| 2 DJ AKSHAY, on Dec 22, 2008 4:13:23 am GMTNOTE: Before making any attempt to remove or replace any part inside the casing, ensure that the power is off.
Well, the first thing that might be causing this is your memory card (RAM). Try to remove it and place it in another memory slot on the motherboard.
To be sure if your motherboard is still in good working condition, remove the memory card and power on the PC.
You should hear continuous beep sounds.
If you hear this then your motherboard is fine.
If placing the memory card in another slot does not work then the problem lies with the memory card itself. You will need to replace it.
It could also be that some faulting PCI cards are causing this error.
Try to remove your PCI cards. Normally a faulting PCI modem causes this type of error. Remove it and then power on the pc.
The processor cannot be faulty but still if you want to check it, remove the CPU Cooler fan. Then turn on the PC.
Place your finger on the processor for 2 seconds. You should find the processor heating up. Then turn it off immediately. If this works then your processor is good.
Remember not to leave it ON for more than 5 secs. | 5 COOL DJ, on Jan 1, 2009 12:19:11 pm GMTI HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.IT IS SOLVED NOW THANKS TO YOU ..I WILL NEVER FORGET YOUR TIMELY HELP.
(TO DJ AKSHAY) | 68 issy15, on Feb 8, 2009 1:25:53 am GMTYou said you had the same problem and it is fixed now. What did you do? |
| 185 buju, on Mar 17, 2009 12:44:08 pm GMTMy computer powers on but the there is no light in front of the cpu can u help me solved this problem.
pls help my compueter is dying. i have swap the power supply but still not fuction.
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| 6 Rem, on Jan 8, 2009 10:16:53 am GMTHi,
i was just wondering if i could ask a question.
I have the same problem, i removed the memory (RAM) and turned on the computer and it started beeping quickly and repeatadly till i turned if off. I read somewhere that these beeps tell you whats wrong. Do you know what this cold mean? | 7 DJ AKSHAY, on Jan 14, 2009 4:44:49 am GMTWell, you are right dear. These continuous beep sounds indicate the absence of memory card in the motherboard.
If you read my last post, you'll see that this is part of my explanation to test if your motherboard and processor are both in good working condition.
Perhaps you are having static problem with the memory card. Well, here is how to proceed:
You'll need an eraser, i guess you know what this is. The one which students use. LOL.
Yes, in fact you'll need the eraser to remove the static energy found on your memory card. You'll have to rub the eraser on the gold plated part of the memory card (on both sides). That is the part which come into contact with the internal pins in the memory slot on the motherboard.
Well, it's not magic. This is how it is done. Then place it back into the memory slot. It should work.
If this also does not work then you need to purchase another memory card because if the above fails then you know this one is faulty. | 39 Noble_Yorik, on Jan 23, 2009 8:00:42 pm GMTDJ AKSHAY,
I generally don't reply on forums after I go to them to investigate whichever tech crisis I find myself in. Instead I take
it for granted that the great ether of the internet will provide, as though it was assumed on my part that I was entitled an answer. But it would appear that I now have to let slip that convent illusion as I push aside the veil and thank you, as the person, for supplying me with the answer to my problem.
My back-up PC, which I keep for XP reasons, worked fine when last I left it, however when I came back to it today the mouse, keyboard, and monitor were not working (no external input/output devices) and that the tower kept beeping on power up. I thought that it had to be the power supply or that some malicious program was gobbing the memory on start-up. However, upon reading your very thorough breakdown of the possible avenues of component failure I realized it was probably the ram, and sure enough after I used an eraser on the gold tines of the ram the computer rebooted fine.
So in summation, thank you for your considered and considerate advise. Now if you will excuse my absence I must be off to attend an askewed veil.
Yours Truly,
Noble_Yorik |
| 81 joanne, on Feb 16, 2009 1:20:58 am GMTDj akshay, you're so great!! my computer has had several issues like fuzzy video and static from audio devices for a few months now and just an hour ago it didn't boot until i saw this forum and read about the RAM and eraser! thank you so much |
| 116 Ross, on Feb 24, 2009 4:24:07 pm GMTHi,
I was hoping to fix a laptop (Acer Travelmate 4101WLMi) and I have read all your excellent advice and did the steps. This is what I'm getting:
-laptop is plugged in the mains, i press the power button diodes turn on as normally, the cpu fan spins for 5 seconds then stops, no beeps
-i can hear the hdd being checked and dvd drive spins and runs normally
-built-in display is damaged but on - the ccfl tube light is on, external monitor is not getting any signal
-battery doesn't seem to be charged although the charge indicator is on, the laptop wouldn't power on with battery only
-the CPU with the fan off is cold
What I've tried:
-removed HDD and DVD drive, PCI wireless module, the screen and RAM modules - still no beeps and same behaviour
Is the MB dead or shall i try replacing the CPU? Thanks. | If the Charge indicator is ON then the adaptor must be good. If it does not charge then either the battery is faulty or there is a problem with the motherboard. If the system does not power on properly, you will not get any display.
But if the battery is faulty, when you plug the adaptor, it must power up. Try testing the volt output on the adaptor pin which connects into the laptop with the help of a voltmeter. This is to verify if the adaptor is giving proper voltage. Check adaptor output specification on the adaptor itself then inform me.
