Can someone tell me what exactly happened?

Guest · Jun 9, 2016

Hi,
Want to hear something interesting? I was messing around in my windows 7 PC. I don't remember the name exactly, but I was in a window that displayed all the drivers and ports (device manager, I remember the name now) and all that stuff. I right-clicked on an USB port, uninstalled the driver and my mouse stopped. My inner creep woke up. Restarted using the window key. Restarted, opened the same window (device manager) again, this time messed with my motherboard. Uninstalled something like "CPU Temperature" or similar. Got a pop up saying that "You must restart windows to apply changes". Restarted again, thinking that it would turn off thermal shutdown (I always wanted to turn it off, for some reasons). It shut down, then got up again, displayed the POST screen and...
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WENT DEAD!

Tried everything, tested all the parts on a friend's PC. All the parts seem to be working great expect the motherboard. But there's current all over the motherboard. My friend tested it with some machines which looked like the ones used by NASA, and said it was alright. Even reset the BIOS, still nothing.

Even did an 'outside-the-box-build' to see if the case was causing any interfernce (Due to dust, maybe). Nothing here.

So, can someone please tell me how is a small piece of software preventing my PC from starting.
No lights, no sounds, nothing.

(NOTE- It was very old. I just used it as a test bench.)

So, is it dead? Or is there still some hope?

Thanks for going through this seemingly long post. Hope the results save someone's PC's life.

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EDIT-Please note that I have tried all kinds of troubleshooting tips. So please don't give basic stuff.

Cheers!
Eclipse

MeanMachine41 · Jun 9, 2016

Well, lesson learned. If you intend experimenting, always have a Windows restore point that you can go back to.
Have you tried a system restore or tried Safe mode?. You can also use your installation disc to repair your OS.

Themastererr · Jun 9, 2016

Hi,
Want to hear something interesting? I was messing around in my windows 7 PC. I don't remember the name exactly, but I was in a window that displayed all the drivers and ports and all that stuff. I right-clicked on an USB port, uninstalled the driver and my mouse stopped. Restarted using the window key. Restarted, opened the same window again, this time messed with my motherboard. Uninstalled something like "CPU Temperature" or similar. Got a pop up saying that "You must restart windows to apply changes". Restarted again, thinking that it would turn off thermal shutdown (I always wanted to turn it off, for some experiments!). It shut down, then got up again, displayed the POST screen and...
...
...
...
WENT DEAD!

Tried everything, tested all the parts on a friend's PC. All the parts seem to be working great expect the motherboard. But there's current all over the motherboard. My friend tested it with some machines which looked like the ones used by NASA, and said it was alright. Even reset the BIOS, still nothing.

Even did an 'outside-the-box-build' to see if the case was causing any interfernce (Due to dust, maybe). Nothing here.

So, can someone please tell me how is a small piece of software preventing my PC from starting.
No lights, no sounds, nothing.

(NOTE- It was a million years old, or maybe even more.I just used it as a test bench.)

So, is it dead? Can I sabotage it now? Or is there still some hope?

Thanks for going through this seemingly long post. Hope the results save someone's PC's life.

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EDIT: Someone told me that I am a fool ('computer geek' would be better) and knew nothing about computers. So, please note that I have tried all kinds of troubleshooting tips, and I also know much about computers. Please don't give tips like "Check the power cable" and stuff.

Cheers!
Eclipse

It's really hard to understand your question. Slow down.

Are you saying that your computer cannot POST anymore? Or are you saying that it can, but cannot boot to Windows?

Guest · Jun 9, 2016

MeanMachine41 :

No POST, otherwise I had a restore point.

rgd1101 · Jun 9, 2016

go to your friend pc, go the the same location where you did your thing. can do a screenshot of exactly where you did your thing.

Guest · Jun 9, 2016

Themastererr :

Hi,
Want to hear something interesting? I was messing around in my windows 7 PC. I don't remember the name exactly, but I was in a window that displayed all the drivers and ports and all that stuff. I right-clicked on an USB port, uninstalled the driver and my mouse stopped. Restarted using the window key. Restarted, opened the same window again, this time messed with my motherboard. Uninstalled something like "CPU Temperature" or similar. Got a pop up saying that "You must restart windows to apply changes". Restarted again, thinking that it would turn off thermal shutdown (I always wanted to turn it off, for some experiments!). It shut down, then got up again, displayed the POST screen and...
...
...
...
WENT DEAD!

