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Computer won't turn on!!! (HELP) (pg. 2)
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| TigerClaw |
| I would say 90% of the time, It's the PSU going bad, As for me, A few weeks ago, My old Geforce 4 Ti 4600 died, The computer wouldn't boot, It would turn on, But you would get no video and no bootup sequence. Therefore, It was the video card that went bad, So I bought a new one and everything worked fine. In your case, I would say the PSU maybe going bad, Maybe it's cause you added more hardware then your PSU can handle, I sugest getting one thats more then what you currently had, That will solve the power problems. |
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| CraveTheRave |
The BIOS display doesn't come up. I can open the cd drives and all that. Just nothing boots up. I really hope its just the powersupply. Good thing is I have 2 seperate HDs, one with programs and the other has my mp3s and such so even if the main one is fried, I hope the data one is all good.
Thanks for everyone's help. Buying a new one today and will have it installed this weekend. |
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| TigerClaw |
| quote: | Originally posted by CraveTheRave
The BIOS display doesn't come up. I can open the cd drives and all that. Just nothing boots up. I really hope its just the powersupply. Good thing is I have 2 seperate HDs, one with programs and the other has my mp3s and such so even if the main one is fried, I hope the data one is all good.
Thanks for everyone's help. Buying a new one today and will have it installed this weekend. |
Maybe the video card went bad, Cause this happened to me a few weeks ago. |
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| UWM |
| Yesterday my computer wouldn't turn off. That was ed up. |
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| igottaknow |
| in soviet russia computer turn you on |
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| TigerClaw |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
Yesterday my computer wouldn't turn off. That was ed up. |
Purhaps you changed something in the bios, In thee bios settings, Theres a feature you can turn on or off that handles the power on and off feature on the motherboard. |
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| sw1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
Yesterday my computer wouldn't turn off. That was ed up. |
Just press the power switch and hold it in until the computer turns off. Or turn off the switch on the power supply. Or unplug the power cord.;) |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by sw1
Just press the power switch and hold it in until the computer turns off. Or turn off the switch on the power supply. Or unplug the power cord.;) |
I was holding the power switch. Did nothing.
Can't unplug the power source because it's a laptop.
I finally figured it out, though. I was kind of nervous for a few minutes :p |
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| sw1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by CraveTheRave
The BIOS display doesn't come up. I can open the cd drives and all that. Just nothing boots up. I really hope its just the powersupply. Good thing is I have 2 seperate HDs, one with programs and the other has my mp3s and such so even if the main one is fried, I hope the data one is all good.
Thanks for everyone's help. Buying a new one today and will have it installed this weekend. |
Could be your video card. If the video card is bad, the BIOS may not show up and the boot-up basically stops there and hangs. The power is still on, so your CD/DVD trays should still open. Have the computer store check it out for you. |
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| CraveTheRave |
| Well it's not the powersupply as I just changed it yesterday. I don't know what to do now. It could just be the videocard but I highly doubt it. I think it is the motherboard :( If it is, what does that consist of me having to replace in my computer? |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by CraveTheRave
Well it's not the powersupply as I just changed it yesterday. I don't know what to do now. It could just be the videocard but I highly doubt it. I think it is the motherboard :( If it is, what does that consist of me having to replace in my computer? |
hate to tell you i told you so but i did. get a new barebones system like said. |
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| SpecRadio |
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
Probably a new psu, but they're a pain to install. If you don't know how to do it yourself and its an old pc, then you'd be better off getting a new barebones pc for around $300. Replacing components based on a guess is a hit or miss method that could be time consuming and expensive. |
A PSU is a pain to install? I've installed many and it's taken me like 2 minutes. Take the screws out, put them back in, reconnect all the power connectors. It's that simple.
No need for a $300 system, get a PSU or check the IDE cables and or HDD LED, Power LED or the Power Switch on the motherboard.
Also, it checks video first :). Make sure your card is seated properly. |
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