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also when i switched up the ram thats when it booted. so maybe one faulty ram stick. maybe two

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8 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Power supply sounds like more of a problem, or faulty RAM.

 

I'm waiting on making a decision on the RAM until I hear the results from a different PSU.

and he is adiment that the psu is not it. so i cant even try

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and he is adiment that the psu is not it. so i cant even try

It's worth a try.

 

Troubleshooting is basically trial and error, if it's not the PSU then we can move onto something else. But we'll have no way of knowing if it's the PSU or not until it gets tried.

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2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

It's worth a try.

 

Troubleshooting is basically trial and error, if it's not the PSU then we can move onto something else. But we'll have no way of knowing if it's the PSU or not until it gets tried.

I know. he wont listen

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I know. he wont listen

Personally, I would just tell him to get a new computer at that point.

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15 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Personally, I would just tell him to get a new computer at that point.

well, we got the pc for free, and he only bought an 8 dollar cpu and a wifi stick thing so we can resuse the wifi dongle and just get maybe a 150 dollar pc on craigslist.

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well, we got the pc for free, and he only bought an 8 dollar cpu and a wifi stick thing so we can resuse the wifi dongle and just get maybe a 150 dollar pc on craigslist.

That would work.

 

If he's unwilling to try things to fix it though, then his best option would be to just replace it.

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Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

That would work.

 

If he's unwilling to try things to fix it though, then his best option would be to just replace it.

but he is also unwilling to not fix it and just keep trying to fix the pc

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but he is also unwilling to not fix it and just keep trying to fix the pc

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Tell him to take it to a repair shop, then?

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Tell him to take it to a repair shop, then?

sure. my dad and i are not complete wizzes at computers. new pc's are alot easier to build. i built mine and made no mistakes.

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1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:
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Tell him to take it to a repair shop, then?

and he wont buy pc's off craigslist.

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Just now, Smiles4Miles said:

sure. my dad and i are not complete wizzes at computers. new pc's are alot easier to build. i built mine and made no mistakes.

That's probably his best option if he's behaving the way you say he is.

 

I feel sorry for the support people that will have to deal with it though....

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Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

That's probably his best option if he's behaving the way you say he is.

 

I feel sorry for the support people that will have to deal with it though....

yeah.

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2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

That's probably his best option if he's behaving the way you say he is.

 

I feel sorry for the support people that will have to deal with it though....

and of course he said no to a repair shop

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and of course he said no to a repair shop

Try suggesting he fixes it himself if he knows so much about what the problem is?

 

Honestly, there's nothing we can do other than just let him deal with it on his own if he's that unwilling to accept help.

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1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Try suggesting he fixes it himself if he knows so much about what the problem is?

 

Honestly, there's nothing we can do other than just let him deal with it on his own if he's that unwilling to accept help.

it is saying overclocking failed and cmos settings wrong. anything on that? and he doesnt know what to do as well. i will just use my psu when he is out at work maybe. if then it works then my brother needs a new psu

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it is saying overclocking failed and cmos settings wrong. anything on that? and he doesnt know what to do as well. i will just use my psu when he is out at work maybe. if then it works then my brother needs a new psu

Reset the CMOS, then.

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1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Reset the CMOS, then.

how do we do that?

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1 minute ago, Smiles4Miles said:

how do we do that?

There should be a button cell battery on the motherboard:

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Pull the power to the PC, and pop that out for 30 seconds or so. Then replace that and the power, and try booting.

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1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

There should be a button cell battery on the motherboard:

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Pull the power to the PC, and pop that out for 30 seconds or so. Then replace that and the power, and try booting.

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ok

Another important note: if he's got a Pentium 4, then he'll need a new motherboard to use the Q6600, as the sockets are incompatible.

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3 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Another important note: if he's got a Pentium 4, then he'll need a new motherboard to use the Q6600, as the sockets are incompatible.

im not sure on that. they both use lga 775

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Just now, Smiles4Miles said:

im not sure on that. they both use lga 775

Pentium 4 is on PGA 478.

 

If they're both on LGA 775, then you shouldn't have an issue.

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