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Thread ID: 117948 2011-05-11 23:32:00 Computer Won't Go. Trev (427) Press F1
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1201557 2011-05-12 03:15:00 Computer won't get as far as the bios screen.
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Trev (427)
1201558 2011-05-12 03:34:00 This computer was purchased from Ascent mid 2008. Most of the parts are still under warranty including the HD,MB,PSU,Ram, and CPU. It was assembled by Ascent. Anyway I have just rung them and they have told me to send it back to them and they will disassemble it and send the parts away to get checked as they no longer do any technical stuff. A long process. Trev (427)
1201559 2011-05-12 03:37:00 Got one here at the moment, doing the exact same thing - uplugged the HDD and bingo - BIOS. wainuitech (129)
1201560 2011-05-12 03:47:00 I fixed a comp for a friend a couple of weeks ago, same as wainuitech.
Nothing then unplugged the HDD and away it went.
DeSade (984)
1201561 2011-05-12 04:06:00 Have tried that as will. Even plugged in another HD with no joy.
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Trev (427)
1201562 2011-05-12 04:12:00 This started last night. I went out about 4pm and went to switch the computer off but by the start button was the windows update icon so I went to windows update and downloaded and installed the updates. When it had finished windows said I had to restart the computer for the updates to work. I just turned the computer off thinking it can finish the updates when I turn it on again when I get home which was about 9pm. I did that and all I got was the long beep.
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Trev (427)
1201563 2011-05-12 04:19:00 When it had finished windows said I had to restart the computer for the updates to work. I just turned the computer off thinking it can finish the updates when I turn it on again NO! :eek: The message that says do not turn off or unplug your computer is there for a reason.

Doing what you did though shouldn't cause a Hardware failure,what it can do is screw your OS.

If it were a BIOS upgrade then that can cause problems turning it off before its finished.
wainuitech (129)
1201564 2011-05-12 04:33:00 Well, I would take the mobo out, place on bench, plug in ram only and see what happens when you connect up PSU and start! SolMiester (139)
1201565 2011-05-12 04:48:00 NO! :eek: The message that says do not turn off or unplug your computer is there for a reason.

Doing what you did though shouldn't cause a Hardware failure,what it can do is screw your OS.

If it were a BIOS upgrade then that can cause problems turning it off before its finished.

Yes I know that. What I meant was turn the computer off via windows and do the restart later when I came home. I was just going to delay the restart by a few hours. I was running out of time to do the restart then.
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Trev (427)
1201566 2011-05-12 05:01:00 Most of the parts are still under warranty

Which is good.

they will disassemble it and send the parts away to get checked as they no longer do any technical stuff.
Which is stink. Wonder why they did that? That's the most fun part.
pctek (84)
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