Say Thanks to your favorite DJ... | 119 Ross, on Feb 25, 2009 5:32:14 pm GMTThanks,
The adaptor is definitely fine, it works great on other acer laptop. I've done CMOS reset several times by holding the power button for 30 seconds, no difference. The MoBo looks physically intact and I've tested RAMs on the other laptop. The only life I'm getting from the system is literally the initial CPU fan spin, HDD and DVD spin up and light indicators stay on. After a while the integrated ATI X600 chipset is getting warm... | 404 reese83, on Sep 20, 2009 12:17:05 am BSTTry holding down the f10 key at boot | 405 slayres, on Sep 20, 2009 5:39:21 pm BSTHolding down f10 did not work. Still had to hold down ctrl and alt. I guess it's time to my computer tech.
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| 274 lomax69i, on Jun 1, 2009 7:40:34 pm BSTHey DJ AKSHAY.
I'm going out of my mind here, 3 days ago, I restarted my PC and had all the wonderful symptoms of the other people in this forum, i researched all the hassles and the first thing I did was change the Power Suppy (ATX 450watte) as I read that a weak voltage link could be the culprit... No luck - exactlty the same problem. I have changed my RAM, taken out all non essential PCI cards including PCI E's, taken the RAM out altogether (no post beeps occuring), Unplugged HDD's and changed them around... Nothing.
Eventually, I went out and bought a new ASUS P5 main board AND a new CPU (2.2 Dual Core Intel), and was 100% sure this would work and happy to have more power anyway... Popped everything together with a new power supply and again, the same results - HDD light comes on and stays solid, all fans work, same old story. Again, I took out the RAM, changed the RAM, took out all non essential cards, tried the onboard VGA instead of the PCI E, nothing
I'm begginning to think that I am PC jinxed. Please throw some of your astute brain cells my way and see if you could shed some light here? Would really appreciate it.
Cheers,
Craig | Have you used a new memory card?
By the way, the new P5 Motherboard and Dual Core CPU, when you connect it with the power supply without the memory card. Does it give the continuous beep sounds? Remember to connect an internal speaker to be able to hear the beep sounds.
If you have purchased new parts, they cannot be faulty...
When you turn on the system with the memory card in, and after pushing the power button, if the system is working, you'll be able to turn on and off the CAPS & Num LOCK Key. Just turn the keys on and off and if the lights go ON and OFF then your system is working. You might be having a problem either with the monitor or with the graphics card.
Inform me about the results...
Say Thanks to your favorite DJ... | 301 justine0409, on Jun 30, 2009 2:23:53 am BSTIve tried to pres the casp lock..
there is no light..
it's suppose to light right??? | 361 gerad, on Aug 8, 2009 3:24:35 am BSTI also have this same problem...
Just yesterday I turn the PC on, screen is black for a few seconds to a minute, then it starts.
But I go to the bathroom and when I come back it's restarted! It got stuck on the very first screen. I even wait for 5 minutes and it's still on that screen. I press F2 to go to the BIOS settings but nothing. It just froze. So I hit reset and the PC still powers up, lights blink and all, but no boot up. Not even the initial screen anymore. No usual beep, nothing. I wait and wait. Nothing. I press the CAPS and Num Lock keys and no light from my keyboard; could that be a motherboard problem?
Help would be appreciated. I got a lot of files that need backing up, lol.
Thanks! | 416 juanfixespcs, on Oct 13, 2009 12:21:14 pm BSTReformat the harddrive and reinstall windows. If this dosn't work try listening to the hard drive and see if it's making strange noises. if so you need to replace the hard drive. |
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| 379 GeeZee, on Sep 4, 2009 3:08:07 am BSTHi Dj AKSHAY
I am having a similar problem, however none of these things tend to work. i reassembled my pc, and it runs fine but send nothing to my monitor. It doesnt say check signal, unless i unplugg it.
help?
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| 422 kshaun78, on Oct 20, 2009 5:50:17 am BSTDude I jst wanna say thanx. A lot was skeptical that the eraser thing would work but your the man I really need my pc for school and can't afford a new one at the moment,thanx a bundle also if you can help me with this ? My pc is a dell dimension 3100 and I have to cut it on by taking the sleeve off of it internally is there anyway to make it start like a normal pc from the actual power button |
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| 349 zyon1989, on Jul 30, 2009 3:37:17 pm BSTHey
Have you solved your problem, I got exactly the same problem on my Acer Aspire laptop.
I press the power button, see my power light coming up, I hear everything starting: fans, cd-drive,.... but after a few seconds everything stops working and my screen stays black.
When I press my power button, my pc stops immediately, I don't have to press it for like 5 seconds.
It all started when I was surfing the internet, my screen went red-black for a few seconds and eventually staid black. Couldn't do/see anything. So I pressed the power button to shut it down, restarted everything went fine till I was logged in, then the screen goes black again. Restart one time more, I reach the bios and the it goes black again.
From that moment, my PC wont start anymore, not even a flashing screen, nor a beep. | Hi, I read about your problem...
It seems to me that you have had a virus attack.
Take your windows CD and reinstall everything, remember to format the hard disk completely.
Say thanks to your favorite DJ... | 352 zyon1989, on Jul 30, 2009 5:09:05 pm BSTThanks for the quick reply.
Even I hear my drive runnig in the start up, the boot CD wont run, I tried my Vista boot CD already and a linux USB drive. |
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| 176 Lost1, on Mar 16, 2009 2:36:56 am GMTThanks mate,
ur a god send!!
I was in panic but the eraser on the ram works a charm! |
| 186 An eraser!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHA, on Mar 18, 2009 1:42:17 am GMTMy god you are a genius. after two hours going in circles with HP support another 2 hours searching the web. I mean, bios was frozen at startup, no moniter, drives, no usb nothing, and then the eraser. If you live in FL I owe you a beer. | Hahaahahh, great, a beer!!!
What does FL stand for?
I live in Mauritius. It's such a nice country.
