Computer Help Needed Urgently

[MK2_ASTRA_SXI]

Right i need ur help couple of weeks ago i was using my computer and all of a sudden it turned itself off and after that wouldnt turn back on,

i have been told it might be the hard driver as the tower was directly next to the monitor without the metal sheild inside the tower, but im really skint so i dont wanna shell out for a new hard drive and that doesnt make it work, all i know is that its not the power supply as have tried a replacement

so basically what im asking is has anyone else ever had the same problem or knows what maybe up with mine

help is seriously needed as i have to keep using my brothers comp which is annoying

oh yeah u might need to know that when u press the power button nothin at all happens no noises or lights or anything

help me please ,please,please

[Trevor]

If it won't post it is most likly a faulty power supply.

When you say it won't switch on you mean, like, totaly dead man?

[MK2_ASTRA_SXI]

Yep its dead completely no activity the ive tried another power suplly and same again with that i was also told it might be something to do with the fact it was on for nearly 3 months without ever being switched off

[MK2_ASTRA_SXI]

but if the later is the case i havent got a clue what will need to be replaced

[MK2_ASTRA_SXI]

BTTT

someone must know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Carlos]

Could it be the motherboard. Basically you are pressing it and nothing is happening. Might be the connection on the motherboard that the power supply connects to. Not going to power up if ya not getting any power to ya motherboard.

[MK2_ASTRA_SXI]

Is there anyway of testing components without buying new ones cos im broke

[Trevor]

OK, disconnect all IDE devices and remove all cards and see what happens.

[Rik]

Try Reseating all the Cards.

Make sure the power connector is connected properly to the motherboard.

Take all the power leads out of your drives.

If its not a power problem then it will be your motherboard.

If it was anything else, then it should power on and beep a few times

What CPU is it? i might be able to sort you out with a motherboard to test

[Carlos]

Hey Usedillusion. Don't suppose you have a spare motherboard a processor going cheap you want rid of do you. My comp is playing up big time. I know its the processor getting very hot so I am wanting to replace it. Want it to be better aswell as its an AMD-K6 2 so wanting something better.

[Orbital]

it could be anything not making it turn on take all non essential things out leaving just video, cpu and memory and give it a go if still nothing try taking the mother board out and run it out of the case and see if anything happens if not it will be down to CPU, motherboard, memory, PSU, or video card you can test by taking memory out and video coz it will beep at you with them out if no beep's then it will be MB or CPU.
just remebered there are some MB's that wont run if the CPU fan fails so could be that.

[Engine_Swap]

If its totally dead - ie doesnt boot up then would say your PSU is buggered!

If you have replaced the PSU with one that works then I'd start looking at your motherboard....poss hard drive.....

How old is computer?

You might be able to call out manufacturer....

[Carlos]

If its harddrive though the computer would turn on as power would be going to the motherboard. The power LED would come on surely but it just wouldn't do anything and just sit there. Bios would load but Windows wouldn't.

When I had a recent problem with mine its because the CPU was fooked. The computer turned on but then nothing came up on the screen and nothing loaded. It just sat turned on.

[AL_P]

ok if u switch it on and nothing happens and the computer is an AT which means it cannot switch itself off the likely cause will be the power unit


if the computer is an atx the likely cause could be the processor coz no one had developed a fan for processors that doesent brake after 400hours of usage so the possible cause could be the fan breaking causing the processor to overheat

it would not be the hard drive as the system would turn on an display error messages

firstly try an atx power unit

if it turns on and bleeps it would be the ram

if it dont turn on and its an atx and nothing happens (no bleeps) it most likely processor

if it dont turn on and its at it will be the power unit


or if u r silly and dint check the fuse in the plug its most likely that



i was speakin to someone on winmx and he hasent had his pc off since 1999 lol he said it sounds like a hoover coz the fans r dead lol

hope i was of some use

seeyyaaa -al-

[Trevor]

OK guys, he said he has swapped the PSU.

Normaly if it won't post and the PSU is OK then it is the CPU.

If the PSU and CPU is fine a series of beeps comes to say what is wrong.

But he is getting nowt and it's not the PSU so it is most likely the CPU is fried or the mainboard has gone tits-up.

[ReValveiT]

Yep...

I think Trevor's in the right area...

[MK2_ASTRA_SXI]

in the end i thought sod it so this morning ive bought a new computer its nothin special but it'll do me

im now the owner of a

pentium 4 2ghz

with
40gb hd
32x/12x/48x rewriter
16x dvd drive
256 ddr ram

only bugger is its got win xp and i cant stand it plus my ntl world disc doesnt work on this os so i had to ring tech suport for all the ip address's and phone numbers which is charged a £1 per minute

r well at least im back now after not having a computer for weeks which felt like months