- Jan 7, 2015
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Hi Guys, I would be grateful if someone could tell me what is this.
I had an old PC configuration (not so old, bought in 2010). When I built this gamer pc, it was a very good configuration for the period.
Follow Specs below:
XFX X58i (socket 1366)
Core I7 920
6GB OCZ DDR3 1333MHz
HD 4870x2 (replaced later by a HD 6950)
The problem is the most odd, when I turn on the computer everything starts normally, but no sign for the monitor. So I swaped many video cards and even the PCI-E port, cleaned the ram memory, kept only one or two DDRs in slots (they are 3x2GB), but nothing helped.
After one month trying to solve the issue, I solved to give this PC to a friend in need for a new PC last year(except for the videocard which I sold) and bought other PC for me which is my current one, I told him he could keep the thing if he fixes.
The most magical fact is that he found a way to turn on the thing some months ago. He found that if he turn on the PC and press again the turn on/off button on the motherboard for +/- 2 secs and release, the computer has a normal start, don't ask me how he found that.
Since them he is using the computer this way, I went to his house many times and I saw he doing that everytime he had to turn on the PC.
Since he was using the PC on a table without a computer case I couldn't test if the case power button works on the same way, because I didn't have it to test, but probably yes, I don't see a reason why it wouldn't do that too.
I don't know what problem is this, I'm glad he fixed and now he is using for himself, but I wanted to know if someone knows anything about it, since I fix PCs myself I wished to know why. I 'm puzzled with that.
I think it is an electronic problem on the motherboard.
Thanks in advance
I had an old PC configuration (not so old, bought in 2010). When I built this gamer pc, it was a very good configuration for the period.
Follow Specs below:
XFX X58i (socket 1366)
Core I7 920
6GB OCZ DDR3 1333MHz
HD 4870x2 (replaced later by a HD 6950)
The problem is the most odd, when I turn on the computer everything starts normally, but no sign for the monitor. So I swaped many video cards and even the PCI-E port, cleaned the ram memory, kept only one or two DDRs in slots (they are 3x2GB), but nothing helped.
After one month trying to solve the issue, I solved to give this PC to a friend in need for a new PC last year(except for the videocard which I sold) and bought other PC for me which is my current one, I told him he could keep the thing if he fixes.
The most magical fact is that he found a way to turn on the thing some months ago. He found that if he turn on the PC and press again the turn on/off button on the motherboard for +/- 2 secs and release, the computer has a normal start, don't ask me how he found that.
Since them he is using the computer this way, I went to his house many times and I saw he doing that everytime he had to turn on the PC.
Since he was using the PC on a table without a computer case I couldn't test if the case power button works on the same way, because I didn't have it to test, but probably yes, I don't see a reason why it wouldn't do that too.
I don't know what problem is this, I'm glad he fixed and now he is using for himself, but I wanted to know if someone knows anything about it, since I fix PCs myself I wished to know why. I 'm puzzled with that.
I think it is an electronic problem on the motherboard.
Thanks in advance
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