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Thread ID: 49894	2004-10-04 06:46:00	faulty ram	Nighthawk (5846)	Press F1

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278119	2004-10-05 22:24:00	ok thanks i wont use pressF1 anymore cos i dont wanna piss u guys off 4 being soo annoying AMD Athlon XP 2500+ CPU (333MHz FSB)/Barton, with AMD Fan (No Warranty on CPU's overclock, Please return the AMD original fan for Warranty Service) ASUS A7V600, VIA KT600, Socket-A for AMD Athlon XP CPU, 400Mhz FSB, DDR 400 (pc-2700) RAM/Seitec/Aria 40GB Seagate Barracuda ATA100/7200rpm, IDE HDD/2MB Cache Samsung SW-252BRNS, 52x24x52 CD-ReWriter (8mb Buffer) ASUS V9520 Magic/T GeForce FX5200, 128MB DDR, AGP8X, with Tv-out Philips 17" 107251 Real Flat SVGA Monitor (with 3 year warranty by Philips service agen within 25KM, call 0800 657 447 for service) Dynalink 56K V90 PCI Fax Modem (OEM Pack) 1.44MB FDD Foxcon Midi Tower ATX 179P Case with 300watt Hyena Power Supply Aopen 023G Optical Mouse (Silver Colour) Keybaord Win98 PS2, Black Colour SD260 Milford Soun d 240watt PMPO Speaker I bought this computer in august 03, the only problem is..... it's annoyingly faulty. The warranty is over but the consumer guarantees act says you can provide a remedy for the hardware faults, even though the warranty has just expired. The computer I bought has never functioned without problems now and then. I am sure this is a hardware fault. I took my computer to you a while ago because the case fan was making a loud grinding noise for a few minutes on boot up. You said it was just a screw missing from the back of the case, but the problem still remains. Also, there is a problem with the hardware, (possible the psu, ram, motherboard, or graphics card are at fault) The computer barely ever starts up, the bios does not beep, and the monitor does not respond. Sometimes the computer beeps 3 times, indicating faulty video adapter or memory. I would really like this issue to be fixed and I would like to know if you are willing to provide service to fix and replace any parts that are to blame. The full list of problems is below: Computer Problems System Boot Failure, happens more often than ever recently. Computer doesn't beep when turned on and there is no display, or just only a frozen display screen. Monitor doesn't respond to the video card. video card is DEFINITELY FAULTY, and seems to be hot even after a few seconds after turning on the PC. Sometimes the bios beeps 3 times when i turned it on for a day, fixes itself sometimes, works for a few days, then the problem comes back. Looking on websites, this says there is a video adapter or memory fault. (when it has 1 long beep, followed by 2 or 3 short beeps.) Also, sometimes when it comes right, the bios is displayed and it says the cpu was set to an incorrect value, but i have never adjusted or overclocked it. Whenever i turn on the computer, the rear fan below the power supply makes a grinding noise for about 3 minutes, as if it's not lubricated or something. I dont mind paying for a fan replacement. But there definitely is something wrong with the case fan. Sometimes, but rarely. An error comes up when loading windows saying there was a hardware fault, it gives me an option to load a previous configuration. Graphics display problem - As seen above, display comes corrup when in games. Usually colours are all red, or just messed up. Most probably a hardware problem as I have tried many software things, (different drivers etc). Also once, the graphics display was weird even out of games, even in safe mode! Most definitely there is a fault with my graphics card, and i would like to upgrade it as it isn't a very fast one anyway. Weird Loading corruption - Sometimes games or programs crash when loading. Especially Doom3 (Doesn't start properly, have to restart and try again) I double click its exe, and it comes up with the loading screen and says 'initialising user interface', but nothing happens I press Ctrl + Alt + Del and it says Doom3.exe is not responding, so i either end the program, or wait and then it comes up with that error displayed on the other page (apparently related to memory corruption) If i try to start Doom3.exe again, it displays a blank screen, but when i press Ctrl + Alt + Del it says Doom3.exe is running, i can also hear the intro movie playing. Just cannot see anything. Most probably a Memory realated problem. If i restart sometimes it works, (says 'loading game' instead of 'initialising user interface' and works) but then sometimes it freezes when loading or crashes to desktop. Last problem. The speakers dont work very well or not at all. they crackel and stop working, either the left or the right) and im forced to use headphones because of it.	Nighthawk (5846)
278120	2004-10-05 22:46:00	>(No Warranty on CPU's overclock, Please return the AMD original fan for Warranty Service) What does the mean? Does that youve overclocked your PC?	Pete O'Neil (250)
278121	2004-10-06 01:48:00	>>What does the mean? Does that youve overclocked your PC? its just what it says on the invoice, overclocking viods warranty thats all.	Nighthawk (5846)
278122	2004-10-06 02:02:00	It might pay to use bullet points or something to clearly seperate the problems. For alot of PC retailers english isnt their first language, so make it as clear and consise as possible. Do you know anybody personally who could possibly have a look at the PC and help write the report about the problems?	Pete O'Neil (250)
278123	2004-10-06 02:49:00	yep, but the bullet points dissapeared when i pasted it in hotmail. and i pasted it from there 2 here. >Nighthawk is a dude ;-) And a master player of such games as: CS. DC. Farcry. Doom3, etc :D	Nighthawk (5846)
278124	2004-10-06 05:27:00	> ok thanks i wont use pressF1 anymore cos i dont wanna > piss u guys off 4 being soo annoying You are not pissing us off nighthawk, and you are not being annoying, but this is your second thread on this problem and you are still going around in circles & not taking the advice offered (up until now that is). Don't try to sort this out yourself, you'll be on a hiding to nowhere. Get your dad involved and follow the steps I outlined. Your list of problems is a great start and if you get nowhere with E-one and front to a Disputes Tribunal with that lot you are highly likely to get you money back. Just make sure you hold onto the computer until the time comes to hand it back in exchange for the money. That means that if it all turns to custard, you get it back off them before you go to the Tribunal. Don't expect a Tribunal Referee to understand the problems, they won't, you just have to make it clear that it is not right and the supplier won't fix it or refund your money. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
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