Posted March 28, 200718 yr I turn on my computer and don't even get the BIOS splash. I restarted, checked all connections, twice, switch VC toa different power wire, checked to make sure it wasn't the monitor, reseated the VC, checked all fans (working). [EDIT]Also no beep codes on power up[/EDIT] What else could it possible be? I have it down to either fried MoBo, fried VC or dead power supply... Any other suggestions? It's hard to rage with no machine that can run any games...
March 28, 200718 yr Disconnect all of your CD-ROM drives and Hard Drives. See if you get the BIOS splash then...
March 28, 200718 yr Disconnect all of your CD-ROM drives and Hard Drives. See if you get the BIOS splash then... Yeah that happened to me with this one cd drive that I had that was corrupted.
March 28, 200718 yr Author No go still nothing. Though this did allow me to see that my friend switched my CD-ROM ribbon around...
March 28, 200718 yr No go still nothing. Though this did allow me to see that my friend switched my CD-ROM ribbon around... loL well is your computer even turning on fan etc?
March 28, 200718 yr Author main fans turn on they get signal its you how are you all fans all your power r g to u u have plenty of time to make your spin hahaha
March 29, 200718 yr Sounds like a dead GFX card to me, borrow one off a pal (if u have any) and test it, you wont get a startup beep if ur GFX card if forked unless u have on-board then it will default to that and boot (if it works lol) i maybe old with the times does VC stand for Video Card?
March 29, 200718 yr Author VC -> vid card so yeah ive had cards die on me though they should still output something though i guess that could be it. this card is only 4 months old though so im really hoping thats not it =/
March 31, 200718 yr stop telling me the same thing over and over to sound smart... kthnx your mobo is fried if you didnt want to hear that then why ask
April 5, 200718 yr First of all: if this is a computer from Dell or a major company, ship it back. Don't even both with what I'm about to say. You need to go through a troubleshooting procedure. First of all, what kind of extra hardware do you have? Different mobo, or gfx card? pci card or anything? If you do, get it out. Second: remove all add on cards, accessories. The only things that should be connected are: keyboard, video card, monitor, power/reset set of headers, cpu (and heatsink of course), memory, and the minimum amount of ram possible. All pci cards should be disconnected, all drives disconnected. Try a boot. If nothing, reset bios, and try again. To reset bios, you can either you can either remove the battery, or there is a jumper labed J something near the battery. To reset that, you should move it from pins 1-2 to 2-3, and leave for 2 to 3 seconds. Then reset back to 1-2. If that doesn't work, well this is where those accessories come in handy. First, try a different video card if possible. A PCI card will do fine, a agp (or pci-express if thats the case) will be better. If that isn't possible, its hard to tell you what it may be. You can narrow things without stuff after that, but it gets more difficult as you go on without anything to mess with. Look at the motherboard and video card at the capacitors (cylindrical caps on the board). Look for signs of burns or of them puffing out. If you see puffing out on the mobo, its dead; same for the gpu. Go through each stick of ram, and plug in each one individually into different slots until you are done. If you have the guide book to the mobo, thats also a good place to look. They have a decent amount of information, and you should not hesitate to consult it. Finally, if all else fails, walk away for a couple of hours, destress, and then come back and look at what you have done. Think through the problem, and make sure you have done everything you can think of. If you get here and still are stuck, ask around for a decent repair store (NOT geek squad) and have it looked at. Depending on how old it is, it may just be cheaper to buy a new computer.
