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 Posted: Thu, 9th Jul 2015 22:25 Post subject: Hardware troubles |
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Was watching a YT video, suddenly it stops with some colored blocks appearing on the frozen screen. Hard freeze.
Now it doesn't boot up, no beeps, nothing. Just the fans working. Pulled the gpu out, still the same. Moves the RAM around, nothing.
I think it's either the PSU or most probably the mobo that died. Ideas? Sadly I no longer have access to replacement parts for testing.
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| Posted: Thu, 9th Jul 2015 22:33 Post subject: |
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remove everything, plug in back the cpu and only 1 ram bar. and do a cmos reset, before. just to be sure
dont know your system, igpu too? first try starting it with that. if not try getting a vga card for testing from a friend. gfx blocks on screen before dying kinda sounds like that might have gone to valhalla
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| Posted: Fri, 10th Jul 2015 00:05 Post subject: |
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| Janz wrote: | remove everything, plug in back the cpu and only 1 ram bar. and do a cmos reset, before. just to be sure
dont know your system, igpu too? first try starting it with that. if not try getting a vga card for testing from a friend. gfx blocks on screen before dying kinda sounds like that might have gone to valhalla |
not always, friend had this with his 780 nv card, it was the psu was full of dustballs etc and the plate in front of it in his shitty alienware case was causing overheat. he mangled the plate out and cleaned a little and never had trouble since. odd but shows its not always a gpu issue. |
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| Posted: Fri, 10th Jul 2015 00:53 Post subject: |
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could be yes, but in 9 out of 10 cases when the psu dies it doesnt even spin up the fans the next time (cause of circuit protections of the psu, if its a quality one. cheap china firecracker wont stop defects from starting up which may end up in burning down your house)-thats why i asked for the rest of his system
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| Posted: Fri, 10th Jul 2015 13:21 Post subject: |
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Remove PSU.
Short the two pins needed on 24 ATX connector to get it running, (look it up) its easily done, without connecting to motherboard.
If you don't have a multimeter to test output voltages, then test various devices, fans, HDD's etc, than can be easily powered on their own from the molex connections.
This should rule in, or out, the PSU. If OK, then motherboard is dead 
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