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| Thread ID: 78285 | 2007-04-10 05:44:00 | Computer startup problems | Michael8 (7034) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 539729 | 2007-04-15 07:30:00 | ram/video card/cpu and thats about it.......harddrive is irrelevant | drcspy (146) | ||
| 539730 | 2007-04-16 08:57:00 | Then that would mean that my motherboard/ram is broken right? | Michael8 (7034) | ||
| 539731 | 2007-04-16 09:37:00 | Have a look at your motherboard - if the BIOS battery is a rechargeable one as used on some models ( usually soldered on ), it may have died and be preventing boot up until a suitable amout of charge builds up, disconnecting it would prove this and won't cause any real harm - just means the BIOS will reset every time you turn off. You could probably get a replacement from Jaycar. Have you done this? It is a cheap option and sounds reasonable to me. Even if the battery is not rechargeable, it could be that when warm (after half an hour as you say) it has enough voltage to operate the BIOS properly. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 539732 | 2007-04-16 23:29:00 | obviously the pc speaker needs to be connected.... (unless the MB has onboard piezo device) Electrolytic capacitors have a flat metal top, usually with an X pattern on top and are cylindrical in shape. When they get old sometimes the Electrolyte "dries up" and the top and/or sides start to bulge. If the sides aren't straight, or the top not flat, they are not in good shape. All sorts of strange problems can be caused by faulty caps, from random instability to complete system failure. The hard drives spinning and optical drives operating doesn't actually mean much in terms of power supply, but you replaced it anyway so that answers that. Yes the graphics card could be causing your problems, but so could RAM, CPU, or a general Motherboard fault. I understood you had onboard video? As others have suggested if you your motherboard has an AGP / PCI-E slot trying another graphics card might help. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 539733 | 2007-04-18 10:39:00 | I tried replacing the battery but it doesn't make any difference to the boot up time. Also, the capacitors aren't bulging out. | Michael8 (7034) | ||
| 539734 | 2007-04-18 19:37:00 | I bought a new power supply yesterday but that still didn't fix the problem. So I guess there wasn't any problem with the power supply. Also, what components does the motherboard require to be connected before the beep can be heard? Does it include the hard drive as well as the ram? Too bad a new battery did not work. Michael, I think you have two options: 1. Reformat. Although it sounds like a hardware problem, you have nothing to lose if you back up your data and don't mind reinstalling programs. 2. Get another PC. Where do you live? I have been offered a PIII 866MHz on TradeMe for only $90. I don't need it as I was getting a pc for someone else without a TradeMe account and they chose an Athlon XP2000 pc. The 866 MHz pc is available until 5 AM Saturday. Why waste money on a new PS, RAM or mb when you can get another pc? If the pc needs to be shipped instead of you picking it up, you could only take the box and leave the monitor. PC's on TradeMe with a cpu of around 1 Ghz are cheap. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 539735 | 2007-04-19 09:04:00 | I have already tried formatting the pc but it still has the problem. | Michael8 (7034) | ||
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