Problems Starting up the computer

saurabh008 · 06-03-2005, 06:17 AM

Hi Guys
I've got a p4 3.02Ghz computer which has been running fine for 1 year. Normally when I swich it on I hear a beep and then there is a display on the moniter. For past few months I'm having a problem, when I switch on the computer I don't hear any beep and there is no display on the moniter at all as if it's not connected to the computer. But when I restart my computer I hear the beep and everything works fine. When I switched on this morning it worked fine for a wile and then I got the blue screen of death. Now my computer is not working at all. When I start it I don't hear any beep and nothing is desplayed on the computer. Even when I restart its same thing again.
Please Help

**Praetor** · 06-03-2005, 06:18 AM

Whats the hardware in the box?

QUESTIONS 101.

saurabh008 · 06-03-2005, 06:43 AM

I've got
p4 3.02GHz
1gb ddr ram
SATA RAID 80GB
GeForce fx 5600 256MB

Daveb2012 · 06-03-2005, 08:42 AM

the single beep means your computer passed post (power on self test) which is basically a quick hardware check to ensure that everything is present and functioning properly. since you didnt hear that all I can say from the information you gave in the post is that some peice of hardware is PROBABLY not working.

the only required Hardware to start up a pc is video card, cpu, ram, PSU, mother board. your probably is narrowed down to all of those. Its hard to fix something when you don't knwo whats wrong. You can try taking everything appart and installing only whats required to install the pc to see if this helps. sometimes as odd as it sounds it can fix it, atleast get it to boot. Besides that the only thing you can do to trouble shoot broken hardware is to swap it with known good parts. or test the possible broken parts in a working computer.

randruff · 06-03-2005, 03:34 PM

Failing/failed RAM? Easy place to start, try swapping RAM. If you have two sticks, pull one...try starting then. Like Daveb said, you need to narrow down and try and find the faulty hardware. Best of luck, let us know how it goes!

saurabh008 · 06-03-2005, 04:09 PM

Hi
Thanx for your help. I've already reassembled the whole computer but it still doesn't work. All the drives are working coz I can see the lights. I've already reset the bios but that doesn't work either. The thing is that everything seems to be working fine, all the drives, hard disk, graphics card but for some reason nothing comes up on the monitor.

As I mentioned earlier, I've had a similar problem before and restarting the computer used to solve the problem but that doesn't seem to be working anymore. The monitor appears as if it's not getting any signal at all. I'm not sure if this is the problem but there is this thing called DPS(Dual Power Supply) card in my computer. I was making sure that it was inserted properly and I pressed on it and all of a sudden I heard a beep and the computer booted up. But just before Windows could load the computer froze again and now its back to the same thing. Even adjusting the DPS doesn' help. Don't know what to do now...

randruff · 06-03-2005, 06:06 PM

try swapping a graphics card. It really is starting to sound like yours failed.

Tapir · 06-04-2005, 03:28 AM

Check your heatsink/cpu/thermal compound installation and also your MB battery.

saurabh008 · 06-06-2005, 05:38 PM

Hi guys
I've tried everything. Checked the videocard by putting it in my other computer it works just fine. Checked the RAM. But it still wouldn't work.

**apj101** · 06-06-2005, 06:14 PM

so youve confirmed that

ram
graphics
drives
psu
cpu heatsink is set ok

are all working fine. We sounds like your motherboards is all that left. If you could get hold of one to test all components on (including your PSU) then it may put your problem to bed

06-03-2005, 06:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
saurabh008 New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 10	Problems Starting up the computer Hi Guys I've got a p4 3.02Ghz computer which has been running fine for 1 year. Normally when I swich it on I hear a beep and then there is a display on the moniter. For past few months I'm having a problem, when I switch on the computer I don't hear any beep and there is no display on the moniter at all as if it's not connected to the computer. But when I restart my computer I hear the beep and everything works fine. When I switched on this morning it worked fine for a wile and then I got the blue screen of death. Now my computer is not working at all. When I start it I don't hear any beep and nothing is desplayed on the computer. Even when I restart its same thing again. Please Help

06-03-2005, 06:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
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06-03-2005, 08:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Daveb2012 Bronze Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 51	the single beep means your computer passed post (power on self test) which is basically a quick hardware check to ensure that everything is present and functioning properly. since you didnt hear that all I can say from the information you gave in the post is that some peice of hardware is PROBABLY not working. the only required Hardware to start up a pc is video card, cpu, ram, PSU, mother board. your probably is narrowed down to all of those. Its hard to fix something when you don't knwo whats wrong. You can try taking everything appart and installing only whats required to install the pc to see if this helps. sometimes as odd as it sounds it can fix it, atleast get it to boot. Besides that the only thing you can do to trouble shoot broken hardware is to swap it with known good parts. or test the possible broken parts in a working computer. __________________ -current setup ---------------------------------------------------- OCZ powerstream 520w OCZ gold VX 512 x 2 DFI Nf4 Ultra-d ATI x800xl 256mb Pci-E *Athlon 64 3000+ venice @ 2792mhz

06-06-2005, 06:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,257	so youve confirmed that ram graphics drives psu cpu heatsink is set ok are all working fine. We sounds like your motherboards is all that left. If you could get hold of one to test all components on (including your PSU) then it may put your problem to bed __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

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06-03-2005, 06:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
saurabh008 New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 10	I've got p4 3.02GHz 1gb ddr ram SATA RAID 80GB GeForce fx 5600 256MB

06-03-2005, 03:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
randruff Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 30 min south of iraq....oops....Detroit. Age: 27 Posts: 742	Failing/failed RAM? Easy place to start, try swapping RAM. If you have two sticks, pull one...try starting then. Like Daveb said, you need to narrow down and try and find the faulty hardware. Best of luck, let us know how it goes!

06-03-2005, 04:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
saurabh008 New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 10	Hi Thanx for your help. I've already reassembled the whole computer but it still doesn't work. All the drives are working coz I can see the lights. I've already reset the bios but that doesn't work either. The thing is that everything seems to be working fine, all the drives, hard disk, graphics card but for some reason nothing comes up on the monitor. As I mentioned earlier, I've had a similar problem before and restarting the computer used to solve the problem but that doesn't seem to be working anymore. The monitor appears as if it's not getting any signal at all. I'm not sure if this is the problem but there is this thing called DPS(Dual Power Supply) card in my computer. I was making sure that it was inserted properly and I pressed on it and all of a sudden I heard a beep and the computer booted up. But just before Windows could load the computer froze again and now its back to the same thing. Even adjusting the DPS doesn' help. Don't know what to do now...

06-03-2005, 06:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
randruff Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 30 min south of iraq....oops....Detroit. Age: 27 Posts: 742	try swapping a graphics card. It really is starting to sound like yours failed.

06-04-2005, 03:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tapir Bronze Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Paradise Posts: 82	Check your heatsink/cpu/thermal compound installation and also your MB battery.

06-06-2005, 05:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
saurabh008 New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 10	Hi guys I've tried everything. Checked the videocard by putting it in my other computer it works just fine. Checked the RAM. But it still wouldn't work.