Computer not booting?

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Hi guys,

Wonder if someone can share some light on my problem.

My parents PC was working on Tuesday, I was busy doing Windows updates and defragmenting. So it was working. And then parents used to check e-mail and internet banking on Wednsday morning, then my brother comes to me and tells me that the PC is not switching on. (My parents only use the PC for e-mail and internet banking, and brother for research for university)

I check and it turns on, but nothing loads up. No BIOS screen nothing. Both the lights for the hard drive and power are on, plus the CD ROM's light it on permenantly. I open it up and I feel the hard drive is not even spinning up. So I suspect the power supply has gone faulty. The only way to switch off is pulling out the power in the back. Holding the power switch does not turn the PC off.

I go out and buy a new PSU and I install it....same problem. No BIOS screen. Nothing. I disconnect everything and only put the power to the motherboard on and still nothing.

Celeron 2.4GHz 478pin
Gigabyte SiS motherboard

I pull out the memory and power up the PC. Now usually it beeps if there is no memory. Doesn't beep at all.

Also if I put the IDE cables in the CD ROM and HDD, then I don't feel HDD doesn't spin up and I cannot open the CD ROM tray. If I take out the IDE cables but leave the power in. I feel the HDD spin up and I can open and close the CD ROM tray.

I've tried reseting the BIOS. Same thing.

Anyone got any suggestions??

Is the motherboard gone?

Thanks,
:L:
 
Can motherboards just do that? Work one day and the next day just not?

Now where can I find another 478 motherboard??

Thanks,
:L:
 
Sounds like the motherboard. Had a similar experience over the Xmas season with a socket 478 Gigabyte board.
 
Frak sakes!!

None of the capacitors are damaged or worn.

MB looks fine to me.

Will take it back to Rectron for them to evaluate.

Thing is...where am I going to find a new 478 motherboard? DAMN!!! Anyone know of any shops in Gauteng that stock old motherboards and "reasonable" prices?

:L:
 
Well first off, Gigabyte Motherboards carry a full three year warranty (used to be limited, but that was a while back)

Check your Battery, take it out and re-set the CMOS
 
DragonLogos said:
Well first off, Gigabyte Motherboards carry a full three year warranty (used to be limited, but that was a while back)
Click to expand...

This is a while back. I think I got one of the last 478 pin motherboards available from Rectron. So not sure if that 3-year warranty still holds. I know all the new stuff I have bought, have the 3-year lekker warranty sticker on it.

Going to try and take it back and see what they say.

:L:
 
nuyork said:
Hi guys,

Wonder if someone can share some light on my problem.

My parents PC was working on Tuesday, I was busy doing Windows updates and defragmenting. So it was working. And then parents used to check e-mail and internet banking on Wednsday morning, then my brother comes to me and tells me that the PC is not switching on. (My parents only use the PC for e-mail and internet banking, and brother for research for university)

I check and it turns on, but nothing loads up. No BIOS screen nothing. Both the lights for the hard drive and power are on, plus the CD ROM's light it on permenantly. I open it up and I feel the hard drive is not even spinning up. So I suspect the power supply has gone faulty. The only way to switch off is pulling out the power in the back. Holding the power switch does not turn the PC off.

I go out and buy a new PSU and I install it....same problem. No BIOS screen. Nothing. I disconnect everything and only put the power to the motherboard on and still nothing.

Celeron 2.4GHz 478pin
Gigabyte SiS motherboard

I pull out the memory and power up the PC. Now usually it beeps if there is no memory. Doesn't beep at all.
Click to expand...

This is a bit creepily similar. One of my customers got exactly the same issue last week - Gigabyte SiS socket 478 board, with P4 2.8, exactly the same symptoms. I'm probably going to have to replace MB, and get a new CPU and RAM that'll run in the replacement board.
 
Check the battery

If the CMOS is corrupt then the PC is not going to work, if the battery is flat it can do that, a battery will last about 2 - 3 years....

Check the battery

PS... did I tell you to check the battery... LOL :)
 
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