Say Thanks to your favorite DJ... | 195 An eraser!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHA, on Mar 20, 2009 3:31:26 am GMTFlorida, USA. Other side of the world from the land of the Dodo I'm afraid. Unfortunately, i'm still stuck. I had the same problem (no usb, monitor etc.). At first I powered down, bled power and it would get to the "Sorry, windows did not shut down...Safemode...last known...and the countdown" page but no matter if i let it rundown or picked an option it would lock up. Then after a few tries it went back to no monitor, no USB Etc. I Unplugged everything, even the hard drive, battery reset etc. Pulled memory, beeped ok. The Eraser trick got everything to fire up, but it still hung at the countdown page. I downloaded a Memory Test Image, but it locked up each time during the test. now here is where it gets interesting. I'm running a hp Media, XP with an ASUS PTGD-LA Mobo. everything is stock, no mods. Came with 2, 512 memory. Has 4 slots. I went and bought a new 1 gig memory for it (has four slots and can take 4 gigs total). Put in just the new memory Boom! the Computer worked like new, everything great. That was yesterday evening. This morning, it was just the fans running full speed, and when i tried to restart, it hangs at the countdown page. Two things: 1. can something be killing the memory? I really believe that if I buy another memory, I can get it to work long enough to pull off my info. 2. Also the Two Jumpers to clear out Bios...My board has just pins, no jumpers at all. Thanks - JSR | Hi bro, whats up?
Well, the problem with your system hanging / restarting is all about defective memory card.
It can also be that the Windows is corrupt (some files missing), it might be that you have a bad sector in the hard disk and windows is not being able to access its files.
I would recommend you backup your important data by taking the hard disk to another PC and connecting it externally by connecting it via an IDE/USB cable or an external enclosure. If you don't have another PC to do this then you can always ask for help from a friend or relative. Hahaha.
After backup, perform a FULL FORMAT with the hard disk. Then re-install Windows. If still you get this hanging error then the memory card needs to be changed. I believe you have got a new memory card so I understand that this cannot be faulty.
Say Thanks to your favorite DJ... | 223 An eraser!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHA, on Apr 12, 2009 4:38:41 am BSTDJ, Just a note to follow up. Problem finally solved. In the end it was a bad moterboard. I don't know why it started working then stopped, but after trying Bios Battery, Cmos reset, processor test, two different new memory cards, and another processor (which is way faster than my old one :) ), Process of elimination and Ebay, I got a new mobo. when I got the old one out and could inspect it, at least 3 capacitors ( i think they are little brown cylinders) were blown and leaking. So it was giving me different problems: sometimes I could get into bios setup, sometimes just fans, sometimes no fans, sometimes windows would hang at the startup screen etc. now everything is working fine. hopefully this helps someone else. since my machine is older, the mobo only cost $60, less than it would be to have someone try and re-solder them, and who knows what else is wrong with it. Thank you again for taking the time to help so many people. (lurkers included). |
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| 228 ca, on Apr 17, 2009 2:44:51 pm BSTWhat if my computer doesnt beep at all when it always beeps on startup. the tower will turn on and the mouse will turn on but my keyboard wont turn on and the monitor wont recieve a signal ive taken out ram and started up but not a single beep was herd whats wrong with it? | 343 Shaik.GP, on Jul 26, 2009 9:55:44 am BSTHey CA....
I also jst got new ram and psu, but my comp does not make that beep at startup nore does the keyboard and cd drive light come on or work. plz help people???? |
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| 355 Dara, on Aug 5, 2009 4:21:55 pm BSTDJ, you're the best!
4 months ago, I was switching the graphic cards on my PC. After a few switches, the computer suddenly wouldn't boot up as many described here. Power was on, HD was running, but screen had no signal. I switched back to the original graphic card but the result was the same. I though I had fried my graphic card slot or even the motherboard. It was devastating.
A few days ago, I thought I would give it another try before buying another computer at Christmas (yes, I have to wait until Christmas :o ) and search on the Internet for the symptoms and I found you! I was laughing at the eraser on memory idea when you mentioned it, but then I saw others fixing their similar problems with it. I was astounded and would give it a try. And voila, my dead computer came back to live!
I read the rest of the posts and know that you are really the best. You helped so many others.
Thanks a ton for helping me, too.
Best wishes! | You're welcome my dear, I am here to help everyone.
But due to work, I only get time at night to help you people out.
Cheers...
Say thanks to your favorite DJ... | 358 maestro, on Aug 7, 2009 4:13:37 am BSTI have a weird situation here. i was burning a cd with Nero, it stuck @ 5% and my computer was stucking... so i hit the restart button and from that, nothing come on the screen. tried all sort of things. RESET CMOS, REMOVING MEMORY, UNPLUGGING ALL DEVICES, REMOVING CMOS BATTERY, TRIED POWER SUPPLY IN ANOTHER SYSTEM AND IT WORKED, TRIED ANOTHER MEMORY, but nothing happened.
the boot and reset light just stays on when i turn on the system, no picture, no sound...WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM. HELP ME PLEASE |
| 409 tusri, on Oct 1, 2009 10:09:35 am BSTDear DJ AKSHAY,
I am facing the same problem .My machine started freezing on desktop screen during the day but night is fine. After powering it off i swapped the memory but wount boot to post screen but HDD and cdrom power up
(same case as Nickname: CRM senario).
I will try eraser trick .I suspect since i hadnot unplugged VGA monitor cable that caused the static electricity as using pc100 (128MB) still wount boot.
Tower Specifications:
Fujistu siemens tower P3 800MHZ tower.
2 ram pc133 : 128MB
: 256MB
doesnot produce any beep with OR without memory .
