EMachine T2042 won't boot
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Name: utellem
Date: November 3, 2005 at 09:37:01 Pacific
Subject: EMachine T2042 won't bootOS: Windows XP Homev SP2CPU/Ram: Intel Celron 2 GHZ |
Comment: Computer won't boot or even go through POST. As soon as power is put to it, the hard drive light starts blinking in time with a click coming out of the system. Power supply is good (I have a tester). I have removed the hard drive, CPU, and RAM, one at a time with the same results. I figure it is either the motherboard or the CPU. How can I confirm the problem?
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Response Number 1
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Name: Badboy
Date: November 3, 2005 at 09:43:14 Pacific
Subject: EMachine T2042 won't boot |
Reply: (edit)You can take your CPU to a shop and have it tested. That's easier than taking your MOBO. Or you may have a friend who will swap CPUs with you as a trial.
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Response Number 2
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Name: cambece (by jcambece)
Date: November 3, 2005 at 10:58:33 Pacific
Subject: EMachine T2042 won't boot |
Reply: (edit)Have you tried a new video card. Also when you take the memory out the your pc make rapid beeps. If not I would say it is a mobo/cpu problem. It is very hard to find out which of the two it is without having a spare set to test with. You can try what badboy said and take it somewhere to get tested.
John Cambece
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Response Number 3
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Name: utellem
Date: November 3, 2005 at 16:46:29 Pacific
Subject: EMachine T2042 won't boot |
Reply: (edit)Thanks for the responses. Video card is on the mobo. Don't know of anyone else with an EMachine. How do you test a CPU? Just put it into a similar mobo or is there some kind of tester than can be purchased?
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Response Number 4
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Name: robertj
Date: November 4, 2005 at 00:16:07 Pacific
Subject: EMachine T2042 won't boot |
Reply: (edit)This emachine is notorious for bad psu,Try plugging in a spare four plug power supply plug to your hard drive. You can lead a horse to water but,you can't make it google!!!
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Response Number 5
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Name: edherranz
Date: November 9, 2005 at 19:49:22 Pacific
Subject: EMachine T2042 won't boot |
Reply: (edit)I'm having the same problem with an emachine T2042; the power supply failed and even after I replaced the power supply with a truepower 2.0 ATX12V the power light keeps blinking fast and the machine does not commence the boot sequence. Unless the power supply I bought is somehow incompatible I'm starting to think that it's a motherboard problem. Does this make sense?
Thanks,
-Ed
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