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I like to consider myself an above average computer user. I repair computers all day for a job, for the past three years now (part time while going to school). However, I can't seem to fix my own computer.
My parents have a stock Compaq Presario S5000NX. They use it in their bedroom, connected to an LCD TV with VGA input. When they heard about Windows Media Center Edition they got really excited and asked if I could install it for them. I said sure, but the 128MB of RAM they had wouldn't be enough. So I install an OEM/System Builder License version of Windows MCE 2005 while my father runs out to buy some memory. He gets two 512 sticks of PC2700. I put them in, and the computer won't turn on. I hit the power button, and nothing. Now, my power supply has a little green light on the back that tells you if it gets power, and its lit up like a christmas tree, so I dont believe its the PSU. Take the memory out, and the computer turns on, and beeps because theres no memory. Put the original memory back in, and the computer wont turn on.
Now, the computer has worked fine for years, no issues. It worked fine while I installed windows. It worked fine while I did windows updates, and what not. It only failed after putting in new memory. Being that it will power on, I don't believe its the PSU, as I've said before, but I've got a PS tester at work that I'll use tomorrow. I don't believe it to be bad new memory, since the old memory also wont allow it to start. I suppose it could be ESD, maybe?
Would anybody have any tips or suggestions on how to track down/fix this?
My parents have a stock Compaq Presario S5000NX. They use it in their bedroom, connected to an LCD TV with VGA input. When they heard about Windows Media Center Edition they got really excited and asked if I could install it for them. I said sure, but the 128MB of RAM they had wouldn't be enough. So I install an OEM/System Builder License version of Windows MCE 2005 while my father runs out to buy some memory. He gets two 512 sticks of PC2700. I put them in, and the computer won't turn on. I hit the power button, and nothing. Now, my power supply has a little green light on the back that tells you if it gets power, and its lit up like a christmas tree, so I dont believe its the PSU. Take the memory out, and the computer turns on, and beeps because theres no memory. Put the original memory back in, and the computer wont turn on.
Now, the computer has worked fine for years, no issues. It worked fine while I installed windows. It worked fine while I did windows updates, and what not. It only failed after putting in new memory. Being that it will power on, I don't believe its the PSU, as I've said before, but I've got a PS tester at work that I'll use tomorrow. I don't believe it to be bad new memory, since the old memory also wont allow it to start. I suppose it could be ESD, maybe?
Would anybody have any tips or suggestions on how to track down/fix this?
