Q: So the other day I came home from work and my computer is suddenly not working. It is still powered up (fans spin, LEDs all cases still on), but the keyboard and mouse are not lit, and the monitor in sleep mode (if you leave it on without the computer is turned on). After restarting the computer again and again, the same happens – the computer starts, but the keyboard and mouse do not burn, and nothing appears on the monitor and it goes straight to sleep. You hear a clicking sound each time it is switched on again, but after opening the case up and listen, it seems to come from the CD drive and not the hard disk. First thought was the hard drive crashed, but when I see this happen in the past, the monitor still shows well and see youre still booting attempt to sit, and the keyboard and mouse would still normally fed – not the case here.
I looked and made sure nothing came unplugged from the motherboard – everything looks good to connect. Anyone have any idea what the problem might be? Im pretty lost here .
Best Answer: The only thing that I can think of would be to try it on another comp. If the system that you are trying to use it on has an older operating system(fat 32) and the flash drive was formatted by a newer operating system (NTFS) the older system wouldn't see the drive because it doesn't know how to read a ntfs file format.
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Re:No I unfortunately I dont have another machine to put it in to test it out. My buddy is gonna let me borrow his video card tomorrow though so I guess I'll find out then if this is the problem or not…
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Originally posted by: guy
The gfx HS+fan?
If so, try another gfx card. May be the GPU is toast.
guy
Yeah, the one on there. I guess that'll be my next plan of action cause I tried everything else said so far (taking out each memory stick one by one, disconnecting all drives) and no luck…now i just need to find a video card to test out with, cause I hate buying a new expensive one without knowing if thats the problem. Anyone have an old/cheap one they'd let me buy/borrow to use to try out (k didnt think so)
Would a fried gpu effect the keyboard and mouse from powering up though? Thats the part thats confusing me. Is there any way to know if the CPU is fried? I would think it isnt cause it automatically shuts down when it gets to a certain temperature, but I dunno…
Can you put your gfx card in another machine?
I can only guess, proly wrong, that the BIOS maybe hanging up on ititalizing the agp slot/gfx before it can get to the KB & mouse.
guy
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Re:Memory: 512mb x 2 Kingston or Corsair (cant remember off the top of my head)
sounds like you need an upgrade;)
Anyone have an old/cheap one they'd let me buy/borrow to use to try out (k didnt think so)
sure if you leave in a thirty mile radius from me (k didn't think so)
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
The gfx HS+fan?
If so, try another gfx card. May be the GPU is toast.
guy
Yeah, the one on there. I guess that'll be my next plan of action cause I tried everything else said so far (taking out each memory stick one by one, disconnecting all drives) and no luck…now i just need to find a video card to test out with, cause I hate buying a new expensive one without knowing if thats the problem. Anyone have an old/cheap one they'd let me buy/borrow to use to try out (k didnt think so)
Would a fried gpu effect the keyboard and mouse from powering up though? Thats the part thats confusing me. Is there any way to know if the CPU is fried? I would think it isnt cause it automatically shuts down when it gets to a certain temperature, but I dunno…
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Here's my system specs:
Motherboard: ABIT NF7-S V2
CPU: AMD Mobile Athlon XP-M 2400+ (35W)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800Pro 128mb
Memory: 512mb x 2 Kingston or Corsair (cant remember off the top of my head)
Harddrive: HITACHI Deskstar 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
Case and Power Supply: Antec SONATA Steel ATX Mid Tower Case w/ TruePower 380Watt ATX12V Power Supply
I tried reseating the video card (havent been able to try swapping ram yet), which didnt fix it, but as I was I noticed that the heatsink/fan had come partially detached from it (about half of it was hanging off). I re-mounted it on but i'm wondering if this messed something up…? Thoughts?
The gfx HS+fan?
If so, try another gfx card. May be the GPU is toast.
guy
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Re:start with your memory first, try removing one stick at a time and booting up like that. Memory has a higher volitile rate, most ram fails up to and a little after 3 months of usage. So go with your ram first.
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Re:I'd remove one stick of memory, disconnect the hard /optical/floppy drives, and try a different video card.
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Re:Here's my system specs:
Motherboard: ABIT NF7-S V2
CPU: AMD Mobile Athlon XP-M 2400+ (35W)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800Pro 128mb
Memory: 512mb x 2 Kingston or Corsair (cant remember off the top of my head)
Harddrive: HITACHI Deskstar 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
Case and Power Supply: Antec SONATA Steel ATX Mid Tower Case w/ TruePower 380Watt ATX12V Power Supply
I tried reseating the video card (havent been able to try swapping ram yet), which didnt fix it, but as I was I noticed that the heatsink/fan had come partially detached from it (about half of it was hanging off). I re-mounted it on but i'm wondering if this messed something up…? Thoughts?
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Re:Please list out your system specs including your power supply. I would start by swapping memory and reseating your video card.
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