This is a self-assembled PC of 3 years.
Motherboard: ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W
Memory: Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Video Card: EVGA 256-P2-N761-AR GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support
Power Supply: Antec NeoPower 550 550W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC
Problem:
In the past two days, it shuts itself down during video editing. The problem might have been overheating but I did not realize it. I did some video editing on my computer. It shuts itself down again (4th time in the past two days, and only during video editing). I tried to turn on the PC again almost immediately, I think I saw a spark/flash. The PC refuses to turn on. No light turns on. No sound. No nothing.
I opened it up. Saw a lot of dust on the CPU fan. Cleaned it. Put everything back together. Still, nothing turns on. No sound and no light. The only action I see from the computer is that there is an orange light at the socket of the CAT5E cable.
Based on my not-so-expert knowledge, this seems to be a CPU problem. (or is it?). My current plan of action is to get another CPU, put it in, and see if it turns on.
My questions are:
1. Does this sound like CPU death? I read in another thread, which said the computer should still turn on without the CPU, as long as the motherboard is working.
2. Now the question becomes: could the CPU be fine, but the motherboard broken?
3. Could they both be dead?
4. Could this at the same time fry my graphics card and memory cards?
I am assuming the problem resulted from overheating, because I read that video editing could cause overheating and automatic shutdowns. I am just not sure what components are broken in my computer.
Please help. I am capable of assembly but not capable of troubleshooting.
Motherboard: ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W
Memory: Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Video Card: EVGA 256-P2-N761-AR GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support
Power Supply: Antec NeoPower 550 550W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC
Problem:
In the past two days, it shuts itself down during video editing. The problem might have been overheating but I did not realize it. I did some video editing on my computer. It shuts itself down again (4th time in the past two days, and only during video editing). I tried to turn on the PC again almost immediately, I think I saw a spark/flash. The PC refuses to turn on. No light turns on. No sound. No nothing.
I opened it up. Saw a lot of dust on the CPU fan. Cleaned it. Put everything back together. Still, nothing turns on. No sound and no light. The only action I see from the computer is that there is an orange light at the socket of the CAT5E cable.
Based on my not-so-expert knowledge, this seems to be a CPU problem. (or is it?). My current plan of action is to get another CPU, put it in, and see if it turns on.
My questions are:
1. Does this sound like CPU death? I read in another thread, which said the computer should still turn on without the CPU, as long as the motherboard is working.
2. Now the question becomes: could the CPU be fine, but the motherboard broken?
3. Could they both be dead?
4. Could this at the same time fry my graphics card and memory cards?
I am assuming the problem resulted from overheating, because I read that video editing could cause overheating and automatic shutdowns. I am just not sure what components are broken in my computer.
Please help. I am capable of assembly but not capable of troubleshooting.
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