #10
    HungryJoey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭HungryJoey


    Last 2-3 Time's this has happened to me, the GFX card died... As currently mine is dead, waiting for an RMA.. PC power's, but no beeps or no screen... Always the Graphics card for me..

    Hj


  • #11
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,100 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    HungryJoey wrote:
    Last 2-3 Time's this has happened to me, the GFX card died...
    Goddam. That was the one part that I wasn't planning on replacing.


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  • #12
    HungryJoey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭HungryJoey


    Have you got another AGP or PCI Express Graphics card lying around that you can try it.. Atleast then you can distingusih the problem. If the PC still doesnt boot up with the replacement GFX card, Then its 90% probably the Motherboard. What Are the Spec's of youre machine anyway, Its always handy to know.

    Thanks,

    Hj


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