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Unknown problem
Not sure exactly what is wrong with a friends' computer. I had issues where the computer would try and power up as soon as the power cable to the power supply was inserted, without pressing the power switch. Apparently his dog had gotten behind the computer and yanked on the video cable to the monitor and after that, the computer wouldn't boot. When I got it, the board had a small crack on it where the onboard video connects so we put a new motherboard in.
I followed HAL's thread on building the computer outside the case to make sure that the motherboard wasn't shorting out and it is still having the same issue. When you press the power button to start it up, the power light comes on, but there is no video, it stays on for a few seconds, and then it powers down. The computer is a DELL and that's about all I know about it. I tried a different stick of RAM and that didn't help either. I'm beginning to think the CPU is fried. Any suggestions?
Scomac
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