winston
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It must be a pretty old one XD. I don't get it, I have two desktops (with psu, ram, gpu, motherboard, cpu) and when I try to start them up the fans spin for 1 second then they stop.. What could the problem be?
Can you help me identify the missing parts?
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I used to have that problem. The most common cause is the PSU. Some other times could be the CMOS battery.
winston
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I will, tank you
winston
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Allright, thank you. I saw on the internet that sometimes it can be the memory is that true?
Well the RAM can cause problems booting when it´s not properly placed on the slots, or there is damaged RAM or slots. Steps to troubleshoot:
Option 1 (I saw you have 4 slots and don´t know how many sticks, I´ll just assume is 2):
1. Remove both sticks
2. Place only one in slot n°1
3. Try to boot
4. Repeat the process placing the RAM on all 3 remaining slots and try to boot every time.
5. Repeat the process with the 2nd stick.
If the problem persists, then it´s not the RAM, unless all slots are damaged and all DIMMS are damaged, which wouldn´t be surprising knowing how you got your hands on that thing.
Option 2 (The HDD, some HDDs are damaged by liquid and prevent boot):
1.Just remove the drive and see if it boots.
If everything fails look for signs of liquid damage on the motherboard (It´s pretty obvious, it looks like fungus or some crap).
You should also try cleaning fans and applying thermal paste (I wouldn´t do it, since you are not sure and you´d have to spend 4-5 dollars on that, waaaaaaaay more than you should actually use on that... thing).
winston
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Wow thank you for the support ! I will try what you told me but I think I will also stop bugging you guys with this project XD. I know that it's nearly impossible for anyone to help because all the components are **%? and literally any parts could be toasted. I will continue wandering on the forum to learn and I will come back for your advice on a serious build laterWell the RAM can cause problems booting when it´s not properly placed on the slots, or there is damaged RAM or slots. Steps to troubleshoot:
Option 1 (I saw you have 4 slots and don´t know how many sticks, I´ll just assume is 2):
1. Remove both sticks
2. Place only one in slot n°1
3. Try to boot
4. Repeat the process placing the RAM on all 3 remaining slots and try to boot every time.
5. Repeat the process with the 2nd stick.
If the problem persists, then it´s not the RAM, unless all slots are damaged and all DIMMS are damaged, which wouldn´t be surprising knowing how you got your hands on that thing.
Option 2 (The HDD, some HDDs are damaged by liquid and prevent boot):
1.Just remove the drive and see if it boots.
If everything fails look for signs of liquid damage on the motherboard (It´s pretty obvious, it looks like fungus or some crap).
You should also try cleaning fans and applying thermal paste (I wouldn´t do it, since you are not sure and you´d have to spend 4-5 dollars on that, waaaaaaaay more than you should actually use on that... thing).
. (If I manage to get a working pc from these scrap parts I will show it on here haha). Thanks again!Wow thank you for the support ! I will try what you told me but I think I will also stop bugging you guys with this project XD. I know that it's nearly impossible for anyone to help because all the components are **%? and literally any parts could be toasted. I will continue wandering on the forum to learn and I will come back for your advice on a serious build later
So you made me write all that crap for nothing? At least try it man!
winston
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I just said that I will try!So you made me write all that crap for nothing? At least try it man!
I also said that I will stop bothering you guys with questions that have no anwsers hahaI just said that I will try!
Damn I didn´t read that part. Listen if that doesn´t work then it´s probably the PSU. You could also check for blown capacitors or burnt MOSFETs, but I don´t think you could replace capacitors. It´s pretty complicated. Good luck.-
Should go to BIOS. What did you try to do when troubleshooting? Did you try using a different CMOS battery?
winston
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OMG guyssss it works ! )))))))))))) (I changed the cmos battery since it was flat but it was not clipped properly). I am going to make a bootable usb with lubuntu and check if it workss. Thank you again to all of you for helping me even if I used boring low end scrap parts!
)))))))))))) (I changed the cmos battery since it was flat but it was not clipped properly). I am going to make a bootable usb with lubuntu and check if it workss. Thank you again to all of you for helping me even if I used boring low end scrap parts!
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OMG guyssss it works !
Yay points to Deadpool
Poor bastard, he thinks CoFo assistance is free. Your bill shall be arriving shortly. It amounts to $1523,23.
Joking aside, that´s awesome.
Edit: You should change your signature now.