Members Apendecto Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 I'm working on my friends computer. It had all these viruses on it and it was slow as hell and didn't work very well. Over time it got worse and worse. Eventually it got stuck on the log in screen and would usually never get past that. A while later my friend tried to turn it on again but this time the monitor show nothing. Not even black, the power light goes green for a second and then it goes orange (off/standby). I've tested the monitor and it works and I've also tried another monitor. I figured it was the hard drive and he got a new one. Same old song and dance. I've tried booting with the XP disk in...still nothing. What could be wrong? Bad video card? I'm lost. Thanks. Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gruntollio Bass Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Has the computer ever been used with duel monitors? This happened to my laptop once and it was the display setting set to display to monitor 2 only and not to notebook. It wasn't until I hooked it up on my docking station that I figured it out.Might not be the problem, but maybe worth checking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 I believe it has. My buddy was running some set up to his TV as well. The problem is I can't get to the settings or anything...I can't see anything. Any ideas? EDIT: Also, if I put a new hard drive in it, wouldn't that have no settings at all and should work? Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gruntollio Bass Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 I believe it has. My buddy was running some set up to his TV as well.The problem is I can't get to the settings or anything...I can't see anything.Any ideas?EDIT: Also, if I put a new hard drive in it, wouldn't that have no settings at all and should work?Yo. Hmmmmmmmm. One would think a new HD since it was used with duel would reset everything. Does the monitor work with a different computer plugged in? Maybe it's on the blink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Hmmmmmmmm. One would think a new HD since it was used with duel would reset everything. Does the monitor work with a different computer plugged in? Maybe it's on the blink? Monitor works great. In fact I'm using it now (on another computer). Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gruntollio Bass Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Dodgey new HD? I dunno mate.............I'm not an IT guru but something still sounds very wrong with that computer then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Dodgey new HD? I dunno mate.............I'm not an IT guru but something still sounds very wrong with that computer then. Hahah. No {censored}. Thanks for the help, I'm not sure what to do. Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 I didn't get anywhere last night. Bump for the day crew. Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chunky-b Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 What kind of machine is it? laptop or desktop? Does it have more than one monitor/video connection on the back? So you do not get the startup logo screen or anything, screen stays black the whole time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluescout Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Make sure there isn't another connector for the monitor on the back. If you haven't changed anything it's the system. You can start by pulling out EVERYTHING except the MB, video card and processor and see if it beeps because of missing memory. Then start putting stuff back one at a time and see what screws you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Any beeps upon POST? Without seeing it, my guess is the power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 It's a desktop. I can't get anything to show up on startup. I am guessing that it's not the power supply since I can feel the hard drive run, the fans work, the cd drive works, etc. I get no beeps at all. Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 It's a desktop. I can't get anything to show up on startup. I am guessing that it's not the power supply since I can feel the hard drive run, the fans work, the cd drive works, etc.I get no beeps at all.Yo. A faulty power supply can still power up your peripherals. No beeps? Sounds more like the power supply issue. How old is this piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 A faulty power supply can still power up your peripherals. No beeps? Sounds more like the power supply issue. How old is this piece? It's like 3-5 years old. Any way to trouble shoot the power supply or is it more of, get a good one an if it works it's the problem? Multimeter? Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Power supply or the capacitors have failed on the MB. Look for bulged tops like these. They don't need to appear leaky, just bulged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Power supply or the capacitors have failed on the MB. Look for bulged tops like these. Hmmm. What does a good one look like for comparison? Thanks. Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Hmmm. What does a good one look like for comparison?Thanks.Yo. The tops will be flat with no bulge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 It's like 3-5 years old. Any way to trouble shoot the power supply or is it more of, get a good one an if it works it's the problem? Multimeter? Yo. I suppose you could take a multimeter. I just grab another power supply. As mister said, it could easily be your motherboard, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Thanks dudes. I didn't know a faulty power supply could run peripherals. If I was going to get a new power supply, is there anything I need to know? Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chunky-b Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Make sure whether your old one is an AT or ATX. (Take it with you to store if not sure.) They use different connectors to the motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudbass Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Sounds to me like a peripheral card or the motherboard. Try this.Remove all peripheral cards. Sound card, modem, ethernet card, video card, everything. Plug a different video card into the slot and see if it'll boot up. If not, I think the motherboard has had it. If it does boot, then one by one put the peripheral cards back in and see if the machine will boot starting with the original video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 i saw a post on another forum where a chap builds computers regularly once however he built one and couldnt get a beep he checked the jumpers which were connected wrong...and had the pins connected incorrectly...pins 123 seem to be numbered in reverse.. dohhh..i'm lost.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudbass Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 i saw a post on another forum where a chap builds computers regularly once however he built one and couldnt get a beep he checked the jumpers which were connected wrong...and had the pins connected incorrectly...pins 123 seem to be numbered in reverse.. dohhh..i'm lost.. It's pretty rare that you'll have to set jumpers or DIP switches on a motherboard anymore. Most of those functions are set in the BIOS these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 It's pretty rare that you'll have to set jumpers or DIP switches on a motherboard anymore. Most of those functions are set in the BIOS these days. might have got that terminology wrong...heres the article..this months mag. its big and i hope you can read it http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5889/ramzm6.jpg hopeless scan..sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudbass Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 might have got that terminology wrong...heres the article..this months mag. its big and i hope you can read it http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5889/ramzm6.jpg hopeless scan..sorry I've installed a lot of motherboards from IBM, Intel, Abit, Iwill, MSI, Asus, etc and I've never seen one come out of the box with the CMOS jumper set in anything other than "normal" position. The "clear CMOS" jumper is there in the unlikely event that the BIOS goes completely stupid and needs to be reset. The CMOS (Complementary metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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