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pc won't start up
Name: bob4112 Date: May 14, 2006 at 19:38:49 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 512mb
Comment:
my problem is that my pc won't start up when i click the button.There is no starting up screen or anything but before this happen my computer was really hot and all of a sudden it just shut down.I'm not smart about computers,so if anyone have any solution to this problem please share it with me.
Name: Gettin Old Date: May 14, 2006 at 19:51:51 Pacific
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Hey Your cooling fan probably went out,and I think your motherboard is gone. But check this out first! I just Emailed you a program that will check everything on your computer. Save it to floppy and then boot with it. At the A: prompt type in ,,checkit,,and follow instructions.
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Response Number 2
Name: bob4112 Date: May 14, 2006 at 19:57:40 Pacific
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ummmm...I would love to use this program to check but the thing is when I click the start-up button,nothing happens its like as if there is no electric but i test the plug on another pc and the plug worked so is no the plug's problem.Plus before my pc went out, it sometimes when i start it up it makes this really weird noise.But thank you for your reply through.
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Response Number 3
Name: polizi Date: May 14, 2006 at 20:27:50 Pacific
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do you have another power supply that you can put in and test it. and this noise you talk about do you know where it is comming from? I would asume from the information so far that when you press the power button nothing happens no fan noise no lights? if so do what I said at the start of this post and try another power supply.
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Response Number 4
Name: bob4112 Date: May 14, 2006 at 20:39:15 Pacific
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I don't know where the noise come from but yes you're correct when i press the button nothing happens and I'm not sure if I have another power supply so I think I'm going to have to see if one of my friends have one tomorrow so I can test to see if it'll work.
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Response Number 5
Name: polizi Date: May 14, 2006 at 21:30:57 Pacific
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what kind of computer are you useing to post the messages? is the power supply in it the same voltage and wattage wise? also try this disconnect everthing from the computer except the mouse keyboard memory and video card diconnect the harddrives floppy drives and cd drives and then try to power on see if it will post or if the fans turn on. if nothing then try another power supply and if that works just go buy a new one. post back let me know how things go.
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Response Number 6
Name: bob4112 Date: May 15, 2006 at 22:08:01 Pacific
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sorry I took this long to reply but i just came home from school and stuff but anyways this is a laptop that I'm using.As for my pc,before it broke down on me I used 115V and then after it broke down,nothing happens when i press the button and since it has two choice of power supply (115 or 230).I then went to 230 to try to see if it'll work but when i press button on 230 the fan starts for like one second and is gone and then i press the button again and nothing happens so I have to unplug the power plug and replug it back in and the fan will start for one second more.and thank you for trying to help me with this problem.
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Response Number 7
Name: polizi Date: May 16, 2006 at 22:28:03 Pacific
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Bob I think you have a power supply problem and my suggestion would be to have a local PC shop test it first to make sure the board is not fried as well
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Response Number 8
Name: bob4112 Date: May 17, 2006 at 18:07:33 Pacific
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right.thank you all for the advice then.
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Response Number 9
Name: polizi Date: May 18, 2006 at 07:04:58 Pacific
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sorry I cant help futher but laptops are out of my area. but let me know how things go.
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Response Number 10
Name: bob4112 Date: May 21, 2006 at 12:56:15 Pacific
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I just got it fix at the computer shop as it was the power supply that burnt out.Now it works fine but all the helps provided here were very helpful.
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