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My computer is dead.

ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
edited July 2007 in Games and Technology
I posted this in H/A as well, because I have data on my computer that I need quickly, and I don't feel like trying to extract the hard drive:

So I turned on my computer yesterday, it started to boot up, and then after maybe 10 seconds, it completely shut itself down. After that, hitting the power switch did nothing - it wouldn't even try. If I power down with the master switch and then turn it back on, it will perform another attempt, but usually it doesn't even last long enough to get the fans spinning - it just craps out.

There's some power getting to the mobo, at least, because the light indicating that it's getting power is on, as well as the post code indicators (which give codes either for "boot attempt" or "save all data in stack back to CMOS" after each boot attempt). Also, after an attempt, there's a very faint beeping, that you have to stick your head into the case to actually hear.

So... what's up? I've pretty much exhausted my store of troubleshooting prowess. Is my mobo dead? Power supply failing? Gremlins?

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    Update: Apparently I misread one of the post codes. The code it hangs at is "ATX power supply ready", which is right before "DDR voltage ready" in the boot sequence, if I'm interpreting this stuff correctly. Does that mean that the problem could be in the power supply or in the memory?

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  • agoajagoaj Top Tier One FearRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Sounds like the powersupply to me. I had a similar problem before and switching out the powersupply worked.

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  • core tacticcore tactic Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Yeah. It's probably a power problem since if it was a hard drive problem or something like that, it would at least stay on, just not boot.

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    That's convenient, because I bought a power supply before noticing that there was some power getting to the mobo. But then I noticed all those codes and started second guessing myself.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Try swapping out a new PSU.

    If that doesnt work, swap out every major component one by one. It sounds almost definetly to be a hardware problem.

    If you dont have swapsies for all the components, remove the HDD and go to a PC repair shop and ask if you can access it if you need the data badly.

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    I swapped out the PSU, and all is well. Thanks!

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