Dip switches.
motherboard : fujistu siemens.
Can u get fujistu siemens motherboard manual they have no online manual | 421 tusri, on Oct 19, 2009 7:11:54 am BSTHallo ALL ,
Thanks for your replies.I had given 2 different technician to check on the motherboard and they could not identify the problem.I took up the problem in search for a solution.
The 800MHZ cerelon processor ) had been damaged ,The motherboard (used for a 1yr 6 months) (second hand) works with 1000MHZ (UPGRADE) but wont accept another 800mhz processor (strange) .
The only error received is "cpu patch is not installed" but i changed on bios not to halt on error".
CAUSE :
THE CPU POWER SUPPLY FAN (ALSO COOLS THE PROCESSOR) HAD FAILED THUS CAUSING PROCESSOR TO OVERHEAT .
I have added processor fan and replaced faulty power supply fan .NOW AM UP AND RUNNING .
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| 357 willnseguintx, on Aug 7, 2009 12:31:40 am BSTHey - I'm having a similar problem with a dell dimension 8110. It shut down one day and all of a sudden wouldnt power back up. I've replaced power supply, mobo, and processor. It powers back on now and hdd spins up but no video at all, no beep, no POST, it just sits there and makes a "dial tonish" sounding noise from the onboard pc spkr. there are 4 lights on the back A, B, C, & D -All are green except "B" and have looked and looked. Found manuals on this mobo but no description as to what it could be - also tried other RAM and no effect. PAWEEEEESE HEEEEWWWWWLLLPP MEE!!!! |
| 369 Alexis, on Aug 18, 2009 11:38:10 am BSTHello,
Thank you It works when I used the eraser my computer runs perfectly again
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| 374 CMR, on Aug 25, 2009 11:17:46 am BSTI just wanted to say that I did the eraser trick and it worked for me! I just couldn't believe it, but it solved all my problems.
My computer would power on, then power off on its own just a few seconds later then power on again. Then,nothing else. I mean, the HDD's seemed to work, the CD/DVD worked, but I got no picture on the monitor and no sound (beep). I switched my video card with one from another desktop and it didn't change anything. I checked all the connections and I checked for dust, but nothing worked. In the end, I tried the eraser not really beliving it would make the computer work, but I didn't have much to lose and THANK GOD I DID IT!!!
I'm still a bit sceptical about the eraser removing static electricity. I think it might be just that the gold plated part of the memory stick was too dirty and cleaning it did the trick. Maybe it is the static electricity, but anyway, I don't really as long as my computer works fine. |
| 400 zame, on Sep 13, 2009 3:34:04 pm BSTThank u DJ Akshay Sir,
My computer had died down and just wont start. It just beeped continuously.
By going throgh ur suggestion of eraser trick on memory card , it started functioning well.
U have saved me from a lot of hardships.
Thanks for the same. |
| 403 slayres, on Sep 18, 2009 6:42:12 pm BSTI had the same problem, and held down the ctrl and alt keys at the same time, while the beeping was going on, and it booted right up. I did this on two occasions. Am I destined for a crash soon? |
| 430 minimal, on Oct 31, 2009 1:40:57 am GMTUnbelievable. DJ Akshay or more appropriately Lord Akshay. I am a press the button and the pc powers up and works perfectly kind of gal, so I'm certainly not one to go digging around inside of my pc. Out of curiousity I google "no signal screen message . . ." to find questions and comments that match the problems I am having. I read about your eraser cure and figure what do I have to lose? I followed your instructions about taking an eraser to the 'mother' and voila! I bow to you Lord Akshay ;-) Thank you. |
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| 9 sruman, on Jan 15, 2009 10:29:35 am GMTOk, I have the same problem. I have a P5N MB. Unit powers on, no boot up. If I remove the memory cards, I should hear the beeps. If not, I have a MB problem, correct? If it does, I should replace the memory cards and then remove the video card and try again. At this point, am I waiting for beep again? This unit is only a few months old and was shipped to me from a friend. I have a feeling its the MB, as I've read some not so great reviews on the P5N MB's. Is there any way I can determine if it is definitely the MB, or did a wire come loose during shipping? Just a thought.
Thanks in advance for your help. | Are you having this problem since you received the motherboard?
The processor you are using, did you receive it along with your motherboard?
Do you hear the continuous beep sound when you remove the memory card, if not then the problem lies either with the motherboard or with the processor.
Give me the motherboard's model and everything which is written on your Processor.
Give me feedback on the above for me to be able to help you further but don't worry, I have seen all kinds of problems in my life. By the way I am a specialist for ASUS Motherboard in Mauritius.
Reviews are there to tell you what faults this motherboard might have during use. | 14 sruman, on Jan 15, 2009 10:08:28 pm GMTOkay. Took out the memory sticks and no beeps. So, we're on to the next step. So, the way that I understand it, is the the motherboard or processor is the issue. Are there any other test to do, or things to look for that may have come "undone" during transit? I hope so, I really like that computer, but again, the more I read about the P5N T Deluxe, the more I'm not liking it.
The system info is:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor
Asus P5N-T Deluxe 780 SLI motherboard
2 x 2GB Kingston RAM
BFG 8800GTS OC 320MB Video Card (2 x DVI) w/aftermarket cooler
Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Heatsink and Fans (3). | On your motherboard, there are 4 pins from your power supply which connect in there. The colour which you will see is a pair of 2 yellow and 2 black wires next to each other. You should have 12 volts while checking with a voltmeter. The yellow is for +ve and the black wire for -ve. Check if this is working because this is the source power which gives display on your motherboard.
Have you performed the processor test?
Does it heat up when you remove the fan and press the power switch on your casing.
