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nouseforaname
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 Posted: Tue, 12th Aug 2008 20:18 Post subject: computer won't POST |
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not sure why.
ASUS A8N-SLI 939
AMD64 X2 4200+
3x1024 MB PC3200 DDR
EVGA e-GeForce 7900 GT 256mb
everything was working fine when I went to bed, I woke up in the morning and I get no video output. restarted and the computer won't POST. I do see activity from dvd-r and on the keyboard lights (caps/numlock).
now most times I get one long beep followed by three short beeps. but then sometime I just get one (soft sounding) beep.
I forget what BIOS I have ... but after googling I'm pretty sure it's phoenix. however those codes don't make all that much sense ..
http://www.bioscentral.com/beepcodes/phoenixbeep.htm
I've also noticed that one of the plastic clips that holds the cpu heatsink in place has broken off so the contact between heatsink and cpu isn't 100% (still seems pretty solid though).
I've tried swapping video cards, swapping ram sticks around etc. not sure what to do. I have a spare asus a8n-e sitting around (missing northbridge fan for now) but I'd really don't want to swap them if I don't have too. Oh, also have another of the same CPU as well if I need to try and swap that.
asus z170-A || core i5-6600K || geforce gtx 970 4gb || 16gb ddr4 ram || win10 || 1080p led samsung 27"
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| Posted: Tue, 12th Aug 2008 20:23 Post subject: |
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Try resetting the bios.
Easiest way is to remove the motherboard battery and wait for a few seconds then put it back.
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Tue, 12th Aug 2008 20:23 Post subject: |
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I will give that a try when I get home.
Will I need to re-flash the bios if I reset it?
asus z170-A || core i5-6600K || geforce gtx 970 4gb || 16gb ddr4 ram || win10 || 1080p led samsung 27"
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| Posted: Tue, 12th Aug 2008 20:24 Post subject: |
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| nouseforaname wrote: | I will give that a try when I get home.
Will I need to re-flash the bios if I reset it? |
I don't think so. |
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| Posted: Tue, 12th Aug 2008 20:34 Post subject: |
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No, it will restore default settings.
If it doesn't work unplug everything You can( leave 1 memory installed, drives, hdds, audio, etc).
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CaptainCox
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| Posted: Tue, 12th Aug 2008 21:08 Post subject: |
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Could also be the PSU. Hard to check, but as you seem to have some power, it's very similar to the prob i had some week ago.
The PC would power up but then just die prior to windows, or even while booting up. Swapped to my Son's PSU and it worked.
http://www.nfohump.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47532
If the BIOS theory don't work, maybe worth looking in to.
I would also check that gracard. Do you have another PC that you could try your gracard with?.
EDIT: My bad, I just realized you tried swapping gracrads.
My bet is on the PSU.
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| Posted: Tue, 12th Aug 2008 21:19 Post subject: |
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does your video card work / ram / mainboard / PSU ?
will try to find my manual they wrote what those beeps mean
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| Posted: Tue, 12th Aug 2008 21:39 Post subject: |
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I had a similar problem (albeit without the beeping), and it turned out to be the case shortcicuiting my motherboard. So if all else fails, try removing everything off the case, put the motherboard on a newspaper and try running it from there...
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nouseforaname
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| nouseforaname wrote: | | should I stick the 8600GT back in instead of the 7900GT? |
The 8600GT is better for videos (PureVideo HD), thus yes.
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