PC Turns on, but black screen

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sethmo

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Well lately I have been having problems with my machine. Specs are in my sig. Last time it did the same thing and I just messed with certain things, i.e. unplugged/plugged in IDE cables, unplugged/plugged in mobo power cable, reset CMOS, made sure cards were all in right, ect, and it finally turned on. I havent had a problem with it for a few months and today while I was on it just surfing the net my sound stopped working. Winamp wouldnt play songs, the sounds in the control panel wouldnt play, but the sound from my compro tuner card would play when I turned on the tv feature. I logged off and logged back in and same thing. I restarted it thinking it would come back, but after it logged out of windows, it went to a black screen and orange light on the monitor instead of gong to post. Ever since then no matter what I do, the monitor does not turn on.

Only thing that I can think of is that the mobo is going bad. The NB fan has stopped spinning, but its been like that for 6 months or so and my case always stays cool(water cooled). Could it be the motherboard on its way out?
 
Alright it turned on and is running almost normal now. Took out my PCI cards and it turned on. Turned it off, put my TV Tuner card and my Wireless G card back in and left out my firewire card out because I dont use it much. But the sound crap is still not working. No sound works except for my TV Tuner sound. Sound doesnt even work in games. I am using the onboard sound. Anybody know what is going on?
 
The compro requires you put a cable from the card to the analogue in on the mobo (also called the CD-in connector)... so sounds coming through that connector will go direct to the sound card... is it a sound card or onboard sound you are using?

Either way, it could well be a mobo problem. If the sound is onboard, then it is generally a sure sign that something in the mobo is failing, and will spread (kinda like a disease, other parts on the mobo will start to failas it spreads). Make sure all your drivers are installed in Windows, reset the BIOS, make sure all your IDE cables are plugged in the right way, all the jumpers are set right on the mobo, and just give it a look over to make sure that its all connected right.

Also, mybe check you power supply as well. If you can, get a spare PSU and stick it in and see if tjhe problems continue. Bad power going through the mobo can sometimes cause those symptoms, and certainly can cause the comp not to start.

EDIT: Saw that it is onboard sound. The lack of sleep is starting to kick in now :( ;)
 
you most definetely have to get a new heatsink for the NB - seriously... that stock Abit heatsink without a fan can't handle heat dissipation... also - consider getting a heatsink for the south bridge as I know it's get really hot..
 
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