Computer Issue

BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Won't boot and I don't know why.</div> OK, so today I invited my friend over to help me put together my PC. Everything went together like a glove, but there is this one problem. It won'tr boot. And we can't figure out why, thats the worst part of it all. We've tried it all; checking power connections, checking RAM, AGP and PCI connections, checking the video card, checing the CPU and flashing the BIOS. Nothing has worked thus far. What we think is that there is a compatibility issue between the mobo and the CPU since the mobo supports 400/533MHz FSB and the CPU is 800MHz FSB. We also think that I may have a bum video card or even a bum CPU. We don't know. Any help from you techies would be greatly appreciated.
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    edited August 2004
    Does it give a beep code? Is the power button hooked up correctly? Is the speaker hooked up correctly?


    What the? how did I misspell the word that much?
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    Umm...what do you mean it wont boot? Is there no display on the screen or somthing?
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Aug 14 2004, 06:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Aug 14 2004, 06:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Is there no display on the screen or somthing? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    OMG yes! Thats exactly what is happening...or not.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    Well you can forget about me helping you.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    Is the CPU overheating on startup? Is it not running at all (are the fans not starting?) What exactly do you mean by "won't boot"
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    Well nothing comes up on the screen, not even the BIOS. And yes, in reference to Swiftspear's question, yes, all the fans start and no, the CPU is not overheating.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    So your power is working properly, most likely you are dealing with
    A. a massively defunct video card
    B. a working video card that isn't plugged into the mobo right
    C. a borked monitor

    try with an older vid card for confirmation.
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Swiftspear+Aug 14 2004, 07:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Aug 14 2004, 07:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> So your power is working properly, most likely you are dealing with
    A. a massively defunct video card
    B. a working video card that isn't plugged into the mobo right
    C. a borked monitor

    try with an older vid card for confirmation. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    All good sugestions. However I'm pretty sure my monitor works and also my video card is plugged in to the mobo right. I'm thinking its a defunct vid card.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Try removing the CPU and RAM, and turning it on. If it's an incompatability there, the BIOS should come up, or the computer should give the 'no CPU' and/or 'no RAM' beepcode through the PC speaker.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    edited August 2004
    Is there a vid card on the computer you are using ATM?

    Turn off old computer, pull it out, put in new computer, attempt to boot, pull out of new computer, replug into old computer, relay results to waiting forumites.

    [edit] do what Talesin says first
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