the FNG with a problem..!

EidoloN · 10-12-2007, 03:30 PM

hey fellas, new to the forum!! glad to be here!

gonna start my first thread with a problem with my home pc. i have a feeling its my motherboard, and something to do with my RAM, maybe a virus ate my cpu up. but anyway......about 2 months ago my pc started having problems turning on. it would turn on, sometimes, it didnt. when it didnt turn on, i mean that the power works and you can hear the hd spin up, but there were no beeps and the monitor power light would stay amber colored. i tried disconnecting everything except the hd and RAM, and still nothing. then i tried taking one stick of RAM out and leaving the other one in to see if it works, it turned on once like normal. then i shut down and powered up again, and nothing. i even tried turning on the monitor first then tried to power on the computer, nothing. i dont even get a BIOS screen. like i said earlier, usually when the computer would boot, id here a "beep", dont get that now. is there any steps i can take to try to find the culprit?! its buggin me, at least i have a laptop to use, but i dont like using it for everyday things. thanks guys and would appreciate the feedback and help!!!

**oscaryu1** · 10-12-2007, 11:13 PM

Lets see :

Memory failure - Your RAM crapped out on you. If you have 2 sticks, take one out and start it. Then vice versa. If only one, stick, skip this step.

Onboard/card GFX failure - Replace card or get an new one to replace onboard.

EidoloN · 10-18-2007, 03:39 PM

SOLVED!! ended up being the mobo, so i replaced it. then it so happened that my RAM didnt fit, i had DDR and the mobo uses DDR2. had to buy new RAM, but best buy had a sale on some sticks, cant remember the brand right away, the price was $39.99 for 1GB stick, so i went ahead and bought 2 sticks. computer runs quicker now! love it!

JSpecGC8 · 10-18-2007, 03:43 PM

Hehe your Home PC looks almost Identical to my old one!!

EidoloN · 10-18-2007, 03:44 PM

is that a good or a bad thing???!!! haha

10-12-2007, 03:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
EidoloN Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 60	the FNG with a problem..! hey fellas, new to the forum!! glad to be here! gonna start my first thread with a problem with my home pc. i have a feeling its my motherboard, and something to do with my RAM, maybe a virus ate my cpu up. but anyway......about 2 months ago my pc started having problems turning on. it would turn on, sometimes, it didnt. when it didnt turn on, i mean that the power works and you can hear the hd spin up, but there were no beeps and the monitor power light would stay amber colored. i tried disconnecting everything except the hd and RAM, and still nothing. then i tried taking one stick of RAM out and leaving the other one in to see if it works, it turned on once like normal. then i shut down and powered up again, and nothing. i even tried turning on the monitor first then tried to power on the computer, nothing. i dont even get a BIOS screen. like i said earlier, usually when the computer would boot, id here a "beep", dont get that now. is there any steps i can take to try to find the culprit?! its buggin me, at least i have a laptop to use, but i dont like using it for everyday things. thanks guys and would appreciate the feedback and help!!!

10-12-2007, 11:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,149	Lets see : Memory failure - Your RAM crapped out on you. If you have 2 sticks, take one out and start it. Then vice versa. If only one, stick, skip this step. Onboard/card GFX failure - Replace card or get an new one to replace onboard. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

10-18-2007, 03:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
EidoloN Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 60	SOLVED!! ended up being the mobo, so i replaced it. then it so happened that my RAM didnt fit, i had DDR and the mobo uses DDR2. had to buy new RAM, but best buy had a sale on some sticks, cant remember the brand right away, the price was $39.99 for 1GB stick, so i went ahead and bought 2 sticks. computer runs quicker now! love it! __________________ Dell Inspiron E1705 Intel Pentium Duo Core, 2.0ghz 2GB RAM Geforce Go 7950 GTX 80GB HD

10-18-2007, 03:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
JSpecGC8 Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 147	Hehe your Home PC looks almost Identical to my old one!! __________________ CPU: E6300 @ 2.8ghz Mobo: MSI P6N SLi Ram: Kingston Hyper X 3g (3x1g) Vid Card: EVGA 8800GT Superclocked PSU: Thermal Take Tough Power 700W Cooling: Zalman on both CPU and Vid Card Case: Antec 900 Its nothing special but it works

10-18-2007, 03:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
EidoloN Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 60	is that a good or a bad thing???!!! haha __________________ Dell Inspiron E1705 Intel Pentium Duo Core, 2.0ghz 2GB RAM Geforce Go 7950 GTX 80GB HD

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