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| Muff2K |
anyone head of a computer malfunctionin because of cold weather?
i had my case in the car for about 2 hours, and it was in teh negatives outside
now my computer starts, does the POST, Ram checks OK.
but i cant hit delete to go to the BIOS settings, and when it gets to detecting IDE drives, nothing is found, and the computer doesn't freeze, i can hear the hard drives spinning, and the HDD light flashing,
but no loading of the OS |
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| failsafe |
your problem:
computer gets cold, computer gets brought into warm room. condensation occurs on cold parts. condensation causes circits to short. computer doesn't work anymore. |
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| cereal3825 |
| quote: | Originally posted by failsafe
your problem:
computer gets cold, computer gets brought into warm room. condensation occurs on cold parts. condensation causes circits to short. computer doesn't work anymore. |
If the computer was started up within a short period of time from bringing it inside, then thats prolly exactly what happened!
steve |
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| Muff2K |
i think it'll be alright, just gonna let it thaw until morning
then if it still dont work, i gotta rip it apart and see exactly whats toast :(
anyone know how long a warranty from asus is??
i got an A7N8X-X board, bought in november last year |
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| MarkT |
I sent an email to a couple of techie friends...I'll let you know if they have any thoughts...
I can't think of anything that hasn't already been said though :( |
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| Fir3start3r |
Should have waited until the computer was at room temp before turning it on.
I agree with condensation... |
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| Muff2K |
yeah, condensation is my biggest worry right now, i turned on the computer maybe 20 mins after bringing it in from outside
if the HD's are toast i hope it's only the OS one
thanks to all of you for helping me out with this problem
i know quite a bit about compuers, but never had this encounter before
damn friday the 13tth :(
bad things really did come in 3's since the 13th started for me at mightnight... bleh |
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| Muff2K |
i'm also startring to wonder if it' a video card problem too??
i get like a double screen when it's booting, basically what i see at the top of the screen also shows up on the very nottm, and the fony is distorted...
i have a radeon 9600 pro |
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| Slag |
| quote: | Originally posted by Muff2K
i'm also startring to wonder if it' a video card problem too??
i get like a double screen when it's booting, basically what i see at the top of the screen also shows up on the very nottm, and the fony is distorted...
i have a radeon 9600 pro |
:eek: :eek:
That doesnt sound too promising.
I think your hdds should be fine. |
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| failsafe |
| if the graphics card was ed you wouldn't see anything at all. So that said, I don't think that's your prob. |
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