need help with pc problem!

bearded frog · 07-29-2005, 09:05 PM

Hi, a few days ago i recieved the components for my pc and built it, for the first few days it worked like a dream.....no problems at all, when this morning i came to switch it on, fans switched on, hard drive and cd drive powered up, no signal to screen, and the pc seems to stay dormant, and wont switch off. At first i thought it may be the video card / cable, checked it no problems, then i thought, maybe the ram, once again checked it and even tried more ram, Still noting, and that is the extent of what i think it could be, please help me

this is my setup:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
ASRock K8 uprgrade 1689
elixir 512mb 400mhz RAM
400w PSU
seagate barracuda 120gb hdd

any ideas would be great.

Lanther · 07-31-2005, 06:25 AM

have you tried a different monitor ?

**DCIScouts** · 07-31-2005, 06:32 AM

Can you access the BIOS?

flame1117 · 07-31-2005, 06:36 AM

Does your screen just stay black? or does it give a no-signal sign?

bearded frog · 08-06-2005, 09:08 PM

i have the same moniter as i did when it worked, i can not enter bios, and there is no problem with the graphics card or monitor as i have checked them on another pc

XHotxEx791 · 08-06-2005, 10:15 PM

reset computer. Yank out psu and push power button. Something similar often happens to me. All the fans are on right, just no monitor. Post checks cd-rom, etc. but instead of the screen coming on, the computer remains idle right?

**Lax** · 08-06-2005, 10:17 PM

Could be mobo, CPU, RAM, any number of things. First thing to try (just to see if it will POST) would be to reset the BIOS. Remove the battery or move the jumper, see if it POST's and post (har) back here with what goes on.

bearded frog · 08-07-2005, 10:20 AM

thats exactly what happens XhotXeX791 but it still wont start, and it stays idle so i cant enter post or bios lord anthrax.

**Lax** · 08-07-2005, 05:14 PM

Quote:

thats exactly what happens XhotXeX791 but it still wont start, and it stays idle so i cant enter post or bios lord anthrax.

Reset the BIOS, don't access it.

**Praetor** · 08-12-2005, 06:57 PM

Does the PSU work in the other machine?

07-29-2005, 09:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
bearded frog New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 3	need help with pc problem! Hi, a few days ago i recieved the components for my pc and built it, for the first few days it worked like a dream.....no problems at all, when this morning i came to switch it on, fans switched on, hard drive and cd drive powered up, no signal to screen, and the pc seems to stay dormant, and wont switch off. At first i thought it may be the video card / cable, checked it no problems, then i thought, maybe the ram, once again checked it and even tried more ram, Still noting, and that is the extent of what i think it could be, please help me this is my setup: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ ASRock K8 uprgrade 1689 elixir 512mb 400mhz RAM 400w PSU seagate barracuda 120gb hdd any ideas would be great.

07-31-2005, 06:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lanther Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Age: 31 Posts: 231	have you tried a different monitor ? __________________ EVGA MB / XFX NF2SALH MB Apevia Alien Case / Aspire Towe Case Rosewill 650W PSU / Rosewill RP500 PSU Athlon 64X2 3800+ / Athlon 2000 XP Processor 2047 MB DDR3200 RAM / 512 MB DDR3200 RAM 250 Gig Seagate / 120 Gig Maxtor 7200 rpm HD 2x Samsung 18x DVDRW / LG Super Multi DVD/RW Sony CDRW 256 MB FX 7600 / 128 MB FX 5200 "Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful Goodness is."-T-Bird

08-06-2005, 10:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
XHotxEx791 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hawaii Age: 18 Posts: 318	reset computer. Yank out psu and push power button. Something similar often happens to me. All the fans are on right, just no monitor. Post checks cd-rom, etc. but instead of the screen coming on, the computer remains idle right? __________________ damasta55r-computing.net tech-forums.net cnet gamespot computerforum.com (banned account)

08-06-2005, 10:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,277	Could be mobo, CPU, RAM, any number of things. First thing to try (just to see if it will POST) would be to reset the BIOS. Remove the battery or move the jumper, see if it POST's and post (har) back here with what goes on. __________________ He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.

08-12-2005, 06:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Does the PSU work in the other machine? __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

07-31-2005, 06:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 26 Posts: 5,089	Can you access the BIOS?

07-31-2005, 06:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	Does your screen just stay black? or does it give a no-signal sign?

08-06-2005, 09:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
bearded frog New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 3	i have the same moniter as i did when it worked, i can not enter bios, and there is no problem with the graphics card or monitor as i have checked them on another pc

08-07-2005, 10:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
bearded frog New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 3	thats exactly what happens XhotXeX791 but it still wont start, and it stays idle so i cant enter post or bios lord anthrax.

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