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PC wont start up
« on: September 20, 2008, 11:10:37 AM »
So my CPU just turned itself off then it wont turn back on, it's been 2 days now. I can see a green light on the motherboard so I guess it's not the power can anyone help me on this? When I press the power button it doesn't do anything, no fans spinning, nothing.  :(
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2008, 11:15:20 AM »
Buy a new one  :P
Maybe bring it there where you bought the pc. Do you have a guarantee ?
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2008, 11:18:15 AM »
I'm gonna get a new one, by the way my PC is 5 years old now.. It died lol.
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2008, 11:45:16 AM »
Have you not got another computer which you can try the parts in ?
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2008, 12:01:06 PM »
I'm getting a new PC with Core 2 Duo E8400 or E8600 with GeForce 8800GT 512mb, nope don't have another PC.
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2008, 12:32:39 PM »
Remember that new parts requuire a load of power. So you should see to get a new power unit as well.
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2008, 02:18:22 PM »
Depends how big his current PSU is, chances are that from those specs he won't need a new PSU. All depends on what he currently has though.
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2008, 06:24:05 PM »
Sounds silly have you checked the Power Button is still plugged into the motherboard, also if you can see a green light this does not rule out a power supply issue!!!
I recommend that you borrow a psu from another pc, if its not that and there are no beeps from the motherboard would appear to be the issue can you see any capacitors that appear to have popped?
Also try just put the basics into the pc and see if it will start up, i.e disconnect everything apart from the psu take out the memory and leave the processor in if it beeps add more hardware on until it fails.
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2008, 08:01:51 PM »
Quote from: Cookie man on September 20, 2008, 11:18:15 AM
I'm gonna get a new one, by the way my PC is 5 years old now.. It died lol.

My PC is 7 years old.
It got too dusty like a year ago and part of it got on fire when I turned it on.
It got fixed though.
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2008, 12:25:18 PM »
I really don't know where to connect all those wires so I don't want to remove any of them.

The guy that was gonna build the new CPU with 8800GT said that 8800GT costs around 500$ lmao, better go to another guy... This one's scamming cash, I check the prices and it's only 170-270$ in nvidia.com.
« Last Edit: September 21, 2008, 12:27:16 PM by Cookie man »
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2008, 02:17:58 PM »
Mine is five years old, it's okay, runs bioshock and half-life 2 episode 2, oblivion and stalker.

I'm going to need a new CPU though. and maybe GFX card too, mine is a 7300 GT

CPU is a fucking Athlon 64 3500+
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Re: PC wont start up
« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2008, 09:33:00 PM »
Quote from: Anton on September 21, 2008, 02:17:58 PM
Mine is five years old, it's okay, runs bioshock and half-life 2 episode 2, oblivion and stalker.

I'm going to need a new CPU though. and maybe GFX card too, mine is a 7300 GT

CPU is a fucking Athlon 64 3500+

Mine is AMD Athlon 64 3000+ lol. But I will get a new computer somewhere in the future.
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