Can someone please tell me what is wrong with my computer?

[Bilbocard]

So here's the problem, my computer got the blue screen of death while idling, and only being on for 20 minutes or so.

After the crash I left my computer for 1 hour and returned to try and turn it back on. It began to boot, getting to the starting windows page, but then crashed again with the BSOD.

Trying several more times over the next hour or so, the computer turned on (the fans started and the LED came on), but there was no beep from the motherboard and the monitor did not pick up a signal.

I have tried a few things. I tested the RAM and the graphics card, both of which work perfectly. I fear that the problem may be due to a very, very, very old motherboard or CPU.

Thank you for your time,
Billy

Feel free to ask me any questions

 

[Bilbocard]

This is a pre build with a new graphics card that I put in it back in July.

Specs:
-PTS73 Stingray MotherBoard
-550Ti GPU
-Pentium 1.8GHz processor E2??


This is all off the top of my head, sorry I can't find the proper name for the processor :S

 

[Bilbocard]

So is the RAM and GPU new, or is the entire system old (you say very very very old mobo and CPU)?

Have you done anything different to it that day/ days running up to the first BSOD?

Id personally say overheating as it was getting to Windows and failed and now wont boot at all.

Only the GPU and PSU is new.

Nothing different was done, however I installed SWTOR this morning.

Hmmmm... 20 minutes idling and it overheats???

 

[Bilbocard]

I never get a beep when mine boots up, can it be turned on/off?

My PC kept shorting out recently, a fan wire was touching a power cable. Fans and LED's would start, then stop lol, try again and same again lol. Solution? unlplug the fan lol

Mine always beeps when it starts up, and I've checked for wire short circuiting too.

 

[Bilbocard]

Try starting in safe mode and see if it still BSOD's Might be a driver or program problem.

I can't even start the computer... Let alone put it in safe mode!

 

[Bilbocard]

you can turn the beep on or off/ remove speaker.

Details on psu? Cables connected to mobo and hard drive secure?

The PSU is a be quiet 530W

All cables are secure...

 

[Bilbocard]

Sorry my bad i thought you could /facepalm

Nah, it just refuses to turn on

I was thinking this is most probably a problem with the MoBo as I tried attaching the VGA cable directly to the MoBo but there was still no signal...

 

[Bilbocard]

remove board from case and do a outside case build with just ram and onboard GPU

There is no onboard GPU

 

[Bilbocard]

you just said there was...

Screenshot or fake

I just said there was... what?!

 

[Bilbocard]

No onboard? (glad I'm not the only one going mad)

Hmm is the psu working at all?

The PSU supplies power to the fans and such

 

[Bilbocard]

Do you have a VGA port on mobo?

Yes on the thing that sticks out of the side of the case

 

[Bilbocard]

It used to beep before now, so there probably was a speaker

 

[Bilbocard]

I think it's about time I made a new thread asking for specs on a MoBo and CPU

Thanks for all the help guys!

Goodbye 4 year old MotheBoard!!!!!!

 

[Bilbocard]

Have you checked to see your cpu fan is working correctly. the board wont start for safety if the fans not working?

The fan functions correctly. It spins!!!

 

[Bilbocard]

Remove everything except the CPU and CPU cooler... Everything, the cd rom the power the HDD... Everything

Plug in the motherboard power

Add only one stick of RAM

Connect your monitor to the VGA connection

Look for CMOS or BIOS reset, press this or short it using a flat screwdriver

See if it turns on, if it does add one component at a time until it stops

If it doesn't then try second stick of ram

My motherboard doesnt have a visible CMOS reset

I need to go out now, and I think i'll just get a new MoBo and CPU as my current ones suck!

Thanks all!