Perform these tests and inform me about the results. | 22 sruman, on Jan 18, 2009 9:11:18 pm GMTI did the other test, CPU warmed up.
There is not a 4 pin hook up from the power supply to the MB. Not sure what to tell you.
There is a 6 pin hookup to directly to the video card from the power supply, but that it. Is there anything else worth testing, or should I write off the MB at this point?
Thanks in advance. | Send me your e-mail address and I'll send you the motherboard's picture with the pin connector location highlighted on it. | 272 princess2500, on May 19, 2009 6:54:32 pm BSTI'm having the same issue as the last person, I have nowhere to plug in the 4-pin black and yellow wires into the motherboard. The computer's fans turn on, the power light comes on but there is no activity happening. Then after about 2 secs it beeps, 2 secs later it beeps again and keeps doing this until I turn it off. I have an emachine that I'm fixing up for my dad. The computer model number is H2341. I know the hard drive is working because I just took it out of another computer and it was working fine. Please help me. My email address is princess2500@hotmail.com |
| 393 Shana, on Sep 8, 2009 8:51:47 pm BSTWe need HELP, in a bad way. We rely on our computer for homeschooling our 4 children, and it won't boot up! We bought a dell XPS 630i only about 6 months ago, but of course it only has a 3 months warranty, and they will not help us at all.
One day we suddenly got a BSOD. Nothing would work. In the BIOS, it didn't even recognize the main hard drive, like it wasn't there. HOWEVER, I install Ubuntu on that drive and it boots up fine. We just would prefer Vista because a lot of the programs we have don't run on Linux, plus it couldn't find the wireless card in Linux, and so on. I attached the main SATA cable to the other hard drive in an attempt to get VISTA installed on that drive. Still blue screen. I pulled the old drive's connections completely (although it's still in the system atm), and guess what? It starts up without a BSOD, and tries to load Vista from the disk, but now it says it needs drivers, which we cannot find at all on any of the disks dell gave us. And we even manually tried to place drivers on. Nothing, no luck.
And I suspect the old hard drive is fine, because Ubuntu worked on it.
We can't figure out which motherboard the computer uses. Dell won't tell us (this is the last time we EVER buy from Dell).
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| 418 Oz, on Oct 15, 2009 4:12:34 pm BSTHi im havein a problem and i hope u can atleast xplain to me i have a old AMD sempron 3000+ 2gb ram ddr asrock K8N4-E mobo geforce 8600 pci-e and i have a problem that started to show rescently till a week ago my pc was runin fine but after a week when i tried turning it on all powered up but monitor was black i tried trick with eraser tried removein all piece by piece but i didnt hear anny beeps from pc i even exchanged power suply nothing and i was wonderin could my mobo have died on me cose latter i tried removein proc and it looked ok no broken pins nothing so can u tell me pls if u by chance know is then my mobo faulty thx in advance |
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| 33 tinker, on Jan 22, 2009 1:14:56 pm GMTI have an old Gateway computer (2001) with a similar problem. I hit the power on button. It goes through bootup sequence, looks like its going to boot up properly since everything lights up and disk drives work. The only problem is the cpu fan is not working and it does not boot up. After multiple attempts, some times 20 or more, it finally goes back to normal where the cpu fan starts working and the boot up sequence is completed. At that point it works fine for a week, day or an hour before it freezes up. Then sometimes it boots right up and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes the power on light comes on amber not green. | You need to replace the CPU fan my dear or else you can say Good Bye to yr computer.
The Temperature sensor for your processor is preventing damage to your Processor because the fan are not being able to cool it down properly. Without the fan, the temp can hit above 100 degrees Celsius in less than 5 sec and you know what can be the result of such high temp.
When you replace the fan,you'll find your PC working just the way it was before... | 40 tinker, on Jan 23, 2009 9:35:02 pm GMTThank you. What you said makes a lot of sense. I guess I can buy any P4 compatible cpu fan. I tried your MB test and removed the memory modules and I did get a beep so I guess that means the MB is good.
I also noticed when the machine freezes up that the fan is spinning like normal and the machine does not shut itself off. The only other thing I notice is that the power supply does not sound even it seems to fluctuate from a steady hum to where it sounds like its reving up and dieing back. Do you think the power supply might also be bad? | Yes, you can buy any P4 compatible cooler fan for your motherboard.
Well, if you are sure that it's the fan of power supply that is making this fluctuating sound then its high time you change the power supply also because power supply fan need to run at a steady speed. Apart from high powered power supplies which have a knob to regulate the fan's speed but still the fan itself cannot decide to change its speed by itself. |
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| 63 Fran, on Feb 6, 2009 7:34:41 pm GMTI also have a very old gateway computer 1999-2000 almost the same problem with the power button. Once you press the on button nothing happens, so I keep turning on and off but no dice. On top of that a message appears on the monitor to check all cable connections. I'll do that but nothing then once your about to give up on turning on the computer one last try it will eventually turn on but takes a while to boot up. Can you help me |
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| 52 hisluckygem, on Jan 30, 2009 9:05:59 pm GMTI have the same problem. I think it didn't shut down all the way last night. It does the preliminary & quickly gives the option for the F12 or F2 options but it doesn't work if you try, it just goes to the blank screen. I have a flashing cursor but it won't allow you to type & does not move. When I try to shut down my computer it's as if it's going to sleep or simply restarting, never completely shutting down. However, it will if I hold the power button in long enough (It's really pretty long comparatively speaking) I unplugged from the wall it to see if that would work but even yet sometimes it still goes back to the cursor & black screen & doesn't even seem to start the boot up process.
