Power Surging Compaq

Nismospeed · 11-01-2006, 02:37 AM

I have my friends compaq presario. its acting really oddly. she was on it and it shut down. i thought maybe her power supply quit, so i gave her one of my old ones. now the computer powers up for about 10 seconds, shuts down, and automatically tries again and again. any thoughts? i have no clue.

bumblebee_tuna · 11-01-2006, 03:00 AM

Just let the thing fry and tell her to buy something better.....

No....lol I don't know, how far does it load up? If it gets to the point where it's supposed to start windows, it could be a problem with a Windows update as my Compaq and some other guy's HP went into a continous reboot loop after installing certain updates.....

Nismospeed · 11-01-2006, 03:04 AM

no it actually doesnt do anything. i could make a vid. its funny. all you hear is fans winding up, the HDD trying, and then it shuts off. nothing crosses the monitor...ever. but the stupid thing refuses to give up. it keeps trying unless i kill the power supply switch. but trust me, if it were my call, i would have set it on fire by now. but i think she needs a new mother board to be honest

bumblebee_tuna · 11-01-2006, 05:01 AM

I don't think I can help you any further then.... Your problem is differnt than I thought it was. The rig in my sig actually used to be a Compaq so I've been through a lot of there problems so...... All I can tell ya is double check all the connections make sure it's not the PSU (ex. adequete PSU, although stock Compaqs don't need that much power....) the only time I had something remotely similar is when my CPU wasn't seated properly, but I don't think that's your problem.......

Nismospeed · 11-01-2006, 05:03 AM

no, this thing just up and died. pretty sure the mother board is dead, but i thought i would see if anyone had a backup plan. thanks all.

bumblebee_tuna · 11-01-2006, 05:25 AM

My mobo just fried recently and all I did was replace it..... Ended up being one of the best things I did to the existing machine..... You can either tell to get a new mobo for say, hmmmm.... $80, or tell to get a new non-prefab computer.....

Actually, depending on how and if the mobo is fried, you wouldn't get any reaction when you turn it on..... So may not be just yet the mobo....

Nismospeed · 11-01-2006, 05:29 AM

hahaha....yeah, ive never been a fan of prefabs...especially the $700 walmart compaq lines!! i found one for $55, direct replacement. thinking it will work, at least long enough to get it out of my house.

11-01-2006, 02:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nismospeed New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17	Power Surging Compaq I have my friends compaq presario. its acting really oddly. she was on it and it shut down. i thought maybe her power supply quit, so i gave her one of my old ones. now the computer powers up for about 10 seconds, shuts down, and automatically tries again and again. any thoughts? i have no clue.

11-01-2006, 03:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
bumblebee_tuna Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,326	Just let the thing fry and tell her to buy something better..... No....lol I don't know, how far does it load up? If it gets to the point where it's supposed to start windows, it could be a problem with a Windows update as my Compaq and some other guy's HP went into a continous reboot loop after installing certain updates..... __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Jet Black Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz / 2GB DDR2 667MHz / 160GB 7200RPM nVidia GeForce 8600m GT 256MB 15.4" WXGA Anti-glare Display (1280x800) Microsoft Windows Vista Premium w/ Media Direct boot hack into Ubuntu Gutsy Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don't make sense. Refrigerator.

11-01-2006, 03:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nismospeed New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17	no it actually doesnt do anything. i could make a vid. its funny. all you hear is fans winding up, the HDD trying, and then it shuts off. nothing crosses the monitor...ever. but the stupid thing refuses to give up. it keeps trying unless i kill the power supply switch. but trust me, if it were my call, i would have set it on fire by now. but i think she needs a new mother board to be honest Last edited by Nismospeed; 11-01-2006 at 03:14 AM.

11-01-2006, 05:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
bumblebee_tuna Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,326	I don't think I can help you any further then.... Your problem is differnt than I thought it was. The rig in my sig actually used to be a Compaq so I've been through a lot of there problems so...... All I can tell ya is double check all the connections make sure it's not the PSU (ex. adequete PSU, although stock Compaqs don't need that much power....) the only time I had something remotely similar is when my CPU wasn't seated properly, but I don't think that's your problem....... __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Jet Black Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz / 2GB DDR2 667MHz / 160GB 7200RPM nVidia GeForce 8600m GT 256MB 15.4" WXGA Anti-glare Display (1280x800) Microsoft Windows Vista Premium w/ Media Direct boot hack into Ubuntu Gutsy Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don't make sense. Refrigerator.

11-01-2006, 05:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
bumblebee_tuna Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,326	My mobo just fried recently and all I did was replace it..... Ended up being one of the best things I did to the existing machine..... You can either tell to get a new mobo for say, hmmmm.... $80, or tell to get a new non-prefab computer..... Actually, depending on how and if the mobo is fried, you wouldn't get any reaction when you turn it on..... So may not be just yet the mobo.... __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Jet Black Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz / 2GB DDR2 667MHz / 160GB 7200RPM nVidia GeForce 8600m GT 256MB 15.4" WXGA Anti-glare Display (1280x800) Microsoft Windows Vista Premium w/ Media Direct boot hack into Ubuntu Gutsy Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don't make sense. Refrigerator.

11-01-2006, 05:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nismospeed New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17	no, this thing just up and died. pretty sure the mother board is dead, but i thought i would see if anyone had a backup plan. thanks all.

11-01-2006, 05:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Nismospeed New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17	hahaha....yeah, ive never been a fan of prefabs...especially the $700 walmart compaq lines!! i found one for $55, direct replacement. thinking it will work, at least long enough to get it out of my house.

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