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From: jg on 14 May 2005 19:29 My computer has suddenly refused to boot up. (Athlon 1.2Gh, XP Pro) The power lights and fans go on but thats it. No beeps or anything. Nothing on the monitor except "DPMS going to sleep", then black. I tried several other monitors and the same thing. All cables are ok. So ..... does it look like motherboard or CPU? or something else? Thanks for any opinions.
From: "Mikey" <mikeguest@nospam.blueyonder.co.uk on 14 May 2005 20:02 Have you tried resetting bios? mikey "jg" <jgs(a)westnet.com.au> wrote in message news:42868a89$1(a)quokka.wn.com.au... > My computer has suddenly refused to boot up. (Athlon 1.2Gh, XP Pro) > The power lights and fans go on but thats it. No beeps or anything. > Nothing on the monitor except "DPMS going to sleep", then black. > I tried several other monitors and the same thing. > All cables are ok. > So ..... does it look like motherboard or CPU? or something else? > Thanks for any opinions. > > >
From: kony on 14 May 2005 20:22 On Sun, 15 May 2005 07:29:29 +0800, "jg" <jgs(a)westnet.com.au> wrote: >My computer has suddenly refused to boot up. (Athlon 1.2Gh, XP Pro) >The power lights and fans go on but thats it. No beeps or anything. >Nothing on the monitor except "DPMS going to sleep", then black. >I tried several other monitors and the same thing. >All cables are ok. >So ..... does it look like motherboard or CPU? or something else? >Thanks for any opinions. > > Not CPU unless the heatsink had fallen off or it's fan had failed. With an obvious problem a CPU almost never fails before (most of a system). Check the motherboard for failed capacitors. Signs include domed or vented tops, leaky liquid or residue on top or bottoms. If there is no outward sign of cap problems then I'd begin focusing on the power supply, taking voltage readings with multimeter and replacing it with a spare if you have one available. Also clear CMOS as Mickey suggested.
From: thefriend on 14 May 2005 20:44 5 possibilities bessides one of your cards shortening out the system. CPU Video Card Memory MOBO or bios reset reseat memory and cards take out all cards but video card out and reboot even take out mouse and or keyboard and reboot.
From: Kevin M on 14 May 2005 21:41
I had the same problem, taking out the RAM and reseating them worked. Eventually I replaced the RAM and haven't had the problem since. "jg" <jgs(a)westnet.com.au> wrote in message news:42868a89$1(a)quokka.wn.com.au... > My computer has suddenly refused to boot up. (Athlon 1.2Gh, XP Pro) > The power lights and fans go on but thats it. No beeps or anything. > Nothing on the monitor except "DPMS going to sleep", then black. > I tried several other monitors and the same thing. > All cables are ok. > So ..... does it look like motherboard or CPU? or something else? > Thanks for any opinions. > > > |