I had this same problem about a year ago & I took it in. The tech said there was nothing really wrong with it, it was just overloaded & from then on it booted up & has worked just fine. Cost me $75 for that. I ran a registry cleaner last night & when it was finished I went through the steps to shut it down but I left before the process had completed. This morning the CPU was frozen & when I restarted it, this is where I am at.
Not to backtrack, last time right before this happened my CD Rom & DVD-RW drives stopped working. I want to clean it of all my pics & short home movie clips but it's really not that low on memory, and now I can't get it to recognize a cd or dvd to write to in the drive. I don't think is shouldn't be doing this with 38 percent memory free. Now, my laptop, that's another story. Every time I remove something it seems as if I lose memory, I never have extra space as I figured I would.
Sorry it's so long, I'm having multiple issues here I guess. Please help me with these without losing everything on my CPU. I REALLY can't afford the $75 right now.
-Thanks- | Concerning your PC, you need to disconnect the cables on your hard disk.
Then power on the PC, you should get a message as follows:
Insert Boot Device and Press any key... (something like this)
If you see this, Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to restart your PC and press the F2 function key repeatedly to enter The motherboard's BIOS.
Under the Main menu, you should see the names of your CD-ROM and DVD-RW Drives. This means that BIOS detects the two O.D.D. and possible some corrupt files in Windows operating system are causing this error.
Turn off your PC.
Re-connect your Hard Disk by connecting back the cables and power on the PC. Press F2 again repeatedly to enter BIOS. Now you should be able to see the Hard Disk name also under the Main Menu.
Go under Boot Settings/ (for some models you need to go to Advanced Options to find Boot Settings)
Make sure that the first boot device is your H.D.D.
Press F10 to save changes and exit, press Y for YES.
Give me feedback if everything is working as mentioned above so that i can tell you the next steps to follow...
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| Thank you Dj, I decided to chek if everything is working properly ie, motherboard test and CPU, i removed the RAM and powered on the laprop, i did not hear any beeps, i know how them bips sounds like so i was sure there is no beep... Does that mean that my Motherboard is Dead>??? if yes what is the best option.
The laptop is Acer Aspire 3500, with serial number LXAXE0C00870501F642534, AMDSampron 1.8MHtz. It was formerly Vista but for some reasons the owner did not like it and Installed XP in it, it worked fine for more than six months. Now its not booting up any CP, i tried the BIOS settings to read DVD RW first and saved the settings, powered on the laptop but same thing happened. it restarts again and again.. Any help? | If you are getting access to the BIOS then the motherboard is good. You should verify the hard disk by connecting it EXTERNALLY via an enclosure to another PC or laptop. I believe if the hard disk is good, you should re-install the Windows.
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| 78 cpoluk, on Feb 13, 2009 8:59:15 pm GMTReading what you said about finding out if the processor is good. I have a computer that won't give me any video I tried getting a new motherboard, but still isn't helping. If I take off the heatsink + fan and turn the computer on for about 5 seconds then feel the processor it is still cold to the touch. This means the cpu is bad? | Does the CPU fan turn? If yes, then your processor is faulty.
But we should keep in mind if the motherboard is same generation as the one you had. Does it support the processor that you have? If not it will not heat up even if the motherboard and processor both are good.
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| 85 sothankful, on Feb 16, 2009 7:31:33 pm GMTThank you DJ Ash! I almost threw the white flag up with my hp pc because it was having the same problem. Before taking it in to a professional and spending some $$$ I decided to attempt to fix it myself one more time taking your advice with the RAM. To my surprise it worked! Thanks! You're the best! | Good, By the way, my name is DJ AKSHAY and not DJ ASH. LOL.
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| 89 wadd, on Feb 19, 2009 5:19:03 pm GMTI am hoping you can help me. I have been reading some of your info on this site and have been impressed with your knowledge. I have a acer e380. Its 2 years old and has been fine until recently. I went to log off and it died. What happens now is when I put power to it the fans run slowly and you can open the cd drive. After I play with the power switch for awhile it comes on with the fans full speed and power still to the cd drive but it can't be opened. Nothing on the monitor, keyboard or mouse. I don't hear the startup beep. Connections all look good. I have removed the ram and reseated same result. I remove the ram and startup still same results no beep of any kind. I am not sure where to go from here. By reading some of your info on thois site I am thinking motherboard, p/s or cpu.
What is your opinion and advise what to do next. Thanks for your help.
Wayne | Make the Processor test, remove the CPU fan and power up your system, you should feel the processor heating. Note this test should not be carried out for a period of more than 5 seconds or it may damage the CPU.
The power supply is good or else the fans would not turn, your CD Drive would not open and no Power LEDs would light up.
Try swapping the memory to another slot.
Reset the BIOS, don't forget to remove the power cord while performing the reset. Try disconnecting the CD ROM Drive and Hard Disk after the reset then power on and see the result if there is any change.
If still you do not hear a beep then I would suspect a motherboard failure.
Say Thanks to your favorite DJ... | 97 wadd, on Feb 20, 2009 1:47:41 pm GMTHow do you reset the bios? Where is this located? Thanks for you assistance.
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| 335 kamleshdj, on Jul 18, 2009 5:44:04 pm BSTHey akshay,wats up??look i really nid ur help..i'm frm mauritius too.i am having the problem too also...pc boots,bu no signal on screen,no beep sounds,checked everythings..but notfing seems to work @ all.plz if u can contact mi on my email add:kamleshdj@hotmail.com thxs in advance | I 've added you to my contact list, just send me an instant message when you're online.
