computer just died

daftman · 15 Oct 2006 at 18:23

need some advice guys. my computers been working fine untill about 30 mins ago when i was working on it and it just died on me. the monitor just went blank and when said no signal. then when i tried tio push reset button on motherboard it wouldnt work so had to hold power switch button in till it went off. since then its just been totaly dead. im thinking either power supply or motherboard but unsure where to start. is there any way to test the power supply without taking it out. ie forcing it to start etc. normally there is a small red light on in the motherboard even in standby but nowt now!!.

oh btw checked fuses cables etc.lol
they ok.

hybrid · 15 Oct 2006 at 18:28

No fans etc spinning either?

If not my guess would be the PSU. You can test it out of the system by bridging two of the connections on the block.

But it might be worth while checking it out in another system.

daftman · 15 Oct 2006 at 18:30

na no fans at all. i was wondering if you could do something to the psu to force its fans to spin etc

hybrid · 15 Oct 2006 at 18:33

this might help...

http://www.dvhardware.net/articles5.html

daftman · 15 Oct 2006 at 18:35

ah **** ive just done the paper clip test by bridging the green and black wires and the psu fans fire up.

daftman · 15 Oct 2006 at 18:39

so must be motherboard or the cpu i think. and since there aint no little red light on the motherboard im guessing that it. would the cpu fans and other fans fire if it was a dead cpu?

Zefan · 15 Oct 2006 at 18:39

daftman said:
ah **** ive just done the paper clip test by bridging the green and black wires and the psu fans fire up.

Fully star your swearies Mr.

hybrid · 15 Oct 2006 at 18:41

daftman said:
so must be motherboard or the cpu i think. and since there aint no little red light on the motherboard im guessing that it. would the cpu fans and other fans fire if it was a dead cpu?

I'd guess so then d00d.

Least you know whats up anyways. Just time top save up for a new mobo.

daftman · 15 Oct 2006 at 19:32

ok im trying to determin if its the mb or the cpu. since there is no light showing on, on the motherboard i can assume its getting no power or dead??????

have managed to get the psu going by crossing the wires so thats ok.

if it was a dead cpu would i get a power light on motherboard and would it fire up?

the cpu is a an athlon 64 3.5 socket 939 and im using a an msi k8n neo2

CrazyMonkey · 15 Oct 2006 at 22:06

looks and sounds like a mobo...

yeah i think if it was the cpu with the mobo connected to psu the fans would atleast comeon.. but then die cause of cpu

Im 90% going mobo

you tried 1 ram stick ect? just to see if your mobo is lame and doesnt like booting with dead ram.