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12-31-2008, 08:46 AM
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Computer died- No fans, no signal to the monitor etc.
Hi everyone,
Windows XP professional, 4GB ram, Intel core 2 duo 2.66Ghz (with heatsink), Nvidia Geforce 8600GT, 250 GB hard drive, Asus P5Q motherboard, 2x 250 mm fans. So, I built a computer yesterday, everything was installed (as far as I can tell) correctly there were no problems or hitches, everything was running PERFECTLY. The fans were running well, the computer was about 22 degrees celsius running a video game. I installed all the drivers, I left the BIOS on default except for the boot order when I formatted the drive. This morning when I went to turn it on I hit the power button and nothing happened, no fans no lights no nothing. I checked all the connections, everything seemed to be seated correctly, there was a green light on the mother board. So I powered it up and the fans turned on!! So I connected it to my monitor and well -> No signal. So I checked the connections again, this time when I powered it up, no luck it was back to NOTHING. I tried resetting the CMOS, nothing. I cant even get the fans to turn on, or any other light except the light on the motherboard. Is it a dead CPU? PSU? MOBO? I'm at a loss and dont know what to do 
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12-31-2008, 08:57 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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Having problems with a new build? Try this. You must remove the motherboard from the case when doing this troubleshooter.
What power supply are you using?  Cricket
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12-31-2008, 03:55 PM
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update:
i sent in the CPU and Mobo, hopefully the problem will be fixed when they get back. |
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12-31-2008, 04:03 PM
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Did you do the out-of case test as Cricket suggested?
With the problems you discribed, the most likely suspect is the PSU. After that, a coin flip between the motherboard and stuff plugged into the motherboard. At the bottom of the list of possible problems is the CPU itself. A poorly installed CPU heatsink can cause overheating and failure to boot.
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12-31-2008, 04:41 PM
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geek squad said PSU is fine b/c when ever i turn the power on a led on the mobo lights up..
i think the mobo and cpu might have been damaged in shipping. the box they came in was all bent and smushed |
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12-31-2008, 05:23 PM
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The power led on the mobo means almost nothing as to whether the PSU is good or bad.
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12-31-2008, 06:24 PM
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Sounds like a PSU problem. What brand was it? Stop talking to Geek Squad.
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