About To Cry...Computer Doesn't Boot

aznfellow · July 25th, 2006, 09:26 PM

i built my pc less then 6 months ago and has been working fine. all of a sudden, today when i press the power switch nothing comes up on the monitor. all fans work, cd is running, no beeps. just turns on and the fans at the same speed (usually it goes down or from high sound to low) and nothing on monitor. what should i do?

ZeR0 · July 26th, 2006, 01:05 AM

If you have another video card and/or power supply you can try swapping out do that first. If neither of those work then it's your motherboard most likely. Try borrowing a friends card if you don't have one readily available. Any cheap card will do.

By the way, I don't know if you were being literal, but don't get upset and cry. The last thing that helps is panic attacks or frustration. Calmly know that your computer will be working within a few days to a week and find the solution. Getting upset doesn't help much!

FINALLY, post your SYSTEM specs (OS, processor, motherboard, RAM, video card). It doesn't always help us find a solution, but sometimes we can eliminate some possibilities or come up with additional ideas based on what you have.

carl33p · July 26th, 2006, 01:41 AM

Most likely the Video card or moniter issue. Try swapping each of them out with another.

aznfellow · July 26th, 2006, 02:16 AM

i mean it worked great 6 months, went on vacation 3 weeks and now nothing.

PSU: 450watt Antec
Processor: 3.6ghz [font=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif][font=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Intel[/font][/font]
HD: 250gb wd
Ram: Corssair x512mb with Led

JPMiller · July 26th, 2006, 02:22 AM

Keep it simple...
Always try the easiest solutions first before swapping anything...
A simple loose cable, unplugged power chord, loose card, etc, can all be the cause of the symptoms you describe...

aznfellow · July 26th, 2006, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPMiller

Keep it simple...
Always try the easiest solutions first before swapping anything...
A simple loose cable, unplugged power chord, loose card, etc, can all be the cause of the symptoms you describe...

just double checked all the wiring its a.ok.

aznfellow · July 26th, 2006, 05:43 AM

i just tried a new psu to the mobo and still nothing.

aznfellow · July 27th, 2006, 05:30 PM

is it possible for the motherboard battery to be dead? if the mobo battery is dead, would the mobo light be on? my mobo light is on and everything is working so its not dead right? for some reason i can't get the battery out. how do you guys do it? it seems like its pretty deep in.

DanU · July 27th, 2006, 08:43 PM

Have you tried resetting the CMOS? It may have gotten scrambled, which can sometimes prevent the board from booting. To reset the CMOS, you need to short a jumper on the motherboard (see the manual for specific jumper) or remove the CMOS battery for a few minutes. The retaining mechanism should release it easily if you apply pressure to the right place. Go easy and don't force it or you may break something.

JPMiller · July 27th, 2006, 09:07 PM

The only issue that would cause is a resetting of the bios everytime it was shut down... that wouldnt affect it getting a monitor signal