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| 115 REE, on Feb 24, 2009 5:27:23 am GMTComputer powers on, but does not boot |
| 123 LindaB, on Mar 1, 2009 9:50:24 pm GMTI was wanting to upgrade the memory on my old gateway ev700. Opened it up and it has 2 slots of 128 ( 256 total). I took them out and tried to put in a 512 and a 256 but found they were NOT the right ones. Only had 1 notch in the gold pins instead of 2 notches like the old 128 had. Took them out and put the old 128's back. Power it on and now now monitor, mouse or keyboard. Opened it back up after reading your comment and cleaned with eraser. Still no beeps after powering on. So I took out the 128's and left them out turned it on and ONLY 2 beeps sounded and then nothing.
Cleaned the 128's again put them back in and powered on again and still no monitor. Since it only had 2 beeps is that a bad sign? The unit was working fine right before I decided to upgrade the memory ( was running very slow). Should I buy new memory or does the 2 beeps mean something bigger to repair? | The 2 beeps are in relation to the graphics card. Try to reset the BIOS then try again.
I believe you have a separate vga card, not onboard otherwise you would not hear the 2 beeps.
Remove the VGA card and clean with the eraser and place back in position properly.
I hope you did not turn on the system when you placed the memory card with only 1 notch. The fact is that you've purchased a DDR Memory instead of SD-RAM.
Say Thanks to your favorite DJ... | 131 LindaB, on Mar 3, 2009 2:06:08 am GMTI am not experienced so I am not sure of your reply. The beep occurs when the cards are out. That is all. I took the 2 memory sticks out( is that what you mean by VGA cards?) cleaned both sides on the copper pins with an eraser. Put them back in and no monitor shows, just the test screen that says it is working properly. No mouse and no keyboard. The 2 memory cards I put back in are the 2 original ones! I MAY have tried to put in one of the DDR's but they did not fit so it was removed. Would that have caused a problem???
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| 193 babis_sc, on Mar 19, 2009 12:47:16 pm GMTHi DJ AKSHAY,
I have the same problem with the other guys only with a small variation. I had also my computer not giving any sign of post or booting even though the fans, power supply etc were running. I assumed that the motherboard crashed so I decided to buy a brand new motherboard for which I had also to buy a new graphics card and new DDR2 RAM as the new motherborad did not support the old ones.
Despite of all these I continue to have the same problem meaning that I installed everything in the new motherboard but I got the same: the fans were on, the power leds were on but no beeps and no post. I did all the tests mentioned in the forum including the heating test of the CPU and the fan test for the power supply and everyting seems to work properly.
The only incompatibility I may imagine is that my old power supply has an ATX 20-pin power cord to the motherboard whereas the new motherboard has an ATX 24-pin connector. The manufacturer's guide mentions that the 20pin cord may be used to the 24pin connector of the motherboard without any problem but I' m starting to doudt about this.
The motherboard is an MSI 945GCM478 (socket 478) with a P4 3.2 Ghz hyperthreading CPU.
Do you have any suggestions? Do I have to get a new 24pin power supply? Did any one else have the same problem? I appreciate all the help I may get. | Hello friend,
Sorry for late reply. Well, what I can say is that it can be that the other motherboard was faulty. After having purchased a new motherboard and putting everything up, it did not work. Perhaps the new motherboard does not support this processor. I mean in the new motherboard manual you will notice a range of compatible processor frequencies that are supported by the motherboard. Try to see if it supports this capacity of processor that you have got. Otherwise I don't see any reason why your system should not work.
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| 194 Nik, on Mar 19, 2009 10:13:45 pm GMTI owe you a beer, it was all dirty ram, thank you so much!
Best advice I have ever read online. |
| 197 natalia1117, on Mar 22, 2009 5:48:17 pm GMTI was having the same issues, blank monitor, light comes on, fan on, no beeps and i read this post. well i tried the suggestion to remove the memory cards, when i restarted the computer still no beeping. so what iunderstand from your post is that i have a bad motherboard, is that correct? | Do you have an internal speaker connected to the motherboard. Otherwise you will not hear any beep even if there is another problem.
2nd thing, have you performed the CPU HEAT TEST?
What was the result?
Only then we can determine the problem and the resulting solution...
Ok dear?
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| 220 seekeroftruth, on Apr 9, 2009 4:25:59 am BSTI've had a similar problem with this new computer, and two to three times with my older computer. what causes it?
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| 229 Goyza, on Apr 17, 2009 5:01:46 pm BSTClean it? Realised that my computer does not work I tried the answer's advice to find out which are faulty... During taking it apart I also clean it... But I can't find any fault. and having a last check before taking away for service repair. Hey presto! So you could only need to clean it if it getting dusty inside. |
| 231 Agk, on Apr 18, 2009 1:53:32 pm BSTHi
Thanks.. DJ Akshay...
ur solution Helped me tooo.. :)
my faulty pci modem was the traitor.. :) |
| 241 JohnWayne, on Apr 26, 2009 12:55:53 am BSTI Have a HP Pavillion A1600n that has a Asus A8MZN-LA Mobo with an AMD X2 3800. I tried everything you posted and I haven't pinpointed the problem yet. Everytime I plug the system or power it on, the green power light comes on in front and both the system and CPU fan run on high and nothing is displayed on the moniter. I hold down the power button to shut it down, and when I turn it back on the process stays the same., I have power going to the CD drive, mouse and keyboard. I didn't hear any beeps after I stripped it down and took out the memory cards, I tried using a new one in a different slot with no luck.
Do you have any other suggestion before I go out and buy a new mobo?
I would greatly appreciate any recommendations.
Thank you. | Well dear, I suspect a motherboard failure. Only a motherboard having a corrupt BIOS does like what you have just explained.
