PC posts but wont boot

[Perrin]

My PC will post but it wont boot. I can't access the boot menu either. I put this under storage devices because it seems like a hard drive issue but i dont know. It worked fine until i put in a second hard drive and then turned off my computer to remove it. After I turned the computer off it would no longer work.  I have a 750w PSU so that shouldnt be the problem. I've tried changing SATA and SATA power cables and I've tried booting with different HDDs and that won't work. It's a pretty old machine with an Intel Core 2 Duo so maybe the CPU just died on me? Any help would be great. Thanks

[Radium_Angel]

24 minutes ago, Perrin said:

I can't access the boot menu either.

Explain this. Can you get into the BIOS?

[Perrin]

11 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Explain this. Can you get into the BIOS?

No I can't which kinda makes me think i have a MOBO issue but it's displaying the Dell post logo.

[Radium_Angel]

3 minutes ago, Perrin said:

No I can't which kinda makes me think i have a MOBO issue but it's displaying the Dell post logo.

Unplug anything connected to the mobo that isn't required to post. this means all HDDs, and CD-Roms, remove sound cards and NICs (if not built in to the mobo)

Remove all but 1 stick of RAM.

Power on, and see if you can get into the BIOS.

 

While the system is powered on, see if your keyboard is responsive, press the num-lock or caps-lock key, and see if you get lights changing on your keyboard. If not, then it might be the mobo

[Perrin]

1 hour ago, Radium_Angel said:

Unplug anything connected to the mobo that isn't required to post. this means all HDDs, and CD-Roms, remove sound cards and NICs (if not built in to the mobo)

Remove all but 1 stick of RAM.

Power on, and see if you can get into the BIOS.

 

While the system is powered on, see if your keyboard is responsive, press the num-lock or caps-lock key, and see if you get lights changing on your keyboard. If not, then it might be the mobo

Will do, thank you

[Perrin]

2 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Unplug anything connected to the mobo that isn't required to post. this means all HDDs, and CD-Roms, remove sound cards and NICs (if not built in to the mobo)

Remove all but 1 stick of RAM.

Power on, and see if you can get into the BIOS.

 

While the system is powered on, see if your keyboard is responsive, press the num-lock or caps-lock key, and see if you get lights changing on your keyboard. If not, then it might be the mobo

Okay, I did that and was able to access bios with keyboard functionality. Based on that are you thinking that the problem is HDD?

[Perrin]

2 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Unplug anything connected to the mobo that isn't required to post. this means all HDDs, and CD-Roms, remove sound cards and NICs (if not built in to the mobo)

Remove all but 1 stick of RAM.

Power on, and see if you can get into the BIOS.

 

While the system is powered on, see if your keyboard is responsive, press the num-lock or caps-lock key, and see if you get lights changing on your keyboard. If not, then it might be the mobo

Well nvm. I plugged everything back in and it's working fine. Using it to type this reply. Idk what was wrong

[Radium_Angel]

20 minutes ago, Perrin said:

dk what was wrong

You say it's an older system, sometimes they just need a good swift kick to get going. Glad it's working