PC(on) + Vacuuming the case (outside) = PC no workeee??

Diss · 25 May 2009 at 14:30

Hi

My PC has stopped working. If i power on theres lights on the mobo and fans wirring but no boot - not even bios is showing up.

I don't know if its connected but but i was vacuuming the room and the case looked dusty (i think the PC was on) so i vacuumed the outside of part of the case - is this likely to have buggered something up? Could be static electricity causing this and if so whats it likely to have 'blown'?

Any advice much appreciated

many thanks

Diss

bob055 · 25 May 2009 at 14:32

thats strange, I just ran the Hover over the top and side of My Pc no Problems. i know i shouldnt but, id never do it on the inside

Tee Hee Johnson · 25 May 2009 at 14:35

Unlikely anything would be damaged by what you done... unless it recieved a knock or something!

Diss · 25 May 2009 at 14:38

thanks

any suggestions as to what might be broke to cause not even bios
e.g.
graphics card or RAM or HDD maybe?

diss

Brian Stuart · 25 May 2009 at 15:42

PSU? I have had a few PCs where the fans spin up but the PSU is not supplying enough power to the mobo. Try a different PSU if you are able.

Glaucus · 25 May 2009 at 15:45

Take case off and make sure everythings still plugged in.

if you can connect a speaker to the mobo this might tell you what is wrong. Although most cases don't come with an internal speaker anymore.

Diss · 25 May 2009 at 15:46

Hi

Have tried swopping out the ram and a different monitor.

BUT then i tried the graphics card and put in an old PCIe6600 instead of my Geforce GTX260 MaxCore and it booted just fine.

gonna try it in another PC (if it will fit - the damm thinnng is huge)

thnaaks

Diss

hellarda · 25 May 2009 at 18:20

i vacuumed the inside of mine today and no damage done so probably not that

Ross1234 · 25 May 2009 at 18:21

hellarda said:
i vacuumed the inside of mine today and no damage done so probably not that

Dont do it again. The static may damage the components. Also you may have damaged it as some static damage builds up over time so it is not immediatly apparent. As an alternative use compressed air.

Mr.Nick · 25 May 2009 at 18:29

hellarda said:
i vacuumed the inside of mine today and no damage done so probably not that

That is worrying, reminds me of the time when my dad tried to do that when I was adding more Ram to his Pc

Diss · 25 May 2009 at 18:30

Ross1234 said:
Dont do it again. The static may damage the components. Also you may have damaged it as some static damage builds up over time so it is not immediatly apparent. As an alternative use compressed air.

thanks ross

but wasn't doing the inside - was just passing the PC and passed the vacuum over the top and one of the sides a couple of times

i've a feeling it (the graphics card) may have overheated and blown - it was getting quite hot in the room at the time - and aren't the BFG GTX260 Maxcore OC2 more rpone to this that non OC cards?

diss