1 solution would be sending it back to ASUS to repair it and they will send it back to you after the repairs which I believe will not cost you much.
It's up to you now to decide about what you'll do, repairing it or just buy another one.
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| 251 k.stalker, on May 4, 2009 10:22:03 am BSTHi dj bin a while old mobo done bought a new 1 but to get the ram workin i had to put it into the right set of slots just wonderin wat u think it cud b i 've 12 months warrenty also i was wanderin if it was possible to replace a damaged 775 socket on an asus p5kc | For this, you will need to send the motherboard to ASUS where they will change the socket. I believe this will not cost you much. Normally under these circumstances we send them for repair.
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| 267 Sharad, on May 15, 2009 3:11:32 pm BSTHey akshay thanks a lot man . just removing the RAM and placing it again did the trick :) GR8! |
| 270 Black Swift, on May 17, 2009 12:30:55 pm BSTHey Akshay !!
I have a Asus A8NVM CSM motherboard, AMD Athlon 3500+ x64 porcessor and 1 GB DDR RAM.
When I switch on my system, the power light is on, the fan starts running and even the hard disk. But the system does not boot. It does not even gives a beep sound and nothing is displayed on the monitor. If I leave the system in the same condition for 5-7 minutes, then press the restart button, the system boots. I checked the power supply by connecting another one to my system but it did not help. I also took out the RAM and placed it in another slot and I even took out CMOS battery and placed it again, but all of no use. Please help me with the issue. | Normally you should use the eraser on the memory card because most of the time it's due to static energy presence or due to humidity.
If this does not work then I suspect the motherboard is faulty.
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| 271 IRV, on May 18, 2009 5:38:41 pm BSTThank you... I know nothing about motherboards and I fix my CPU by myself following your advice with the eraser.... Thnaks!!! |
| 298 miamisnoopy305, on Jun 29, 2009 8:03:31 am BSTThank you sooooo much. Your advice helped me fix my computer. Thanks again. |
| 307 A.C., on Jul 4, 2009 3:20:46 am BSTHey dj I tried all of those steps and I still have my problem do you have any other suggestions beside getting a repair. |
| 312 Dmt, on Jul 9, 2009 1:43:16 pm BSTWhat if i leave it on for more than 5 seconds? because im having the same problem (amd athlon xp 3000 +)
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| 313 Dmt94666, on Jul 9, 2009 2:14:33 pm BSTHi i removed my memory and theres no beeping sounds also i had a look at my processor and it has some chips on it / tiny damage and all the other checks you mentioned but still nothing help please? |
| 327 pd, on Jul 16, 2009 3:16:01 pm BSTThanks. i had my computer off for almost a month. i tried your steps and got it working. very thankful to you |
| 341 Arash, on Jul 26, 2009 7:52:01 am BSTHi Ashkay,
HOwru mate
I need ur help
Actually i started my PC today morning and it said "Power saving off".
After that there is no light on CPU.
A light is glowing alright on monitor and it says check CPU
I checked with my wire connections and even tried with a new power supply wire to cpu but things r nt working for me.Sumtimes the green light on CPU glows for a second nd than disappears
Can u pls help....
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| 372 chris mccall, on Aug 21, 2009 8:31:47 pm BSTHi There I so hope you can help me.
few days ago switched on laptop (fujitsu-siemens amilo li 2727) night after installing digi camera.
what I got was the BSOD!!!
in the end I have formatted the drive & installed vista again.
problem now is I cannot boot up in normal mode or safe mode. or at all.
when I boot up I get the microsoft (MS) page with the timer. little gold bars move to other end of the timer then I get a reboot. If I disable the EXEXUTE-DISABLE BIT CAPABILITY I get the gold bars to come & go ten times then my mouse pointer appears for 2-3 seconds later it crashes out. back to the start.
I can access the hard drive if I use a vista restore disk, then run repair (which it says its a hareware problem cant repair this problem).
I then select the command prompt, type notepad into the cmd line then select file then open, I can do all sorts from here delete, copy, move ect. (this makes me think the HD is fine).
I can also run a disk called german police boot cd which loads fine & I get into the desktop only its XP pro on it. this makes me think the memory is fine as the CD loads onto memory fine.
but problem still works afterwards
tests I have done:-
removed the RAM - got no beeps but the screen wont start.
cleaned the terminals - still nothing
tried the touch test on the processor - get HOT!!! ouch!
CD drive runs fine
removed the CMOS battery
power is fine
screen is fine
fan runs fine
keyboard works fine
changes the BIOS setting switched off USB legacy & wireless
nothing plugged in to any sockets
I did see the thing about the CMOS reset but im not too sure what exactly im looking for.
as you can see I think Im nearly out of options but Im not giving up & paying a techi YET!!!!
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| 423 Subham, on Oct 20, 2009 6:50:41 am BSTHi Akshay,
I found all your repeated response on this forum.Thats really helpful.Thanks for all this.I have similar problem with my PC.As you advised,I tried to start my PC by removing RAM ,sometimes I got beep sound but also sometimes I didn't get any beep sound then my CPU fan was also stopped.Thats why I found that sometimes my PC running successfully and sometimes its tottaly in stoped condition only green light in front of CPU is glowing.Can you please help me out from that problem.Even I replaced my SMPS and RAM then also I found same response.Sometimes it starts successfully then automatically takes restart and sometimes its doesn't give any response.Plz Plz help me out...............
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| 427 LUCKY, on Oct 25, 2009 7:09:04 pm GMTI packed away my desktop while i brought it in tha other day and let it set cuzs of the cold to warm it up while now all it does when i turn it on is beep is there something more wrong with it. |
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