Computer Problem

ChrisUlrich · 03-09-2008, 09:07 PM

I turned my PC off the other day just to get a fresh restart and when I went to turn it back on, I got nothing!

I unhooked basically everything I could in the PC to see if I wasn't getting sufficient power from the PSU. But nothing changed. Tried all sorts of various positions for the RAM Sticks and got nothing. I am guessing that I am having motherboard issues but I am not sure.

I am not even getting to the bootup screen. Screen stays black the entire time, PC doesn't beep indicating that it's on. I'm not getting to Bios at all. Everything is getting powered, but nothing happens at all.

Any suggestions?

azwebs · 03-09-2008, 09:14 PM

Sounds like a motherboard issue, but I can't be sure. Check around the capacitors for liquids, to see if they are fine. If there is liquid there, then your boards gone. You could try contacting the manufacturer or supplier for a replacement, but if its out of warranty, you'll have to get a new board.

If there isn't any liquid on the capacitors, maybe someone else here has some suggestions.

ChrisUlrich · 03-09-2008, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azwebs

Sounds like a motherboard issue, but I can't be sure. Check around the capacitors for liquids, to see if they are fine. If there is liquid there, then your boards gone. You could try contacting the manufacturer or supplier for a replacement, but if its out of warranty, you'll have to get a new board.

If there isn't any liquid on the capacitors, maybe someone else here has some suggestions.

Board is completely dry, no liquid anywhere. Plus the liquid is supposed to be non-conductive.

fortyways · 03-09-2008, 10:05 PM

He means the stuff that comes out of capacitors when they die.

ChrisUlrich · 03-09-2008, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fortyways

He means the stuff that comes out of capacitors when they die.

Where are the capacitors? The only capaciators I know of are the 1/2" blue ones.

ChrisUlrich · 03-10-2008, 12:29 PM

Could bad ram cause this?

cRABu · 03-10-2008, 03:13 PM

when u have bad ram and you start the pc, you imediatly hear some BEEPS. Check CPU, and Mobo.

StrangleHold · 03-10-2008, 03:21 PM

Sounds like a bad P/S or Motherboard. When he said look at your capacitors you look for this

ChrisUlrich · 03-10-2008, 05:27 PM

The PC just turned on, randomyl works again. No idea why!

I was wondering if one of the two memory sticks could cause this issue?

03-09-2008, 09:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 667	Computer Problem I turned my PC off the other day just to get a fresh restart and when I went to turn it back on, I got nothing! I unhooked basically everything I could in the PC to see if I wasn't getting sufficient power from the PSU. But nothing changed. Tried all sorts of various positions for the RAM Sticks and got nothing. I am guessing that I am having motherboard issues but I am not sure. I am not even getting to the bootup screen. Screen stays black the entire time, PC doesn't beep indicating that it's on. I'm not getting to Bios at all. Everything is getting powered, but nothing happens at all. Any suggestions? __________________ Kandalf LCS (Full Tower) Case with Water Cooling EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 790i Motherboard Q9450 @ 3.5 1.26v- 720w Enermax PSU 2 x 250gb 7200rpm, 16mb Cache, SATA 3GB Harddrives. 1 74GB Raptor for Windows 2gb of OCZ DDR3 PC20000 EVGA 8800GTS 512mb (G92) 755/1030 X-Fi Fatality Sound Card and Altec Lansing 5100 Speakers Lite on it DVD/CD-RW w/ Lightscribe Sweet UV and Blue Lights for Water Cooling and... nothing :-) 24" Acer P234W and a 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025WM Monitor

03-09-2008, 09:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
azwebs Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Age: 14 Posts: 200	Sounds like a motherboard issue, but I can't be sure. Check around the capacitors for liquids, to see if they are fine. If there is liquid there, then your boards gone. You could try contacting the manufacturer or supplier for a replacement, but if its out of warranty, you'll have to get a new board. If there isn't any liquid on the capacitors, maybe someone else here has some suggestions. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad QX6850 3.0Ghz 8GB Corsair 800Mhz DDR2 RAM (4 x 2gb) 6 x 500GB Hard Drive SATA II (3 Terabytes) Gecube HD 3870X2 1gb Dual GPU PCI Two 18x DL DVD Burners TV Tuner w/ Remote 2 Firewire Ports/8 CH Audio/Floppy/7 USB's 255mb Fibre Optic Broadband Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit

03-10-2008, 12:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 667	Could bad ram cause this? __________________ Kandalf LCS (Full Tower) Case with Water Cooling EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 790i Motherboard Q9450 @ 3.5 1.26v- 720w Enermax PSU 2 x 250gb 7200rpm, 16mb Cache, SATA 3GB Harddrives. 1 74GB Raptor for Windows 2gb of OCZ DDR3 PC20000 EVGA 8800GTS 512mb (G92) 755/1030 X-Fi Fatality Sound Card and Altec Lansing 5100 Speakers Lite on it DVD/CD-RW w/ Lightscribe Sweet UV and Blue Lights for Water Cooling and... nothing :-) 24" Acer P234W and a 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025WM Monitor

03-10-2008, 03:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 6,832	Sounds like a bad P/S or Motherboard. When he said look at your capacitors you look for this __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 2gb PNY 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

03-10-2008, 05:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 667	The PC just turned on, randomyl works again. No idea why! I was wondering if one of the two memory sticks could cause this issue? __________________ Kandalf LCS (Full Tower) Case with Water Cooling EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 790i Motherboard Q9450 @ 3.5 1.26v- 720w Enermax PSU 2 x 250gb 7200rpm, 16mb Cache, SATA 3GB Harddrives. 1 74GB Raptor for Windows 2gb of OCZ DDR3 PC20000 EVGA 8800GTS 512mb (G92) 755/1030 X-Fi Fatality Sound Card and Altec Lansing 5100 Speakers Lite on it DVD/CD-RW w/ Lightscribe Sweet UV and Blue Lights for Water Cooling and... nothing :-) 24" Acer P234W and a 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025WM Monitor

03-09-2008, 10:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	He means the stuff that comes out of capacitors when they die.

03-10-2008, 03:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
cRABu Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: At the other side Age: 20 Posts: 160	when u have bad ram and you start the pc, you imediatly hear some BEEPS. Check CPU, and Mobo.

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