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Name: Miketrew
Date: October 18, 2004 at 07:01:29 Pacific
OS: Win XP
CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:

The PC has been working fine till today. I turned it on, and no beeps or sounds or anything.

I have removed the PSU, jump it to test it work. The fans works, and all voltages are correct.

When I connect it again to the GA-7VTXE+ Motherboard, it does nothing again.

I have checked the switch is plugged in correctly, and jumped it just in case, but with no joy.

It seems to me like a motherboard problem.

Any advice would be gratefully recieved.

Michael Trew



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Response Number 1
Name: spthrall
Date: October 18, 2004 at 07:50:36 Pacific
Reply:

did you try to reset your CMOS??


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Response Number 2
Name: smashedpuppy
Date: October 18, 2004 at 08:55:56 Pacific
Reply:

can you help i accidentaly turned the pc on whilst it was on 115 voltage and oops it went bang and a little smoke ,no flames though have i broken it please help it is my sisters pc it is an emachine 633 dvd thanks


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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill
Date: October 18, 2004 at 09:08:11 Pacific
Reply:

smash

I suggest that you start your own thread.


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Response Number 4
Name: jam
Date: October 18, 2004 at 10:32:23 Pacific
Reply:

smash,

Yea, you should start a new thread....

I'd say at the very least, you fried the power supply...but the surge may have taken out the CPU, motherboard, or anything else plugged into it. You won't know what was affected until you open the case & start testing the components

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Response Number 5
Name: jam
Date: October 18, 2004 at 10:40:03 Pacific
Reply:

Michael Trew,

Just because you jumpered the green/black wires on the PSU & the fan spun up doesn't mean the PSU is good. It may crap out under a load (no puns intended) lol

A fried CPU is another possibility...maybe the CPU fan quit & the CPU overheated & died?

Does your board have any LEDs on it to indicate that it's getting power? Got another PSU you can try?

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Response Number 6
Name: Miketrew
Date: October 19, 2004 at 14:13:02 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks for all your replys.

I have tested the CPU Fan with the jumpered PSU, and it works fine, so i doubt the CPU is dead.

No LEDs on the Mb light up, I dont think there are any.

I have tried a smaller (200W) PSU, and this still does not work!

Could the mb have blown out with a power surge perhaps?

THanks again

M


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Response Number 7
Name: Doormat
Date: October 19, 2004 at 21:39:49 Pacific
Reply:

I had a computer doing almost the same thing .. start it, get nothing.

Scratched head over this for a few days ..

Finally spent $3.50 on new cmos battery, guess what?

Puter works fine again.

Did you check the cmos battery?

Good Luck!


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Response Number 8
Name: Miketrew
Date: October 20, 2004 at 00:46:05 Pacific
Reply:

Just checked cmos battery - no difference.

As i did it, noticed that as i press on switch, sometimes the PSU let out a little 'sigh', very qiet, almost inaudiable.

IS this pointing towards a dead psu - yet it didnt work with the other psu either.

Im rather stumped here!

Thanks for your help
m


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Response Number 9
Name: Grok Lobster
Date: October 20, 2004 at 09:19:17 Pacific
Reply:

I'd say your processor has died.


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Response Number 10
Name: Miketrew
Date: October 20, 2004 at 15:11:47 Pacific
Reply:

The processor died, but then I could surly get into the Bios, or at least get something from it.

If the processor had died, could I just replace with a cheapish socket A from dabs?

Cheers
M

ps, i have now put the HD in another PC so the biggest worry has been sorted, but need my other pc back asap too!
Cheers
M


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Response Number 11
Name: PC Bob
Date: October 20, 2004 at 18:49:25 Pacific
Reply:

Hi Mike. I think a lot of us have been in the same boat, at one time or another. It sounds like, for starters, the PSU has gone south on you. If so, it probably took the cpu and MB, too. Whether to chance another cpu as a test is up to you. Likely as not, if your old cpu is fried, the new one will be, too.

I would opt for a complete new build; MB, cpu and PSU.

I hope this helps. :)


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Response Number 12
Name: Miketrew
Date: November 7, 2004 at 10:23:18 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks for all your help,

I have decieded as PC bob, and will get a new stsyem of ebay on the moro

Thanks again

M


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