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| Thread ID: 135814 | 2013-12-15 01:22:00 | Trying to get IBM Think centre desktop going | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 1362634 | 2013-12-15 01:22:00 | Hi Guys A friend has asked me to try to get an IBM Thinkcentre they were given going. I have plugged it in and get "No signal" on my screen" And it looks at the floppy and the DVD drive then it beeps twice and turns itself off. There is a label on it saying it has Widows 7 And I have put my Windows 7 in the DVD, but it does not boot off it. Any suggestions. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1362635 | 2013-12-15 01:41:00 | The two beeps, depending on what bios is installed will be telling you the problem. If its got a IBM BIOS then two short beeps mean POST Error = failed component - one long and one short Beep means Motherboard Issue. It could be faulty Memory or failing graphics since its coming up with no signal. If its got a graphic card, make sure the screen is plugged into that and not onboard graphics if it has them. If it only has onboard graphics, could also be a faulty Motherboard. You can try resetting the BIOS back to defaults by resetting on the motherboard. Try reseating the Memory first. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1362636 | 2013-12-15 05:12:00 | If it turns itself off again shortly after turning on it may also be a stuck power button, if it also powers on immediately after you plug it in...? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1362637 | 2013-12-15 19:24:00 | Yes, it does turn itself on when I plug in the power cord. So as you say the power button is probably stuck. I cant free it up without getting at the switch which looks a bit hard on this model. I wonder if they are easy to get hold of and replace ? |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1362638 | 2013-12-15 19:58:00 | Yes, it does turn itself on when I plug in the power cord. So as you say the power button is probably stuck. I cant free it up without getting at the switch which looks a bit hard on this model. I wonder if they are easy to get hold of and replace ? HMMM pity this wasn't mentioned at the start ( all details would be helpful) - different symptoms ;) That can also mean the PUS us failing - Very simple way to test if its the power button, open the case unplug the power button - plug in the power if it fires up again instantly, its Not the button. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1362639 | 2013-12-15 23:24:00 | I have a number of old IBM thinkcentres OP....most of the time the capacitors for the GPU died....What model is it, I probably have some parts you could have...PM me | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1362640 | 2013-12-16 01:41:00 | I have a number of old IBM thinkcentres OP....most of the time the capacitors for the GPU died....What model is it, I probably have some parts you could have...PM me Yep, Ive seen plenty of Thinkcentres with blown caps, all have been rather old , havnt seen a newish Win7 thinkcentre with blown caps (not yet) Some PC's turn themselves on when you plug in the power, doesnt really mean anything. Not common for RAM to cause these faults (does happen , but its rare) The key thing here is it turns off allmost straight away. It does sound like a faulty mother board, its almost certainly a write off. That may be why it was originally given away. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1362641 | 2013-12-16 01:46:00 | @Wainiuitech Sorry, I had noticed that the power switch was probably stuck. It goes Floppy, DVD, back to Floppy and then turns off. I'll ask my friend if they really want it going, or maybe I can build them one from some old spares. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1362642 | 2013-12-16 04:07:00 | "IF" its determined that the motherboard has failed, depending on whats in there now, as what socket and memory type, you may just be able to replace the Motherboard. Otherwise if the other components ( PSU, HDD etc) are all ok a cheap option is a different MB/CPU and Memory. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
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