This morning turning on my PC I found that it had frozen during post very early, at the line where it identifies my processor. After hitting the reset and hoping that it was just inference from a solar flare or maybe soviet spy beams the system no longer posts. The fans spin and lights come on for 3-5 seconds and then it shuts itself off. Unless I cut the power switching off the power supply or power strip this repeat on off will go on indefinitely. No display signal is sent to the monitor and there are no beeps.
From what I gather this is indicative of some kind of hardware failure with the motherboard being a fairly likely candidate. I am suspecting the CPU simply from the anecdote that the computer's last post screen ended upon identifying the CPU. Some of my article / forum searching has pointed a finger at the power supply but I'm doubting that. I wish it was that, though, since it is covered under its 5-year warranty. I must admit I ultimately have no idea what is the issue. My current dead system specs are as follows:
-E7400 wolfdale 2.8ghz intel core 2 duo processor. It was running at 333 core frequency at 3.1ish ghz. I didn't believe this to be a substantial overclock that would shorten its lifespan significantly since it never ran hotter than 55C under heavy load. In hindsight, though I can't say such assumptions are within my expertise.
-gigabyte ep43-ud3l socket 775 mobo
-CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
-gygabyte radeon HD 6850 (a recent upgrade after a nvid. 9800GTX cooked itself)
-corsair 650 watt power supply
Contrary to every bit my traditional consumer wisdom, a replacement socket 775 processor equivalent to what i was using or slightly upgraded seems to cost nearly as much as I paid, three years prior, for my current (possibly bricked) processor: around 150$ The situation with a replacement motherboard, if that is indeed the problem, isn't much better.
Perhaps there are more current equivalent (or even upgraded) replacements that are economical but I am really totally lost when it comes to current hardware. The only time my knowledge was up to date was prior to multi-core systems and even that era I've forgotten. Though, of course, any single piece of current hardware represents a compatibility issue and a ballooning expense.
I've borrowed a friend's laptop to stay connected for the moment and money is somewhat tight but the fact is all roads of my daily routines pretty well start and end with the PC. I don't know what with any certainty what is broken but the local PC repair shop will charge me 60$ just to tell me that something is broken ( a lesson learned some time ago ). Paying so much of what could be a replacement fee that is already making me cringe is out of the question.
All useful advice is greatly appreciated.
From what I gather this is indicative of some kind of hardware failure with the motherboard being a fairly likely candidate. I am suspecting the CPU simply from the anecdote that the computer's last post screen ended upon identifying the CPU. Some of my article / forum searching has pointed a finger at the power supply but I'm doubting that. I wish it was that, though, since it is covered under its 5-year warranty. I must admit I ultimately have no idea what is the issue. My current dead system specs are as follows:
-E7400 wolfdale 2.8ghz intel core 2 duo processor. It was running at 333 core frequency at 3.1ish ghz. I didn't believe this to be a substantial overclock that would shorten its lifespan significantly since it never ran hotter than 55C under heavy load. In hindsight, though I can't say such assumptions are within my expertise.
-gigabyte ep43-ud3l socket 775 mobo
-CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
-gygabyte radeon HD 6850 (a recent upgrade after a nvid. 9800GTX cooked itself)
-corsair 650 watt power supply
Contrary to every bit my traditional consumer wisdom, a replacement socket 775 processor equivalent to what i was using or slightly upgraded seems to cost nearly as much as I paid, three years prior, for my current (possibly bricked) processor: around 150$ The situation with a replacement motherboard, if that is indeed the problem, isn't much better.
Perhaps there are more current equivalent (or even upgraded) replacements that are economical but I am really totally lost when it comes to current hardware. The only time my knowledge was up to date was prior to multi-core systems and even that era I've forgotten. Though, of course, any single piece of current hardware represents a compatibility issue and a ballooning expense.
I've borrowed a friend's laptop to stay connected for the moment and money is somewhat tight but the fact is all roads of my daily routines pretty well start and end with the PC. I don't know what with any certainty what is broken but the local PC repair shop will charge me 60$ just to tell me that something is broken ( a lesson learned some time ago ). Paying so much of what could be a replacement fee that is already making me cringe is out of the question.
All useful advice is greatly appreciated.
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