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Thread ID: 87568	2008-02-26 08:10:00	I think my computer is FUBAR. Help :(	jason_f90 (3544)	Press F1

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643694	2008-02-26 09:48:00	To make sure its the board this is what I do . Keep in mind the actions you have described . No Signal,the monitor wont turn on, The CPU fan spins for only a second or two, No POST ( beeps) PC wont turn Off by power Button . If you get no beeps with the RAM out - the boards not getting to the point of looking for RAM . A CPU fan will still run even if the CPU is fried - WHY ? because its power coming from the PSU through the board to the fan . The PSU, video card and case fans are spinning . Some power is getting through but not all, so a circuit on the board could be damaged but not enough coming through to make it work . How I would test - remove RAM turn on if no beeps turn off . Try another PSU just in case its faulty . Remove Board From case and put on the anti static workbench, connect the PSU . Remove all unnecessary components to make the board POST, dont need HD, Floppy, Optical and in this case since you said it had On bard Graphics, the Card as well . Only things connected would be CPU/RAM/ Keyboard/mouse/monitor to onboard graphics . If the CPU fan still wont turn on, that along with the fact the power button wont turn off the PC is enough to get a RMA (warranty Claim) . The board would have to be claimed back through who ever you got it from . It would be best to have a Computer tech look and test for you, they would be more likely to be " trusted" than a non- Computer Tech . I mean a person/ repair shop who does this for a living, not a person who just knows about computers . The board would be sent back to the NZ agents/ repair center, tested and should replaced as long as there is no obvious physical damage .	wainuitech (129)
643695	2008-02-26 10:30:00	At the moment I only have the CPU, RAM, keyboard & mouse plugged in. I've removed the graphics card and plugged the VGA cable into the onboard graphics port. Anyway, I removed both the sticks of RAM and booted up, I didn't get any POST. Unfortunately, I don't have any other PSUs to test it on (aside from an old 250W PSU which I haven't turned on in 6 years :eek:). I'll look around for a tech that won't burn a whole in my pocket for now. :D Most probably looks like I'm gonna have to get this replaced. >.>	jason_f90 (3544)
643696	2008-02-26 17:55:00	At the moment I only have the CPU, RAM, keyboard & mouse plugged in. I've removed the graphics card and plugged the VGA cable into the onboard graphics port. Anyway, I removed both the sticks of RAM and booted up, I didn't get any POST. Unfortunately, I don't have any other PSUs to test it on (aside from an old 250W PSU which I haven't turned on in 6 years :eek:). I'll look around for a tech that won't burn a whole in my pocket for now. :D Most probably looks like I'm gonna have to get this replaced. >.>I would try using that old PSU you have. All you want to do is get the motherboard to post, not play some power-intensive game. For the purposes of testing, it should do the job. That is assuming the old PSU will actually start	Myth (110)
643697	2008-02-26 18:14:00	I would try using that old PSU you have. All you want to do is get the motherboard to post, not play some power-intensive game. For the purposes of testing, it should do the job. That is assuming the old PSU will actually startJust an additional thought... have you also plugged in the small square power connector as well as the main rectangular one? If your motherboard does require this, then I would be surprised if the old PSU you have has this connector	Myth (110)
643698	2008-02-26 20:40:00	Yep you're right my motherboard requires this square 4 pin connector on the top left connector and this rectangular one in the middle which I can't seem to find on my old PSU. :/	jason_f90 (3544)
643699	2008-02-26 21:03:00	Just an additional thought... have you also plugged in the small square power connector as well as the main rectangular one? If your motherboard does require this, then I would be surprised if the old PSU you have has this connector I had a very similar fault on a mates machine a year or two back but as i recall it never got to "power made good" and the CPU fan would just spin a couple of turns and the whole machine would close down. Case Fans everything. And that was the little square yellow & black lead floating around not connected. Hooked that back up and away she went. I think the Mother Boards needs to tell the power supply all is well within a few milliseconds otherwise the power supply shuts down. However, I note in this case there are Fans running which makes a difference. :confused:	B.M. (505)
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