computer didnt boot up

flex22 · 01-16-2009, 07:32 AM

big time trouble this time. my computer didnt boot this morning

I don't know whats going on. it did this just one other time

and not
again. now i turned it off from the back and nothing. has this happen to anyone else? and were do i start

it was loosing time or not holding the time. I replace the battery but it would loose it every few days.
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Rick_EE · 01-16-2009, 08:48 AM

You mean nothing? Black screen? Any Beeps? Any LED's on the motherboard? Hard Drives spinning up?

flex22 · 01-16-2009, 12:45 PM

nothing

no beeps...the led on the motherboard has power there's a light on it.
before i had turn it on and off from the switch on the back of the computer.
and then it power up but this time nothing.

Rick_EE · 01-16-2009, 12:49 PM

My P4C800E behaved similarly and died. I had the same clock issues. Probably a failed capacitor.

You can try removing components and re booting to see if anything is causing it.

NBK · 01-16-2009, 01:04 PM

Hi

Did you check the motherboard to see if the southbridge chip is burned???

NBK

flex22 · 01-16-2009, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick_EE

My P4C800E behaved similarly and died. I had the same clock issues. Probably a failed capacitor.

You can try removing components and re booting to see if anything is causing it.

cmponents which ones? and how do you check the southbridge.

if that is the case do you think the processor is still good. could it be the power supply that's way cheapper.

Rick_EE · 01-16-2009, 05:44 PM

The processor could still be good.

I would remove everything you can, even the video card and memory if you can. Is there a speaker hooked up? If it starts beeping, put things back one at a time.

Your mobo manual will usually show you where the southbridge is.

It could be the PSU, the only way to check that is to try another one.

ChAsM · 01-17-2009, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick_EE

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It could be the PSU, the only way to check that is to try another one.

This is my bet. If you tinker a lot, I would invest in a good PS tester. They've saved me hours of frustration many of times.

yamawho · 01-17-2009, 11:00 PM

Just went through an issue like this ... it was the cpu.

flex22 · 01-24-2009, 09:25 PM

well had the ps tested it camr back good.

the computer didnt boot for a day. and and then i came in booted right up.

still lost time when it did come back up. see my sig . below I'm thinking of buying this unit.
A770 A2+AM2+ ATX motherboard from biostar A770 a AMD 2.2 sempron processor LE-1250 will this be faster then what I'm current running. i will just be getting 1 Gb of ram DDR2 PC-6400 /5300

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01-16-2009, 07:32 AM	#1
flex22 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,151	computer didnt boot up big time trouble this time. my computer didnt boot this morning I don't know whats going on. it did this just one other time and not again. now i turned it off from the back and nothing. has this happen to anyone else? and were do i start it was loosing time or not holding the time. I replace the battery but it would loose it every few days. thanks guy's __________________ Motherboard ASUS P4P800 Deluxe 1016 Bios Processor 2.8 E Prescott Memory 2x512 xms corsair PC3200 samsung 80GB wd120JB l o/s XP PRO l X-Dreamer-case PC2 P4 1.8 o/s Win2K l 2x512 PC2700 l
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01-16-2009, 08:48 AM	#2
Rick_EE Sent from my PC Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,161	Re: computer didnt boot up You mean nothing? Black screen? Any Beeps? Any LED's on the motherboard? Hard Drives spinning up?
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01-16-2009, 12:45 PM	#3
flex22 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,151	Re: computer didnt boot up nothing no beeps...the led on the motherboard has power there's a light on it. before i had turn it on and off from the switch on the back of the computer. and then it power up but this time nothing. __________________ Motherboard ASUS P4P800 Deluxe 1016 Bios Processor 2.8 E Prescott Memory 2x512 xms corsair PC3200 samsung 80GB wd120JB l o/s XP PRO l X-Dreamer-case PC2 P4 1.8 o/s Win2K l 2x512 PC2700 l
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01-16-2009, 12:49 PM	#4
Rick_EE Sent from my PC Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,161	Re: computer didnt boot up My P4C800E behaved similarly and died. I had the same clock issues. Probably a failed capacitor. You can try removing components and re booting to see if anything is causing it.
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01-16-2009, 01:04 PM	#5
NBK Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina USA Posts: 402	Re: computer didnt boot up Hi Did you check the motherboard to see if the southbridge chip is burned??? NBK __________________ Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz**RAM: G.Skill DDR2-1066 2x2048 Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Formula rev. 103gBIOS: 1102 Video: eVGA 8800GTS 512MbCase: Lian-Li PC-60PlusII Black Sound: Creative Sound blaster X-FI Fatal1tyPSU: Corsair 750watt HSF: Zalman 9700 LEDHard Drive [OS and Apps]: WD 500Gb Hard Drive [Storage]: WD 750GBHard Drive [Backup]: WD 250Gb Floppy Drive: Sony 1.44Mb*PATA DVD Burner: Benq DVD DD DW 1655 BCIC SATA DVD Burner: Samsung SH-S223Q Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series Monitor: ViewSonic VX1932wm 19" OS: Windows XP SP3 MacBook Pro 17" [June 2009] 2.8GHz 500Gb 7200rpmMacOS X 10.6.1 Other Components: APC Back-UPS RS 1500VA Brother HL-5250DN Laser Printer*HP Photosmart C6280 All-in-One**Dlink DIR655
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01-16-2009, 05:44 PM	#7
Rick_EE Sent from my PC Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,161	Re: computer didnt boot up The processor could still be good. I would remove everything you can, even the video card and memory if you can. Is there a speaker hooked up? If it starts beeping, put things back one at a time. Your mobo manual will usually show you where the southbridge is. It could be the PSU, the only way to check that is to try another one.
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01-17-2009, 11:00 PM	#9
yamawho Linux user Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,093	Re: computer didnt boot up Just went through an issue like this ... it was the cpu. __________________
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01-24-2009, 09:25 PM	#10
flex22 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,151	Re: computer didnt boot up well had the ps tested it camr back good. the computer didnt boot for a day. and and then i came in booted right up. still lost time when it did come back up. see my sig . below I'm thinking of buying this unit. A770 A2+AM2+ ATX motherboard from biostar A770 a AMD 2.2 sempron processor LE-1250 will this be faster then what I'm current running. i will just be getting 1 Gb of ram DDR2 PC-6400 /5300 thanks guy's __________________ Motherboard ASUS P4P800 Deluxe 1016 Bios Processor 2.8 E Prescott Memory 2x512 xms corsair PC3200 samsung 80GB wd120JB l o/s XP PRO l X-Dreamer-case PC2 P4 1.8 o/s Win2K l 2x512 PC2700 l Last edited by flex22; 01-25-2009 at 05:14 PM..
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