My PC failed last night,................

Serialkiller · **Joined:** 13 Dec 2008 16:32 **Posts:** 4371

............. Any ideas what could be wrong peeps?
I turn the pc on, dont get any beeps, monitor cant find anything, fans and graphic card seem to be running ok,.............
Wont boot up at all. Could my motherboard be fried?

Dont know what to do from here,................

SK (posted from missuses laptop)

Kaney · **Posted:** 20 Sep 2010 07:22

Check your Motherboard.

There are these little things on it wich look like very small Batteries.

http://h-4.abload.de/img/elkoptq.jpg

those on the pic above are ***** up ... the one underneath them is still ok.

They dont have to give some juice out.. they are already done if they start to get thick.

that was my prob..

Poundsey · **Posted:** 20 Sep 2010 14:35

Jason try this:

1) Power Off
2) Re-seat RAM
3) Re-seat Video Card
4) Disconnect all drives (inlcuding dvd rom etc)
5) Take out any PCI/PCIex cards that you have (exceot for the video)
6) Power up and see if you get anything on screen
7) If no, switch off and remove video card. Switch on, you should get 7 beeps if bios is ok - if so your Video card might be fooked
8) If still not, try removing RAM. You should get a different beep code if the BIOS is OK but no ram is detected. If so, some of your ram is fooked
9) If you got a result at step 6, reinstall devices one at a time until you get the failure.

Let us know how you get on dude

Serialkiller · **Joined:** 13 Dec 2008 16:32 **Posts:** 4371

Poundsey {l Wrote}:

Jason try this:

1) Power Off
2) Re-seat RAM
3) Re-seat Video Card
4) Disconnect all drives (inlcuding dvd rom etc)
5) Take out any PCI/PCIex cards that you have (exceot for the video)
6) Power up and see if you get anything on screen
7) If no, switch off and remove video card. Switch on, you should get 7 beeps if bios is ok - if so your Video card might be fooked
8) If still not, try removing RAM. You should get a different beep code if the BIOS is OK but no ram is detected. If so, some of your ram is fooked
9) If you got a result at step 6, reinstall devices one at a time until you get the failure.

Let us know how you get on dude

Do I need the speakers on to hear the beeps?

SK

Serialkiller · **Joined:** 13 Dec 2008 16:32 **Posts:** 4371

OK, with all drives removed the screen shows something,.............. says system disk failure,..................

Gonna try something else now, reconnect drives, or use windows disk,.............

SK

Serialkiller · **Joined:** 13 Dec 2008 16:32 **Posts:** 4371

OK, windows tries to install from disk, so maybe not totally toast,............. reseated video card,........ reseated ram.
Gonna try connecting hard drives next!

SK

Serialkiller · **Joined:** 13 Dec 2008 16:32 **Posts:** 4371

Dunno what the hell went on then!
System loaded ok at last,.................. just reseated everything?!

Could it be my graphic card giving me gip?

SK

wavy · **Posted:** 20 Sep 2010 20:19

could be anything SK, ask Gav, his did the same the other night. nothing worked, then next day was fine.
if it says system disk failure when no drives are connected, thats good. . worry when it says that ad the disks are connected.
how long have you had it? it has a two year "collect and return" warranty and free parts and labour warranty.

Serialkiller · **Joined:** 13 Dec 2008 16:32 **Posts:** 4371

OK, I seem to be up and running now,........... see how long for!

SK

STEALTH NINJA · **Posted:** 20 Sep 2010 21:22

good news mate

i thought yer mo-bo was fooked tbh

My PC failed last night,................

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