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| Thread ID: 55658 | 2005-03-16 04:05:00 | HP Pavillion 6605 woes. | pAKAGe (7610) | Press F1 |
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| 334677 | 2005-03-16 09:11:00 | Hmm yeah well it is starting to sound as though the motherboard has finally died. Have a visual check for obvious problems. It is a pretty sad situation if it is only the on board video that had died but I have had a motherboard that started to show the same symptoms (no on board video though). It used to be able to reset the ram and cards and then it would show a video signal. Once it was going it was fine but in the end I had to replace it with another m/b that I picked up for $5. Don't know what the case is like - could be tricky to find a replacement (I imagine the HP ones cost loads $$). Rule out all other components first of course. |
gibler (49) | ||
| 334678 | 2005-03-16 09:36:00 | I had a similar problem with a compaq presario a few years ago. I tried everything that has already been suggested, then decided to get it checked by a pro. I unplugged everything and left it ready to take into town the next day. The following day, I thought I would give it one more try. Plugged everything back in, and it started up perfectly. I don't know how or why it worked but it did. As a last resort, you could try unplugging it overnight and see if it helps:) |
4bes (2848) | ||
| 334679 | 2005-03-16 09:51:00 | alright.. all ive got connected is: one stick of ram (thats all there was anyway). the cpu. the psu. screen, keyboard, and mouse. and still no activity from the screen. the only thing that has changed is that the light on the front of the computer no longer lights up.. dunno what happened there.. the psu still powers on. and the cpu fan is spinning. any ideas on how to disable the onboard video card? ive been looking for a jumper some where near it, but cant seem to see anything.. and i cant find an online manual for the motherboard to tell me how to do it. i dont think its a problem with the psu. as the screen doesnt plug into the psu, it plugs directly into the wall outlet. |
pAKAGe (7610) | ||
| 334680 | 2005-03-16 09:55:00 | lol thanks 4bes.. that was a lot of help ;P its been sitting unplugged for atleast overnight before, and still no change. I unplugged absolutely everything today, and plugged it all back in. and the outcome remained the same. Its a really small case.. mabey mini atx or whatever its called? it appears to be about 9" by 9" square.. but i dont actually have a ruler. |
pAKAGe (7610) | ||
| 334681 | 2005-03-16 10:29:00 | It doesn't matter where the screen plugs in, it will stay asleep untill it recieves a signal from the comp. The 2 easiest devices to swap out are the powersupply and ram, if you ignore them then you are faced with.....Motherboard and cpu. So just hold fire,and make sure its not the psu or ram,though if it was ram you should be hearing all sorts of beeps. Personally i'm thinking it is the mobo,but you don't want to be ditching it untill you have made sure its not the ram or psu.... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 334682 | 2005-03-16 10:41:00 | true true.. i might swap the psu out of my other computer.. if the power rating is all good. And check that. i might even switch the ram out of my other old similar cpu. and see if that works also. ill post how it goes later tonight once im done. |
pAKAGe (7610) | ||
| 334683 | 2005-03-16 10:54:00 | hmmm.. dammit.. the power supply out of my other comp uses the two plugs instead of the one larger one to plug into the motherboard. and the motherboard which im wanting to plug it into only has the larger plug.. i forget theyre names.. I might switch the psu out of this computer, but i think its way too new. this comp is a p4 atx formfactor motherboard, and the one which im trying to fix is a socket 7, p1 i think. i might have to leave it till tomorrow. when i get a chance. |
pAKAGe (7610) | ||
| 334684 | 2005-03-16 11:05:00 | The psu with 2 plugs is an AT,with a single plug its an ATX, the modern comp (p4) you referred to will be ATX, the comp your working on will be ATX (single plug) So they will be compatible.newer or not,if they share the same plug then they are built to the same standard/design. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 334685 | 2005-03-17 03:09:00 | The power supply out of my computer has a 4pin square plug next to the cpu, which is the power for the cpu (i think) and this computer has a 3 pin inline plug next to the cpu.. So the psu's that i have seem to be incompatable.. and all the ram which i have is the wrong form factor too. I think i might just buy a new motherboard for it. I have seen some micro ATX socket 7 motherboards on ebay for about $20.. so its not that expensive. Im all outta ideas.. so.. unless you got anything else i can try, its all over for this motherboard. | pAKAGe (7610) | ||
| 334686 | 2005-03-17 04:39:00 | Unless I miss my guess, the 3 pin inline connector is for the fan (older type connection, someone else in here recently posted a pic of his mobo with the same setup on it) The 4 pin one from your psu to the motherboard is just to supply extra power (helps stabilise the mobo)., |
Myth (110) | ||
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