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Will Not Boot Up

Original Message
Name: Longspur
Date: October 13, 2007 at 11:16:09 Pacific
Subject: Will Not Boot Up
OS: Win XP Media Center
CPU/Ram: AMD AM2 3GB RAM
Model/Manufacturer: Generic
Comment:
Blew out dust on my pc earlier and now it will not boot up. no display but appears to have power to everything else. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

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Response Number 1
Name: kx5m2g
Date: October 13, 2007 at 12:19:16 Pacific
Subject: Will Not Boot Up
Reply: (edit)
Check to make sure that all cables are secure. Do you get any beeps when you turn it on ?

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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: October 13, 2007 at 12:31:13 Pacific
Subject: Will Not Boot Up
Reply: (edit)
Could be a faulty power supply. They sometimes look like they have power, but not enough to power up the PC...they quit with no reason at times.

One other thing you could try is to remove, clean and reseat the ram, it might be full of dust.
Make sure the video cable is secure and wasn't jarred loose.

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Response Number 3
Name: Longspur
Date: October 13, 2007 at 12:33:17 Pacific
Subject: Will Not Boot Up
Reply: (edit)
I will give it a try thanks. btw there is no beep at all.

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Response Number 4
Name: aegis
Date: October 13, 2007 at 14:15:54 Pacific
Subject: Will Not Boot Up
Reply: (edit)
No beep means that the motherboard/CPU is not operating. If you used a vacuum cleaner to blow out the dust, you might have zapped something on the motherboard. A can of compressed air should be used for that.

To narrow down the problem, you can disconnect all the drives and cards from the motherboard including the RAM. If you still do not get any beeps, then you have either a bad motherboard or power supply.


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