My desktop hasn't been running since December. I can get it to power on but it won't post. I've tried running just one memory stick at a time and I've tried taking the battery out to reset it. Neither of these has done anything. I'm guessing it's either the motherboard or the processor but I have no way of testing them. The computer is in my sig. It is currently being water cooled and I had a mild overclock on the processor. Does anyone have any ideas on what else I could try or should I just take it to a repair shop?
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Computer won't start
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Lamont Cranston
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probably going to have to start with the mobo. Do any lights come on or do any fans spin up?
Yes, the lights come on and the fans turn on. This is why I'm thinking it's the motherboard too.
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Plug a PC speaker onto the motherboard and listen for beeps.
If there are any beeps report them here.
If there are no beeps, the next step is to remove as much as possible from the system to see if you can anything to appear on screen.
Unplug everything not necessary just to get a picture.
ie all drives, usb devices, pci cards, all memory except 1 stick etc etc
If it starts to work, its possible something you unplugged has a fault or your PSU cant cope with everything plugged in at once.
If it still fails to work, it could be caused by anything left plugged in including the PSU.
The beep codes might reveal the component, if not, you will have to start swapping bits out.
If there are any beeps report them here.
If there are no beeps, the next step is to remove as much as possible from the system to see if you can anything to appear on screen.
Unplug everything not necessary just to get a picture.
ie all drives, usb devices, pci cards, all memory except 1 stick etc etc
If it starts to work, its possible something you unplugged has a fault or your PSU cant cope with everything plugged in at once.
If it still fails to work, it could be caused by anything left plugged in including the PSU.
The beep codes might reveal the component, if not, you will have to start swapping bits out.