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PC shows no image - Video card dead?
Vangu Vegro
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When I turned on my PC this morning, I was greeted not by the normal Windows XP logo, but by a garbled one, so I reset it. Since then, all it does when I try to boot it is beep (where it would normally beep once) five times while the screen stays black. I know it's still booting Windows since I can hear the startup chime, but I can't see what I'm doing. (Hence, I'm posting from my dad's laptop)
I suspect my video card (GeForce 7900 GT) died, but is this behavior consistent with that? Or is it something different altogether? I'd be grateful if you could tell me.
I suspect my video card (GeForce 7900 GT) died, but is this behavior consistent with that? Or is it something different altogether? I'd be grateful if you could tell me.
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Last game completed: Steamworld Dig
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If you know what model your motherboard is, you can probably look up what that beep code means.
(Please do not gift. My game bank is already full.)
Like lowly said you'll need the motherboard model if you want to know what 5 short beeps means.
I'd also suggest reseating the ram as that's quick and easy to do.
If we know that we can look up what the 5 beeps on POST means.
If that doesn't work, do you have a spare video card to test?
My motherboard's an Asus A8N-E, and apparently the beeps mean a problem with the memory.
We tried to get a colleague of my dad who's an expert at this thing take a better look, but he has car problems so he can't come. Maybe we'll take it back to the shop later.
In my 3DS: Super Smash Bros, AC New Leaf
Last game completed: Steamworld Dig
I'd suggest you try a few things yourself unless the system is under warranty still, otherwise they may charge you out the ass for something quick/easy
If you have no experience with the inside of a computer:
start by unplugging the system,
opening the case,
then before touching anything inside, touch an unpainted part of the case to ground yourself and release any builtup static to be safe.
You'll see the memory stick(s) (if you don't know what they look like google image search is your friend).
Make sure they are both seated (in) good by popping each one out and putting it right back in. Try to boot the system.
if there are more then one stick of memory, say 2 sticks then try taking one out and then plugging up and booting the system with just one stick in (just leave the side panel off for now). then if that doesn't work try the same thing with the other stick.
If still a no go then I'd suggest finding known good memory that will work with your system and trying that to see if it solves the problem if it does then you need to hop on newegg/ebay (depending on the age of the system and thus the availability of the RAM).
If swapping in a stick of the right kind of known good memory doesn't solve the problem then maybe take it someplace.
Still no image, still the same five beeps
[Edit]Called a repair service and had them take a look at the computer. Turns out the motherboard and/or processor croaked. Fixing/replacing it could cost up to 400 Euros, and since that´s almost half the price of the new PC I'd been planning to get anyway, there isn´t much of a point doing that.
In my 3DS: Super Smash Bros, AC New Leaf
Last game completed: Steamworld Dig