Hey guys.
Awhile ago my computer died.
Power shut down and it refused to turn back on. Not even a flash of LED or fan would start.
So I went ahead and bought a new power supply (a very good one) and plugged it it but alas it's having the same problem.
So what I've done is breadboarded it. Unplugged everything but the mobo, CPU and cooling fan. I then shorted the wires and it started with a series of long beeps which is normal considering there was no ram or hd connected.
What I did then was put the graphics card and tried to start it. This time nothing. Quite perplexing.
Just to muck around I took the CPU cooling element and fan on it an gave it a rub then put it back on. When I tried to boot it (without the graphics card) the fans and lights come on but no beeps? Does this mean I need to reapply the cooling putty ontop of the problem with the graphics card.
Thanks heaps for taking the time to help me up.
To who ever solves this puzzle goes a steamy night with my babe of a girlfriend.
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L mobo
Intel core duo CPU or what ever it is called.
GT 9800 graphics card
Awhile ago my computer died.
Power shut down and it refused to turn back on. Not even a flash of LED or fan would start.
So I went ahead and bought a new power supply (a very good one) and plugged it it but alas it's having the same problem.
So what I've done is breadboarded it. Unplugged everything but the mobo, CPU and cooling fan. I then shorted the wires and it started with a series of long beeps which is normal considering there was no ram or hd connected.
What I did then was put the graphics card and tried to start it. This time nothing. Quite perplexing.
Just to muck around I took the CPU cooling element and fan on it an gave it a rub then put it back on. When I tried to boot it (without the graphics card) the fans and lights come on but no beeps? Does this mean I need to reapply the cooling putty ontop of the problem with the graphics card.
Thanks heaps for taking the time to help me up.
To who ever solves this puzzle goes a steamy night with my babe of a girlfriend.
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L mobo
Intel core duo CPU or what ever it is called.
GT 9800 graphics card