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Thread ID: 113483	2010-10-21 21:07:00	Commputer won't boot: only fans work	david1000 (7485)	Press F1

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1146816	2010-10-21 21:07:00	My computer won't boot. When I turn it on, only the fans work. I occassionly get a very minor bit of disc activity. When I turn the computer on, I don't get anything on the screen and no peeps. I have tried a new screen, clearing the cmos and have tested the power supply - all voltages within tolerance. I don't have a graphics card. Any ideas as to the problem? All I can think of is that either the CPU has failed or the motherboard has failed.	david1000 (7485)
1146817	2010-10-21 21:26:00	Could be a few things. A good thing to try is, with the PC powered off, pull out the RAM and then power it on - it should beep. If there is still no beep, then it isn't looking very good.	wratterus (105)
1146818	2010-10-22 00:46:00	I removed the RAM as suggested, turned on the computer and it beeped . Reinstalled the RAM. The computer beeped when I ran it. Reassembled the computer and still OK. Connected up a couple of drives that I had unplugged and tidied up the cables. Computer will now not boot so I am back to square one.	david1000 (7485)
1146819	2010-10-22 01:05:00	Sounds like a faulty HDD or PSU. Mind you, dodgy PSU's can quite often cause HDD's to go bad (and people blame the HDD manufacturers...)...	forrest44 (754)
1146820	2010-10-22 02:09:00	how old is it, what make & model. A bad motherboard,or bad PSU could give those results, ie only work intermittently, MIGHT be coincidence with the HD (??) Does it turn on consistently without the HD & HD cables plugged in ??	1101 (13337)
1146821	2010-10-22 02:22:00	Reinstalled the RAM. The computer beeped when I ran it. Computer will now not boot so I am back to square one. It beeped with the RAM back in? Either it wasn't seated right, the Graphics has a problem or the MB. What beeps exactly?	pctek (84)
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