Here are the symptoms:

1. After pushing the power button the computer start to "rev" up and then stops. This continues. Starting and stopping... Sometimes it continues to "rev" but....
2. There are no lights when booting that show up on the keyboard and the computer does not boot Windows XP. There is nothing that shows on the monitor.
3. All that happens: Fans spinning.
4. No beeps from the computer at all.

Here's what I tried:

1. I plugged the computer into the wall outlet instead of the power strip.
2. I blew out any dust that was inside the computer.
3. I made sure all of the cables inside were secure and plugged in tight.
4. I checked the cables for my monitor.
5. I prayed.

Here are my specs for my computer which I assemoled myself a little over a year ago (all parts bought from newegg).

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ

OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI 600W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

ASUS 16X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model DRW-1612BL-BK

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2b

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E4300

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

EVGA 256-P2-N550 -T2 GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card

Rosewill R6AS5-BK 0.8mm SECC 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM


Question: What do you think is the problem and what should I do to remedy the situation. Thanks somuch in advance!

that would be a dying motherboard, usually caused by a dying powersupply. i work at a computer repair shop and i have seen this many times before. i would get a power supply tester before you buy a new motherboard though.

If it is my motherboard what would be one from newegg that would be comparable to the one that died on me? (see model in first post). I'd like one that isn't expensive but would be pretty much the same (they don't make the one I have right now, it's a "deactivated item" ).

I'll have to try to see if the mobo led is on. How would I do that exactly?

Right now it powers on and stays on (fans and bue light inside run) but my keyboard doesn't flash the 3 green lights which usually happens and nothing appears on my monitor. And no beeps... With the fans running would that mean that it's not the PSU?

Thanks for all of your responses! I just hope I can fix this since I'm a high school teacher and I really need a computer at home! Though I doubt my students would mind if I couldn't type out a test or do any research for lectures!

Would resetting the CMOS help potentially? Does the fact that it seemed like a "slow death" indicate that it isn't the BIOS so resetting the CMOS would be a waste of time?

I'm going to test my power supply today and see what it says.

If it's not the battery or the power supply then it has to be the motherboard correct?

If that's the case then which motherboard woul dbe one to buy (see two posts ago where I asked this question).

Thanks again.

I took out the ram and powered it up and NO BEEPS. Does this mean it's the motherboard?


Which motherboard is akin to the one that I had before?