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| Thread ID: 105748 | 2009-12-13 03:12:00 | Help! PC won't boot | pcuser42 (130) | Press F1 |
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| 839083 | 2009-12-13 03:12:00 | I have a friend's PC which had a problem where the PC would 'turn off', with the hard drive light on solid, every so often. The problem has magnified and the PC won't boot at all (it won't start loading Windows). I've tried unplugging everything, taking out the RAM sticks (one at a time), even a different PSU, but nothing works. Is this fixable, and how can I fix it? | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 839084 | 2009-12-13 03:20:00 | Any beeps/lights/fans/motherboard led? | feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 839085 | 2009-12-13 03:21:00 | Remove the hdd and put it in a desktop. Scan it, if it gets recognised. If it doesnt get recognised, its probably stuffed. Whats the brand/model of the mobo (if its a desktop)? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 839086 | 2009-12-13 04:03:00 | The hard drive worked just fine when I backed up the Documents and Settings folder. The power LED turns off, but the hard drive light stays on. The PSU fan keeps spinning, but not the CPU fan. It's an HP desktop. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 839087 | 2009-12-13 04:21:00 | If not PSU then it's the MB. | pctek (84) | ||
| 839088 | 2009-12-13 04:22:00 | So it looks like they're getting a new computer then. :( | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 839089 | 2009-12-13 04:23:00 | At a guess Id say PSU is shot, or motherboard. Could be either | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 839090 | 2009-12-13 04:25:00 | At a guess Id say PSU is shot, or motherboard. Could be either If it's the PSU, then why would a different one not work either? ;) |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 839091 | 2009-12-13 04:42:00 | AH missed that, mobo then. Cant think of anything else that'd cause it | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 839092 | 2009-12-13 05:23:00 | The HDD power light is on because its trying to read the drive but for some reason cant. This can also be something simple like a faulty IDE lead - Whee you put "I've tried unplugging everything" did you try starting the PC without anything attached apart from CPU/RAM/Keyboard & mouse & monitor ? If it wont boot at least into the BIOS with noting attached since you have tried just about everything else -- looks like a fault on the board |
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