Tried everything, tested all the parts on a friend's PC. All the parts seem to be working great expect the motherboard. But there's current all over the motherboard. My friend tested it with some machines which looked like the ones used by NASA, and said it was alright. Even reset the BIOS, still nothing.

Even did an 'outside-the-box-build' to see if the case was causing any interfernce (Due to dust, maybe). Nothing here.

So, can someone please tell me how is a small piece of software preventing my PC from starting.
No lights, no sounds, nothing.

(NOTE- It was a million years old, or maybe even more.I just used it as a test bench.)

So, is it dead? Can I sabotage it now? Or is there still some hope?

Thanks for going through this seemingly long post. Hope the results save someone's PC's life.

><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
EDIT: Someone told me that I am a fool ('computer geek' would be better) and knew nothing about computers. So, please note that I have tried all kinds of troubleshooting tips, and I also know much about computers. Please don't give tips like "Check the power cable" and stuff.

Cheers!
Eclipse

It's really hard to understand your question. Slow down.

Are you saying that your computer cannot POST anymore? Or are you saying that it can, but cannot boot to Windows?

No POST buddy. No lights, sound or display. Nothing.

Guest · Jun 9, 2016

rgd1101 :

I don't remember exactly. Anyways, I will be messing and experimenting again to find that window. And I will put a screenshot ASAP.

Guest · Jun 9, 2016

BTW, has anyone heard of something like this. Software ruining an entire computer? I am just too curious to find out what happened.

MeanMachine41 · Jun 9, 2016

I'm out of this one!!!!! "Genius" indeed with no respect for his computer.

Guest · Jun 9, 2016

MeanMachine41 :

Hey, that was a joke. And that dead PC was actually a test bench, a seemingly random collection of old parts which were running smoothly for the past couple of years. I used to test processor heating, overclocking potential and such stuff, just as a way of 'experimental learning'...It wasn't my actual PC

Inkiad · Jun 9, 2016

You have tested individual parts?
I have not seen anyone killing components from software, aside from unlocking bios and cranking voltage way high on graphics card.

Guest · Jun 9, 2016

Inkiad :

Yeah, I individually tested each part. As for the "killing components from software"part, all the parts are fine. They just fail to boot up. The test bench had no graphic card and I did not mess with the BIOS...

InvalidError · Jun 16, 2016

Do the components you tested in your friend's PC and turned out to "work" include your PSU? If not, then I would strongly suspect coincidental failure of the PSU. (If you haven't tested the PSU in your friend's PC, I would strongly recommend against it since your potentially fried motherboard could be a sign of a dying PSU. It is much safer to put a decent quality known-good PSU into a dead PC for troubleshooting than putting a potentially dying PSU in a known-good system.)

Bearmann · Jun 16, 2016

Did you try resetting the BIOS? (Is that too basic?)

InvalidError · Jun 16, 2016

Bearmann :

Read OP's initial post... "Even reset the BIOS, still nothing."

Bearmann · Jun 16, 2016

InvalidError :

Whoops! Missed that!

Maybe it didn't reset. Pull the battery and push the power button to remove residual power and let it sit for a while.

Guest · Jun 17, 2016

InvalidError :

I never said I fried my motherboard, it just isn't starting up, neither the CPU is heating up. But I have confirmed that it works. As for the PSU, it is also working well without any problems.

Guest · Jun 17, 2016

Bearmann :

InvalidError :

Whoops! Missed that!

Maybe it didn't reset. Pull the battery and push the power button to remove residual power and let it sit for a while.

Tried that, no effect.

InvalidError · Jun 17, 2016

How was that tested? If you say paperclip and a few fans or lights, that's a worthless test beyond knowing whether the PSU is completely dead or not.

If you tried it in a different PC, that's potentially reckless and unless the other PC has more strenuous power requirements than your own, the test is inconclusive. There is also the possibility that the other PC's components may be more tolerant to excessively noisy power and out-of-specs voltages.

Guest · Jun 18, 2016

InvalidError :

No paperclip, my friend's PC ran well, even though it had a graphic card . We also individually tested the output of each port on the PSU, seems fine.

Can someone tell me what exactly happened?

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