computer not turning on

[ExcitezR]

so my dads sister brought over her PC because it was slow so she brought every thing round... i go to set it up and turn it on and first i noticed that the CPU fan wont spin now it does but now its not out putting any thing to the screen i have tried different screens and cable there is no other GPU 

 

[samcool55]

There's a big chance it's the motheboard that died...

You can try to reset the bios (unplug the power cord from the psu and remove the battery that's on the motherboard, wait 30 seconds, plug the cord back in the psu and try it again.

 

It's also a good idea to check if all the capacitors are ok, it's possible that a component died and burned a bit... Just check if there's nothing unusual.

[soaringchicken]

Dude that computer looks ancient, it might be dead. However a new CPU doesnt cost much so you could just do that.

[ExcitezR]

There's a big chance it's the motheboard that died...

You can try to reset the bios (unplug the power cord from the psu and remove the battery that's on the motherboard, wait 30 seconds, plug the cord back in the psu and try it again.

 

It's also a good idea to check if all the capacitors are ok, it's possible that a component died and burned a bit... Just check if there's nothing unusual.

 

 

Dude that computer looks ancient, it might be dead. However a new CPU doesnt cost much so you could just do that.

thanks and yea it old i have checked the capacitors and there not bulging and she said it worked before she brought it round but now it dont do you think it was because it was transported upright 

[soaringchicken]

thanks and yea it old i have checked the capacitors and there not bulging and she said it worked before she brought it round but now it dont do you think it was because it was transported upright 

Hmmmm, have you checked for broken pins maybe (something could have got bumped)

[ExcitezR]

Hmmmm, have you checked for broken pins maybe (something could have got bumped)

broken pins on the cpu no i haven't cheeked that i dont have any thermal past to out back on it 

[ExcitezR]

There's a big chance it's the motheboard that died...

You can try to reset the bios (unplug the power cord from the psu and remove the battery that's on the motherboard, wait 30 seconds, plug the cord back in the psu and try it again.

 

It's also a good idea to check if all the capacitors are ok, it's possible that a component died and burned a bit... Just check if there's nothing unusual.

i have tired the cmos clear and the only thing that done was make the cpu fan spin faster still no signal is there any thing else i can try? i found out that the system is over 7 years old and that when it got here the cpu fan wasn't spinning do you think it overheated and killed its self or the mobo 

[samcool55]

i have tired the cmos clear and the only thing that done was make the cpu fan spin faster still no signal is there any thing else i can try? i found out that the system is over 7 years old and that when it got here the cpu fan wasn't spinning do you think it overheated and killed its self or the mobo 

 

Change the psu is always a possibility if you have a donor psu around. Also remove all the ram. If the motherboard doesn't beep, you can me very sure the motherboard is dead. If it does beep, the cpu is probably blown up. But tbh if the cpu, mobo or psu is dead, just buy new parts from the current generation, it's really not worth to invest again in a 7 year old pc... Also 7 years is quite good for a pc, it really had it's best time...

[ExcitezR]

Change the psu is always a possibility if you have a donor psu around. Also remove all the ram. If the motherboard doesn't beep, you can me very sure the motherboard is dead. If it does beep, the cpu is probably blown up. But tbh if the cpu, mobo or psu is dead, just buy new parts from the current generation, it's really not worth to invest again in a 7 year old pc... Also 7 years is quite good for a pc, it really had it's best time...

yea i know what you mean but my dads sister cant really afford a new at the moment and there is no beep but it seems like its just no screen signal 

[STRMfrmXMN]

I've been through this plenty of times before.

If your PSU is dead, the two obvious signs are:

Case fans are spinning their d*cks off

Booting OS's on desktop hard drives doesn't work (but works on laptop/SSD's)

 

I suggest trying a different power supply.

[ExcitezR]

I've been through this plenty of times before.

If your PSU is dead, the two obvious signs are:

Case fans are spinning their d*cks off

Booting OS's on desktop hard drives doesn't work (but works on laptop/SSD's)

 

I suggest trying a different power supply.

oh right i will have to try this then ill do it tomorrow. its going to look so silly with a 850W PSU hanging out the side of it. 

[STRMfrmXMN]

oh right i will have to try this then ill do it tomorrow. its going to look so silly with a 850W PSU hanging out the side of it. 

When my PSU died, I hooked the thing up to a 650 Watt PSU just to be sure. It worked fine but yeah, it looked a little funny.

[ExcitezR]

When my PSU died, I hooked the thing up to a 650 Watt PSU just to be sure. It worked fine but yeah, it looked a little funny.

 

 

Change the psu is always a possibility if you have a donor psu around. Also remove all the ram. If the motherboard doesn't beep, you can me very sure the motherboard is dead. If it does beep, the cpu is probably blown up. But tbh if the cpu, mobo or psu is dead, just buy new parts from the current generation, it's really not worth to invest again in a 7 year old pc... Also 7 years is quite good for a pc, it really had it's best time...

 

 

Hmmmm, have you checked for broken pins maybe (something could have got bumped)

hey guys i got the computer to start now turns out it was the ram stick got moved in shipping so the real reason that she brought it round was because it was slow i found out that it had 512MB ram and a single core intel celeron so i bought a 2 GB kit of DDR2 memory for it do you think it will speed it up?

[STRMfrmXMN]

hey guys i got the computer to start now turns out it was the ram stick got moved in shipping so the real reason that she brought it round was because it was slow i found out that it had 512MB ram and a single core intel celeron so i bought a 2 GB kit of DDR2 memory for it do you think it will speed it up?

Yes it will speed it up for sure. 512 MB of RAM is bad. 2GB is less bad.

[TDP_Equinox]

it looks like its time to retire that relic.

[ExcitezR]

it looks like its time to retire that relic.

it not mine and i know but she cant afford it at the moment i offered to build her a new one but she wont have it 

[TDP_Equinox]

it not mine and i know but she cant afford it at the moment i offered to build her a new one but she wont have it 

ugh, oh well lol