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| 577461 | 2007-08-07 05:36:00 | i got nothing, put the ram back in and the vid card and it was doing the same thing as before Ahh crap whats the verdict your honor? this is going to be bad isnt it |
jtr327 (12637) | ||
| 577462 | 2007-08-07 05:40:00 | Unfourtunatley it looks like a failed motherboard. I've gotta get going now, put everything back in and take it to a PC repair place, or whatever your preferance is =) Good luck. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 577463 | 2007-08-07 05:42:00 | aright thanks for everything really! thanks everyone If anyone else has any ideas please feel free I am going to stay here in the thread!! Please help! |
jtr327 (12637) | ||
| 577464 | 2007-08-07 05:48:00 | I'MMMMMMMMMM back :dogeye: Been looking at the posts. All great suggestions, but it looks a lot like the Motherboard ( main Big board) is fried, this could have also been the cause of the sound not working some times, starting to fail. About the only other thing I would do, but you will need the help here, is to try changing the Power supply, ( PSU - big squareish box with all the leads) Theres a very small chance that the PSU while still working may not be putting out enough power to fire any thing up apart from the fans. BUT it look s a lot like the Boards Fried. Repairs ? What I do is give prices to repair/replace components, then compare to a New PC. I don't know the charge out rates in the US, but your $250 mentioned before to me is HIGH, ($320ish NZ) If you decide it needs repairing ask service companies for quotes, because if the rest of the components are OK you may just need to repalce the board ( maybe a non distruct reinstall as well) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 577465 | 2007-08-07 07:49:00 | Hey wainuitech thanks!! oh yea i have overlooked something probably really dumb but when I turn the power on the keyboard lights blink up but still nothing from the monitor<< is it a sign of life? yea now I am thinking of either getting this fixed or buying a new comp. but I really need the data on this comp how Do I save it....is it saveable as in I can save it some people in a different forum say they took out their harddrive and when they took their comp in for servicing and got it fixed and what not they came home and put their old hardrive is that even possible?? can I do that if I bought a new comp? |
jtr327 (12637) | ||
| 577466 | 2007-08-07 08:01:00 | OHH geez i wish i lived in new zealand then I could just stop by your store...... ony sony website repair cost is 279.99 motherboard replacement= 699.99 WOW! plus they dont ensure my data something about reformatting which is why I was thinking of just buying a new one. Do you recommend Sony again<< how can I pay for YOUR service? no really...lol |
jtr327 (12637) | ||
| 577467 | 2007-08-07 08:46:00 | Dont take/send it to a Sony repair agent, sounds as if they'll rip you off royally (700 bucks for a motherboard?!?, a new Asus/Gigabyte/etc motherboard should be no more than $200-300 for a top-specification item in US dollars); I would advise you to find a friendly local computer store that will rebuild your machine for a lot less than that Sony price. Tell them to refit your old hard drive and do a repair installation to match your operating system to the new motherboard; you may have a problem if your o/s is not on a separate cd/dvd and/or is a OEM version (probably wont reinstall on a new motherboard (not Original Equipment)). Best way to get around this would be to get another new hard drive installed, with a new OEM copy of your operating system (XP, Vista?, you'll get this cheaper if you buy it with your new motherboard), and refit your original hard drive as a second drive, so you can recover your data from it. :waughh: :waughh: |
feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 577468 | 2007-08-07 09:01:00 | Hi jtr, Your quote: oh yea i have overlooked something probably really dumb but when I turn the power on the keyboard lights blink up but still nothing from the monitor<< is it a sign of life? It means the boards alive ( scary music here LOL) but parts of it are failing, all it takes is one of the circuts to fail and that can take out the graphics, audio or any other part. OK you got two options. 1.If you take the PC in for Repair, and !@#$$($%^^& ( not allowed bad language in the forms, but you get the idea:rolleyes: ) That price is highway robbery, espically for a new board. Reading the other Forum, they are right some places are lazy ( not all) reformatting is the usual way espically with "Name Brand" PC's. You wouldn't have to have a Sony Motherboard, as they are simply boards made for sony, as long as the CPU/Memory/Graphic Card and other parts are all compatable then almost any board would work, the place would need to do a Non - Distruct Reinstall on your system, which simply means reinstalling windows with the new board and leaving all your data intact then installing the new drivers to make the boards function work, eg: audio etc. While this doesn't work 100% of the time it normally does. Hell I do that all the time. What I suspect would happen is they would wipe your drive, and then install a new OS, and lose all your data. - Bad practice / idea. But they could also save the data to another drive and and give that to you if they wanted to, or would be prepared to is more the case. 2. OK put the current PC in a safe place out the way for the mean time- Depending on the price of a new PC, ( if your monitor/keyboard/mouse/speakers) are all OK you may just be able to purchase the PC and reuse the above. What you do is after purchasing the PC and getting it up and running, purchase a Removable Hard Drive enclosure, over here they are about $40 - $60, (exchange rate is around US$1 = .70 Cents NZ)simply an empty case that houses a hard Drive. Then if you look at the hard drive in your blown PC you will see 4 screws holding it in place, 2 each side, or possibly rails, not to sure how sony work. Any way- carefully remove your hard drive with the data and simply plug it into the drive, it can only go one way- this drive has a USB connection / cable, simply plug it into the New PC's USB port, and there will be all the old OS, all your data etc. from My Computer on the new PC,My Documents for example will be (the drive letter may be different but you will soon see the correct one)E:\Document and Settings\( your login name\My Documents. Then after finding your data, you simply copy / paste it to the new PC. Once its all copied you can reformat the old drive and use it as a backup storage. My wife:o said we are in the wrong country, I would make a fortune if I lived in the US going by those prices. Use the exchange rate quoted above and work it out. My prices- Inspection fee $60-$80 New Board depending on what is required ( approx) $180.00 Labour to rebuild and reinstall, all data saved - $250.00 Time taken - 3 days Max Look on your face - Priceless ( thats a Mastercard joke any NZ'er will get) LOL As for recommending Sony ? I can't really reply, I dont deal with them, all I can say is expect around 3 or less years from a PC before parts start packing up. As for your comment -how can I pay for YOUR service? no really...lol ANSWER -:horrified :horrified- I blow raspberrys at ya! LOL:lol: Write back if I can help / advice any more |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 577469 | 2007-08-07 09:12:00 | Feersumendjinn summed it up very well, it would be cheaper to rebuild the old PC from the right place than pay Sony's rip off prices. Regarding the OEM requirements - errrrrrr:rolleyes: there are ways around that, simply install with the product key on the side of the case, as it wont be the same as the product key on your current PC any way, like its meant to be, any XP home CD will do, call microsoft when required, and tell them the original board blew and they simply give you a new code after asking certain questions:rolleyes: As long as you're honest with MS they normally are good to deal with. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 577470 | 2007-08-07 09:30:00 | I can't offer any advice beyond what has already been covered. But I would like to say what a great effort some of the members, especially wratterus and wainuitech have gone to in trying to help out. Well done guys. :thumbs: And, welcome to the forum (and New Zealand) jtr327. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
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