pc PC doesn't turn on

[VeikkQ]

I have ould PC what doesn't turn on. If you plug working power supply on the pc power supply doesn't turn on, nothing happened on pc. What could be wrong?  If you have any idea or need more information I'm happy to tell more. 

[star_pilot475]

44 minutes ago, VeikkQ said:

I have ould PC what doesn't turn on. If you plug working power supply on the pc power supply doesn't turn on, nothing happened on pc. What could be wrong?  If you have any idea or need more information I'm happy to tell more. 

Do the fans spin? Anything light up or any sign of life? 

[Reytime]

This might be a silly question but is the power supply turned on? The switch on the power supply itself that is, not the computer's power button.

[VeikkQ]

3 hours ago, Reytime said:

This might be a silly question but is the power supply turned on? The switch on the power supply itself that is, not the computer's power button.

Yes, mate it is turned on, no problem with power supply if I don't plug main MB connector in. @Reytime

 

4 hours ago, star_pilot475 said:

Do the fans spin? Anything light up or any sign of life? 

No life, nothing I think it is a case of broken MB, PC turned on, one time when I got PC I try other Power supply but after that nothing, I did not try if it passes power on USB. @star_pilot475 

 

 

[SubTract]

Alright can you start troubleshooting with a very Base configuration.
Motherboard, CPU and One stick of RAM. (Use the intergrated GPU)
Plug only Mobo 24Pin and Single CPU 4 pin in and see if the system POSTs.
If you succeed the slowly add components one at a time until the system no longer POSTs.
If the system doesn't POST in minimum config then you need another system with the same CPU socket, or another CPU of the same Socket to test any further. It's also worth testing again replacing the first stick of RAM with another if the system doesn't POST, Just to rule out that stick of RAM.

[VeikkQ]

 

 

 

 

 

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6 hours ago, SubTract said:

 

 

5 hours ago, SubTract said:

Alright can you start troubleshooting with a very Base configuration.
Motherboard, CPU and One stick of RAM. (Use the intergrated GPU)
Plug only Mobo 24Pin and Single CPU 4 pin in and see if the system POSTs.
If you succeed the slowly add components one at a time until the system no longer POSTs.
If the system doesn't POST in minimum config then you need another system with the same CPU socket, or another CPU of the same Socket to test any further. It's also worth testing again replacing the first stick of RAM with another if the system doesn't POST, Just to rule out that stick of RAM.

Hi Like, try to explain before mobo 24 and CPU 4 pin header I do not post. Spec 1.536 MB of ram.  MOB GA-7DXE. 

 

 

 

If you can tell me where the 4pin connector is on this motherboard. + I'm not sure to do I have more DDR

1 memory. ++ I'm not sure how to take AMD heatsink a part 

@SubTract 

[SubTract]

Holy cow. I didn't realise how old the system is.

That has a 20pin power connector and no auxiliary CPU connectors.

 

Honestly it's probably not worth trying to fix. Buying parts for that system will cost you an arm and a leg.

 

To get the cooler off you release the black plastic arm under the fan (you do have to apply quite a lot of pressure) once that's released you take the tabs off the clips either side of the CPU socket.

 

My guess is the power supply or the CPU has had it.

[VeikkQ]

@SubTract I get for a friend, when I got pc power supply was dead, I guess it's CPU what got like overvoltage or shock on PSU when It died. I think I try to make win 98 machine with this Pentium 4 pc science it does work. It does do not show any no signs life when you plug 24 pin in, nothing no fans spinning. 

 

I'm not sure if I can get 98 to support Pentium 4 but let's see

 

[SubTract]

Honestly scrap it. Take anything worth salvaging. Like perhaps GPU? (Although probably not) sell the RAM online. Destroy the HDD's they're IDE so no use to you anyway. This way no data can be stolen.

 

If you are convinced you want to pump money into it get a second hand motherboard and CPU.

At that point you might as well buy a new low end CPU motherboard and a 4GB ram kit. That PSU probably won't support a modern system so you'll want to replace that, you'll need new drives a GPU if you want to game. Then you don't want to put all that modern hardware in an old case so a new one of them as well. Then you have a new system.

 

If you get second hand hardware and revive it. Don't bother with Windows put like Linux Mint on it. It'll run better than windows 98 and has much more current features.

[VeikkQ]

@SubTract Mate, I got free so I  don't lose anything and it doesn't even have an HDD I probably Just took everything wat you can use a thought away