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Ashblonde

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Hey guys

I had a problem with my pc last night when it did'nt give me any display. I switched my cable from my gfx card to my onboard vga port. It worked but then when I restarted it...same problem again.

I took my gfx card out and blew the dust off it and put it back in. Then I thought of cleaning out the dust in my pc tower. All that I had at the time to use was a hair dryer. I put it on cold and started blowing the dust out of the box. It did'nt help much coz the hair dryer don't blow air as fast as a pressurised can or blower.

After that when I switched it on my pc made an alarm and would'nt boot. I disconnected all drives to do a POST test but still it would'nt work.

Anybody have an idea what the problem could be??:wtf:
 
Remove all expansion cards, when you have a onboard, the GFX as well.
Remove RAM.
Stick one ram stick in... check, no? swop with the other one... check no?
Take out again, do the blowdryer thing over slots... not too close, some people believe the electric field from the motor may cause damage. Check the RAM pins... use eraser on the buggers if they look dirty.
Try RAM move again... then last try reset the bios and try again.

If you can't get it up and running with just one RAM module, try another Power Supply.

If you do get it booting, add one component back at a time.

Use the code list ITCynic added, but remember, some brands use their own "special" codes so only they can repair it.

Get a nice cool beer before you start and be patient...

Good luck! =D
 
You need to be more specific. What make and model of motherboard do you have, and
what beep code sequence are you getting?
i.e:
1 long 3 short beeps: might indicate display card failure
4 long beeps: might indicate memory failure
Infinite short beeps (alarm): might indicate a power supply issue
Continuous High and Low Beeps (Like UK Ambulance) indicates the PC is overheating or CPU cooler has failed

These are just examples and beep codes vary amongst different eras and brands.
 
madrynn said:
Remove all expansion cards, when you have a onboard, the GFX as well.
Remove RAM.
Stick one ram stick in... check, no? swop with the other one... check no?
Take out again, do the blowdryer thing over slots... not too close, some people believe the electric field from the motor may cause damage. Check the RAM pins... use eraser on the buggers if they look dirty.
Try RAM move again... then last try reset the bios and try again.

If you can't get it up and running with just one RAM module, try another Power Supply.

If you do get it booting, add one component back at a time.

Use the code list ITCynic added, but remember, some brands use their own "special" codes so only they can repair it.

Get a nice cool beer before you start and be patient...

Good luck! =D
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Thanks madrynn

That beer hint sounds like a winner.:D
 
Totempole said:
You need to be more specific. What make and model of motherboard do you have, and
what beep code sequence are you getting?
i.e:
1 long 3 short beeps: might indicate display card failure
4 long beeps: might indicate memory failure
Infinite short beeps (alarm): might indicate a power supply issue
Continuous High and Low Beeps (Like UK Ambulance) indicates the PC is overheating or CPU cooler has failed

These are just examples and beep codes vary amongst different eras and brands.
Click to expand...

Specs are as follows

Mother board Gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2
Pentium Dual core 2140 1.6GHz
512MB DDR2 RAM x 2
Nvidia GT 9500 gfx card (128 bit)
 
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