Hello there.
My computer have suddenly decided that it doesn't want to work anymore.
I've had no problems whatsoever but from one day to the next it just doesn't work.
I haven't kicked it, I haven't moved it, I haven't opened the case, haven't experienced any graphic glitches, strange noises, artefacts, nothing.
So this is what's working
When I push the power button all the fans starts spinning (fast) but the boot sequence won't initiate.
I can open and close the DVD-tray and when I do this the "shut up I'm working" light comes on.
That's it.
It just "freezes" like this with the fans spinning and nothing happens until I turn the computer off.
(No signal to the screen either)
Since I don't get any error messages I don't have much to work with here.
I don't have extra parts to swap in order to identify the culprit.
This is what I've tried
I opened the case to check the fans and that nothing have been knocked loose for some reason.
Removed some dust with compressed air.
Profanity.
The 2½ year old computer have the following specs
* Club 3D GeForce 7800GTX 256MB PCI-E DVIx2+TV+VIDEOin
* AMD Athlon 64 3500+ BOX S-939
* Asus A8N-E, Socket 939, PCI-E, ATX, Nvidia nForce 4 Ultra
* 2 x Samsung 1GB DDR PC3200, 400MHz 184-pin
* Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB NCQ 7200rpm SATA 3Gb/s 8MB cache
* NEC ND-3550 DVD±R/RW SVART, bulk
* Antec NeoPower 550W
* OS = XP
Like I said, I don't get too many indications about what the problem is here but my gut says the processor isn't working properly since nothing happens after the initial "burst" of activity in the fans.
I need your help here guys so thanks in advance.
My computer have suddenly decided that it doesn't want to work anymore.
I've had no problems whatsoever but from one day to the next it just doesn't work.
I haven't kicked it, I haven't moved it, I haven't opened the case, haven't experienced any graphic glitches, strange noises, artefacts, nothing.
So this is what's working
When I push the power button all the fans starts spinning (fast) but the boot sequence won't initiate.
I can open and close the DVD-tray and when I do this the "shut up I'm working" light comes on.
That's it.
It just "freezes" like this with the fans spinning and nothing happens until I turn the computer off.
(No signal to the screen either)
Since I don't get any error messages I don't have much to work with here.
I don't have extra parts to swap in order to identify the culprit.
This is what I've tried
I opened the case to check the fans and that nothing have been knocked loose for some reason.
Removed some dust with compressed air.
Profanity.
The 2½ year old computer have the following specs
* Club 3D GeForce 7800GTX 256MB PCI-E DVIx2+TV+VIDEOin
* AMD Athlon 64 3500+ BOX S-939
* Asus A8N-E, Socket 939, PCI-E, ATX, Nvidia nForce 4 Ultra
* 2 x Samsung 1GB DDR PC3200, 400MHz 184-pin
* Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB NCQ 7200rpm SATA 3Gb/s 8MB cache
* NEC ND-3550 DVD±R/RW SVART, bulk
* Antec NeoPower 550W
* OS = XP
Like I said, I don't get too many indications about what the problem is here but my gut says the processor isn't working properly since nothing happens after the initial "burst" of activity in the fans.
I need your help here guys so thanks in advance.
Last edited by Sambuccashake (2008-04-22 22:45:18)
