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 May 14 2009, 09:16 PM
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I made the mistake of taking apart an old computer and putting it back together. i wanted to gain that experience so that when I come to building my own box from scratch I will understand how. Well I took everything apart and cleared all the dust, and then i put it back together and to my sunrise...it didn't work. I took another look inside all looked for mistakes but couldn't find anything. I did see that I had put the led light cables on the wrong spot on the mobo so I fixed it and tried again. Nothing. So I was wondering if someone could give me a checklist of things that could have gone wrong. When I pres the power button i don't even get a beep. All wires are plugged in. I did remove the fan from the heat sink over the CPU and then put it back in. Could I have messed something up? I have never seen the latching mechanism for the heat sink so maybe it isn't secured. I appreciate the help.
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May 15 2009, 02:24 PM
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 Sarcastic Mr. Know-It-All Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,089 Joined: Dec 2003 Member No: 29 |
jcp if you have a soldering iron, you can fix it yourself. Just solder a 8-ohm resistor onto the technodrome of the front side bus to your CPU's flux capacitor.
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jcp New computer troubleshooting May 14 2009, 09:16 PM
Deospeon why do you keep asking silly questions?
Check the... May 14 2009, 09:19 PM jcp Whats a psu? And why would I use batteries in a co... May 14 2009, 11:56 PM Deospeon psu = power supply unit
batteries work best, you ... May 15 2009, 02:52 AM Uronacid I feel so bad for you man, but every computer geek... May 15 2009, 09:44 AM
jcp QUOTE(Uronacid @ May 15 2009, 09:44 AM) I... May 15 2009, 11:17 AM Uronacid QUOTE(jcp @ May 15 2009, 12:17 PM) nada.
... May 15 2009, 02:20 PM kryogenjx I was actually thinking of telling you to do somet... May 15 2009, 09:50 AM kryogenjx Yes, and deep down under that thick skull of yours... May 15 2009, 01:45 PM Buttsex QUOTE(kryogenjx @ May 15 2009, 02:24 PM) ... May 15 2009, 08:55 PM jcp QUOTE(Buttsex @ May 15 2009, 08:55 PM) Go... May 15 2009, 10:51 PM jcp No clue what that means.
QUOTE(Uronacid @ Ma... May 15 2009, 02:49 PM Uronacid QUOTE(jcp @ May 15 2009, 03:49 PM) No clu... May 17 2009, 10:30 AM Buttsex Taking the floppy drive out would do nothing.
Did... May 15 2009, 11:40 PM jcp No I checked where there is a gap and made sure it... May 16 2009, 01:35 AM Buttsex Everyone screws up a computer at some point. Don... May 16 2009, 01:46 AM jcp QUOTE(Buttsex @ May 16 2009, 01:46 AM) Ev... May 16 2009, 01:58 AM jcp I think the motherboard is broken. I am so bummed.... May 16 2009, 02:46 PM jcp bump...Still wont start...Im gonna take a crapload... May 24 2009, 07:17 PM Buttsex QUOTE(jcp @ May 24 2009, 07:17 PM) bump..... May 24 2009, 08:06 PM illriginal QUOTE(jcp @ May 24 2009, 08:17 PM) bump..... May 24 2009, 08:51 PM jcp Im know that the PSU is plugged in right! May 24 2009, 09:17 PM Buttsex QUOTE(jcp @ May 24 2009, 09:17 PM) Im kno... May 24 2009, 09:21 PM jcp I know its freaking plugged in right! I have t... May 24 2009, 09:27 PM Buttsex Did you flip any strange switches on the PSU? May 24 2009, 09:57 PM jcp umm, a little red one that changes the voltage but... May 24 2009, 09:58 PM Buttsex HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... May 24 2009, 10:04 PM jcp what. May 24 2009, 10:14 PM jcp here. Kinda random but i thought a geek might noti... May 24 2009, 10:15 PM Buttsex Integrated graphics? Try sticking a dedicated GPU... May 24 2009, 10:33 PM illriginal lol... can make sure that your power button's ... May 24 2009, 10:39 PM Buttsex QUOTE(illriginal @ May 24 2009, 10:39 PM)... May 24 2009, 10:51 PM illriginal QUOTE(Buttsex @ May 24 2009, 11:51 PM) He... May 24 2009, 10:59 PM Buttsex Try sticking a new BIOS in there, May 24 2009, 11:14 PM jcp Whats a chassis? And how can I give it a new bios?... May 25 2009, 01:00 AM illriginal QUOTE(jcp @ May 25 2009, 02:00 AM) Whats ... May 25 2009, 01:12 AM jcp The jumpers on this mobo are rather confusing. The... May 25 2009, 02:17 AM illriginal What do you mean there's not a "power jum... May 25 2009, 10:19 AM jcp Like on the motherbaord, there are those little pi... May 25 2009, 10:55 AM illriginal Ah ok ya... D/C power. Shorting I can imagine is b... May 25 2009, 11:04 AM jcp QUOTE(illriginal @ May 25 2009, 11:04 AM)... May 25 2009, 11:07 AM illriginal lol
Ya the fan will spin up, you'll hear the... May 25 2009, 11:32 AM jcp well nothing is working. I guess the computer real... May 25 2009, 11:40 AM illriginal Ya that's a little scary if you some how shot ... May 25 2009, 11:48 AM Buttsex QUOTE(illriginal @ May 25 2009, 11:48 AM)... May 25 2009, 12:45 PM Uronacid You know, I had this happen to a freind the other ... May 26 2009, 03:20 PM Buttsex QUOTE(Uronacid @ May 26 2009, 03:20 PM) A... May 26 2009, 03:30 PM Uronacid QUOTE(Buttsex @ May 26 2009, 04:30 PM) Ac... May 26 2009, 04:03 PM kryogenjx PEBKAC motherf*cker May 26 2009, 04:04 PM illriginal ROFLMAO Did OP take his PC apart on the rug?!?... May 26 2009, 04:21 PM Uronacid QUOTE(illriginal @ May 26 2009, 05:21 PM)... May 29 2009, 10:05 AM Buttsex Serious extremefail. May 26 2009, 04:54 PM jcp No, I did it on a hard wood floor.
Again, I am not... May 29 2009, 10:53 AM Buttsex Man, you probably don't even know the differen... May 29 2009, 03:55 PM |
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