Problems with PC (dont know what to call it)

FalKon · 01-24-2005, 01:00 AM

i didnt really know where to put this cause i dont know what is causing the problem. ok heres how it goes. When i turn on my computer all the lights come on and stuff like fans power led and what not, but my monitor takes a while to show me whats going on . the first time i turned on my computer the monitor kicked on just as it finished reading the memory in post then the whole system shut off. i tried turning it on again and the monitor light turned green like it was on but nothing was on the screen, it clicked(the sound when you turn a monitor on) a few times then the system shut off again before i could see anything. it was working yesterday, the only thing i did was took the heatsink off so i could but my temp probe under it to see temp on case and took the ram out so i didnt snap it with the screwdriver trying to take heatsink off, im thinking its a ram problem but i dont know. please please help me

**Lax** · 01-24-2005, 01:08 AM

If you happen to have it set to already boot from CD rom first burn a copy of memtest86 and see if it will run it. If it will you will get your answer to if it's a memory problem or not.

FalKon · 01-24-2005, 02:55 AM

yea i cant even get that far, i let my computer sit while i was at work and when i turned it on it went through post and everything then the next screen came up and recognized my sata harddrive then the screen that lists all your controllers came up and it said Verifying DMI Pool (i think thats what it says before windows loads up) then it shut off and if i try to turn it on after wards it doesnt even go to post it will recognize my vcard on a screen before post but thats all

charles@pcfix · 01-24-2005, 03:29 AM

I would first make sure you have your mem stick seated properly. Do you get any beep codes??

**Lax** · 01-24-2005, 03:36 AM

What I'm saying is that most mobo's are set by default to boot from CD rom first. So burn a copy (or make a floppy) of memtest86 and stick it in the A: or the CD drive and see if it will boot from that. If it does then give your memory a quick test.

FalKon · 01-24-2005, 01:29 PM

the memery is in there fine ive taken it out and put it in like 5 times, even if i put the cd rom it it doesnt get that far enough to boot from the cd it will just shut off, i dont have the little internal speaker plugged in either would probably help if i did plug it in though

**Lax** · 01-24-2005, 05:29 PM

You don't know if the memory is fine. Memory can look fine on the outside and be badly damaged on the inside. Memtest is meant to bypass ALL booting and boot itself from a floppy or CD. When it boots it runs checks of the memory and flip flops each 1/0. When it runs a full test it shows whether or not the memory has any errors. So just try it and see if it will boot to floppy or CD, it's always worth a shot.

**Praetor** · 01-24-2005, 08:32 PM

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the first time i turned on my computer the monitor kicked on just as it finished reading the memory in post then the whole system shut off. i tried turning it on again and the monitor light turned green like it was on but nothing was on the screen, it clicked(the sound when you turn a monitor on) a few times then the system shut off again before i could see anything

VGA card seated properly? voltage issues?

FalKon · 01-25-2005, 02:28 AM

i havent messed with the video card in a while so it should be fine ill check it, but how can i tell if its a voltage problem the p4 is plugged in fine and everything else is connected

**Praetor** · 01-25-2005, 12:11 PM

Use bios or a hardware monitor to see if the actual voltage being delivered is the voltage that was expected

01-24-2005, 01:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
FalKon Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 52	Problems with PC (dont know what to call it) i didnt really know where to put this cause i dont know what is causing the problem. ok heres how it goes. When i turn on my computer all the lights come on and stuff like fans power led and what not, but my monitor takes a while to show me whats going on . the first time i turned on my computer the monitor kicked on just as it finished reading the memory in post then the whole system shut off. i tried turning it on again and the monitor light turned green like it was on but nothing was on the screen, it clicked(the sound when you turn a monitor on) a few times then the system shut off again before i could see anything. it was working yesterday, the only thing i did was took the heatsink off so i could but my temp probe under it to see temp on case and took the ram out so i didnt snap it with the screwdriver trying to take heatsink off, im thinking its a ram problem but i dont know. please please help me

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01-24-2005, 01:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,256	If you happen to have it set to already boot from CD rom first burn a copy of memtest86 and see if it will run it. If it will you will get your answer to if it's a memory problem or not.

01-24-2005, 02:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
FalKon Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 52	yea i cant even get that far, i let my computer sit while i was at work and when i turned it on it went through post and everything then the next screen came up and recognized my sata harddrive then the screen that lists all your controllers came up and it said Verifying DMI Pool (i think thats what it says before windows loads up) then it shut off and if i try to turn it on after wards it doesnt even go to post it will recognize my vcard on a screen before post but thats all

01-24-2005, 03:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,256	What I'm saying is that most mobo's are set by default to boot from CD rom first. So burn a copy (or make a floppy) of memtest86 and stick it in the A: or the CD drive and see if it will boot from that. If it does then give your memory a quick test.

01-24-2005, 01:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
FalKon Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 52	the memery is in there fine ive taken it out and put it in like 5 times, even if i put the cd rom it it doesnt get that far enough to boot from the cd it will just shut off, i dont have the little internal speaker plugged in either would probably help if i did plug it in though

01-24-2005, 05:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,256	You don't know if the memory is fine. Memory can look fine on the outside and be badly damaged on the inside. Memtest is meant to bypass ALL booting and boot itself from a floppy or CD. When it boots it runs checks of the memory and flip flops each 1/0. When it runs a full test it shows whether or not the memory has any errors. So just try it and see if it will boot to floppy or CD, it's always worth a shot.

01-25-2005, 02:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
FalKon Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 52	i havent messed with the video card in a while so it should be fine ill check it, but how can i tell if its a voltage problem the p4 is plugged in fine and everything else is connected