Long story short, I've been having some issues I thought were graphics card related(card not being detected by Photoshop, random boots with no display) and I finally decided to take out the card, clean the contacts and put it back in when my display refused to work today.
Took it out, cleaned it, put it back in and my monitor was still blank. Tried switching my DVI cable for a VGA cable, and at this point the computer refused to boot. I tried booting with nothing but one RAM module, checked the front panel headers, double-checked my PSU leads and still nothing.
So I figured it was either the motherboard or the PSU. Luckily I have a second PC around the house, so I took my main PSU and tried connecting it up to the other PC, and it started up perfectly fine.
Am I right in thinking that I need to get my board replaced or should I be troubleshooting some more?
Long story short, I've been having some issues I thought were graphics card related(card not being detected by Photoshop, random boots with no display) and I finally decided to take out the card, clean the contacts and put it back in when my display refused to work today.
Took it out, cleaned it, put it back in and my monitor was still blank. Tried switching my DVI cable for a VGA cable, and at this point the computer refused to boot. I tried booting with nothing but one RAM module, checked the front panel headers, double-checked my PSU leads and still nothing.
So I figured it was either the motherboard or the PSU. Luckily I have a second PC around the house, so I took my main PSU and tried connecting it up to the other PC, and it started up perfectly fine.
Am I right in thinking that I need to get my board replaced or should I be troubleshooting some more?
Does it POST? You might have to reset the CMOS memory.
Does it POST? You might have to reset the CMOS memory.
How did you "clean the contacts"??
There should be debug messages from the motherboard in the form of a LED screen, LED lights, or beeping sounds to tell you what component isn't working. Check the troubleshooting section in the motherboard's manual.
How did you "clean the contacts"??
There should be debug messages from the motherboard in the form of a LED screen, LED lights, or beeping sounds to tell you what component isn't working. Check the troubleshooting section in the motherboard's manual.
Literally nothing comes on. No fans, no LEDs, nothing. I cleaned the contacts on the GPU by simply wiping it with a dry cloth.
Literally nothing comes on. No fans, no LEDs, nothing. I cleaned the contacts on the GPU by simply wiping it with a dry cloth.
obviously contact professional support, you're just making it worse
obviously contact professional support, you're just making it worse
mobo is probably dead.
have you tried booting with the onboard vga? no graphics card installed, and see if that boots
mobo is probably dead.
have you tried booting with the onboard vga? no graphics card installed, and see if that boots
http://www.fonerbooks.com/poster.pdf
Rickmobo is probably dead.
have you tried booting with the onboard vga? no graphics card installed, and see if that boots
Yup, tried that. Still nothing.
Warihttp://www.fonerbooks.com/poster.pdf
That's a very cool set of flowcharts.
Thanks for all the advice; I'm just going to try my luck getting the motherboard replaced as it's still under warranty.
[quote=Rick]mobo is probably dead.
have you tried booting with the onboard vga? no graphics card installed, and see if that boots[/quote]
Yup, tried that. Still nothing.
[quote=Wari]http://www.fonerbooks.com/poster.pdf[/quote]
That's a very cool set of flowcharts.
Thanks for all the advice; I'm just going to try my luck getting the motherboard replaced as it's still under warranty.
Tried a Flea power release ?
Unplug power supply cable, hold down the your power button for 10-15 secs, plug cable back in and try powering on the machine again.
Tried a Flea power release ?
Unplug power supply cable, hold down the your power button for 10-15 secs, plug cable back in and try powering on the machine again.
testifyTried a Flea power release ?
Unplug power supply cable, hold down the your power button for 10-15 secs, plug cable back in and try powering on the machine again.
Yeah, it didn't help. I've already sent it in for replacement; hope it goes well.
[quote=testify]Tried a Flea power release ?
Unplug power supply cable, hold down the your power button for 10-15 secs, plug cable back in and try powering on the machine again.[/quote]
Yeah, it didn't help. I've already sent it in for replacement; hope it goes well.
had the same issue, turns out in my case that my socket pins are bent downwards which didnt give full contacts to my cpu.
had the same issue, turns out in my case that my socket pins are bent downwards which didnt give full contacts to my cpu.
I think alienware has a video detailing what to do when this happens, not sure where its is tho
I think alienware has a video detailing what to do when this happens, not sure where its is tho