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Symptoms of a faulty CPU, Motherboard or PSU?

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godbrother   11-03-2009 at 05:24:30 PM

Hi,

My friend gave me his old Packard Bell system that has been sitting around. I've done basic testing, and all of them came back negative.

- Switched the RAM out with a different stick
- Switched the GPU out with another one

Now, the PC starts, but nothing appears on screen, and the hard drive also doesn't kick in. My first impression was that the motherboard has gone, but could it also be the CPU, or the PSU perhaps?

Thanks!

------------------------------ CPU: Pentium 4 641 - 3.2Ghz - Hyper Threading - 2MB Cache - 800Mhz FSB - 65nm
RAM: 2GB DDR2 Dell 800Mhz
GPU: 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3
HDD: 160GB Maxtor Sata II 7,200RPM
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sturm   11-03-2009 at 05:50:05 PM
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take out the memory - do you get any beeps?
take out video card - do you get any beeps? Check onboard if any.

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tecmo34   11-03-2009 at 06:26:15 PM
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Here are some more troubleshooting tips... READ before posting about boot problems!. They might not all apply since the PC had been running but gives you different areas to look at.

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godbrother   11-03-2009 at 06:35:41 PM
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sturm wrote :

take out the memory - do you get any beeps?
take out video card - do you get any beeps? Check onboard if any.



Yup, I thought of that but nope, no beeps. Maybe the there is no inbuilt speaker. I also tried both onboard and offboard VGA's. Still no beeps or picture on screen.

Any other suggestions?

------------------------------ CPU: Pentium 4 641 - 3.2Ghz - Hyper Threading - 2MB Cache - 800Mhz FSB - 65nm
RAM: 2GB DDR2 Dell 800Mhz
GPU: 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3
HDD: 160GB Maxtor Sata II 7,200RPM
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wa1   11-04-2009 at 02:56:12 AM
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If you have speaker and beeps when u take out the memory then your mobo is just fine...

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