- Apr 27, 2016
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Computer doesn't boot anymore.
Okay, so my PC had been acting weird for quite some time. Since I bought it cheaply as used a few months ago, I ran into the following issues:
1. Everytime at startup it displayed 'A new CPU has been inserted'. I've checked around and it seemed to be a connection issue of my Motherboard (M4A785T-M) and nothing serious, so I ignored it (yeah, I know ...).
2. Often the PC would randomly crash. This might indicate faulty RAM or Motherboard. I ran a MemTest a week ago and indeed it found a few errors; 90 even if I remember correctly. I could not finish the test because I need the PC and I couldn't determine which RAM it was precisely, so I just took out half of them and continued using the PC for a while. I didn't have the time to run further tests again since then.
3. With half the RAM it ran stable but would still reboot if I hit it by accident with my foot or even if I jump next to it. This might indicate a lose connection somewhere. I did look for one, but couldn't find any though.
4. Sometimes it wouldn't boot until I hit it a bit ... Yeah, not very professional I know, but since I assumed it's a loose connection I might get it back in place by hitting the PC ... and well, it worked, so I continued.
But now, it won't boot anymore at all, doesn't even load BIOS nor does it omit any beep, its LEDs are just on and fans are spinning, and that's about it. Even hitting it doesn't help anymore ( I know, I know ...).
What I did now, was taking all parts out which are possible. I unplugged the graphics card, the secondary hard-drive, all USB-devices, and I tried almost every combination of RAM-sticks and slots (I have four RAM-sticks and I tried everyone individually in different slots). All to no avail.
So, I think it's the Motherboard, which is the faulty component. Because I ran into errors with a MemTest my first assumption was that it might be the RAM, but since I swapped them all four, it's very unlikely that all of them are broken. Also the 'New CPU inserted' and the reboots once I hit my PC can indicate a faulty Motherboard, right?
So, is my diagnosis plausible? Is it probably the Motherboard? And if so, might there be a way to fix it or shall I get a new one?
Cheers!
Okay, so my PC had been acting weird for quite some time. Since I bought it cheaply as used a few months ago, I ran into the following issues:
1. Everytime at startup it displayed 'A new CPU has been inserted'. I've checked around and it seemed to be a connection issue of my Motherboard (M4A785T-M) and nothing serious, so I ignored it (yeah, I know ...).
2. Often the PC would randomly crash. This might indicate faulty RAM or Motherboard. I ran a MemTest a week ago and indeed it found a few errors; 90 even if I remember correctly. I could not finish the test because I need the PC and I couldn't determine which RAM it was precisely, so I just took out half of them and continued using the PC for a while. I didn't have the time to run further tests again since then.
3. With half the RAM it ran stable but would still reboot if I hit it by accident with my foot or even if I jump next to it. This might indicate a lose connection somewhere. I did look for one, but couldn't find any though.
4. Sometimes it wouldn't boot until I hit it a bit ... Yeah, not very professional I know, but since I assumed it's a loose connection I might get it back in place by hitting the PC ... and well, it worked, so I continued.
But now, it won't boot anymore at all, doesn't even load BIOS nor does it omit any beep, its LEDs are just on and fans are spinning, and that's about it. Even hitting it doesn't help anymore ( I know, I know ...).
What I did now, was taking all parts out which are possible. I unplugged the graphics card, the secondary hard-drive, all USB-devices, and I tried almost every combination of RAM-sticks and slots (I have four RAM-sticks and I tried everyone individually in different slots). All to no avail.
So, I think it's the Motherboard, which is the faulty component. Because I ran into errors with a MemTest my first assumption was that it might be the RAM, but since I swapped them all four, it's very unlikely that all of them are broken. Also the 'New CPU inserted' and the reboots once I hit my PC can indicate a faulty Motherboard, right?
So, is my diagnosis plausible? Is it probably the Motherboard? And if so, might there be a way to fix it or shall I get a new one?
Cheers!
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