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Comp not working
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:01 pm
by thewolfe
Comp not working
My daughter's comp quit working so I brought it home, opened it up, plugged it in and it booted up. So I ran it for a couple of days, turned it on and off a few dozen times and gave it back to her.
Now it's not working again.
I checked the power supply and it seems OK.
The HD is starting to boot up but nothing happens from there.
What next? Or is that too broad a question.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:25 pm
by Krom
Blonde factor?
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:08 pm
by CDN_Merlin
Powerbar turned off at daughters place?
Overheating issues? Fans not working?
Make sure all the cables inside are properly connected. Also make sure all the cards are properly seated.
Make sure the HD is not toast. If you can boot it once, run scandisk on it.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:35 pm
by WarAdvocat
CDN_Merlin wrote:all the cbales inside are properky connected.
heh
I had to read that 3x. Awesome advice nonetheless.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:52 pm
by thewolfe
I'm not getting any video or beeps when I satrt up.
I've tried a differant HD and video card. Does that tell anything?
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:21 pm
by CDN_Merlin
motherboard dead
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:22 pm
by thewolfe
How much of a guess is that and is there anyway to ck it?
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:10 pm
by CDN_Merlin
put the Hard drive and video card into another PC and test them, if they work, then it's your MOBO.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:28 pm
by thewolfe
Great! Thanks for the info.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:45 pm
by TechPro
It got moved... right?
Re-seat the video card... and/or any other card.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:13 pm
by thewolfe
It wasn't working, got moved and worked, got moved and worked then quit working and got moved and still doesn't work but......I'll reseat all cards.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:42 pm
by thewolfe
Reseat cards, no help.
I tried the video card and HD in another comp.
I got a splash screen but it wouldn't bootup on the other comp.
I get no splash screen on comp I'm having trouble with.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:43 pm
by thewolfe
Also, I can see HD as slave.
The mobo is a Dell E210882.
Also, w/ all that I've done, is it a pretty sure bet that it is the mobo?
Previous post:
"put the Hard drive and video card into another PC and test them, if they work, then it's your MOBO."
I did the above but only got a splash screen but can see HD as slave.
How do I go about finding a comparable replacement.
I believe I can switch them out although I haven't done it before.
Sorry for the lack of organization of my post.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:53 pm
by CDN_Merlin
I'd guess it's the MOBO if you see the drive in the other PC even as a slave.
call DELL about replacement since thier MOBO's are special fit in the case
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:29 pm
by thewolfe
Thanks