I finally figured out what was wrong with my computer! This is for reference if anyone has dealt with a computer that didn't boot even though the fans and lights came on. It turned out that my fanspeed/heatsink over my CPU was running too slow and my motherboard wouldn't start up because of that. Once I replaced it with a new fan and heatsink, the computer booted! Save me money on a mobo and cpu! Thanks everyone who tried to help me!
-Annie --- In [email protected], "stars9fan120" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My computer is about 4 years old and I still considered it pretty > fast...well when it was working. > > I checked the power supply by removing all the drives and left it at > bare minimum (video card, one stick of ram and cpu) and it remained > the same. > > I can settle for something wrong with my motherboard or cpu or power > supply if only I knew and saw the damages. > > So if my motherboard or cpu died, there would be signs of it? Like > noises, smell or brown spots if it were fried? > > -Annie > > --- In [email protected], "Jimm" <jpurcell@> > wrote: > > > > Annie, > > > > > So another possibility could be that my power supply is failing? > > > > Yep > > > > > Seems kinda understandable since I don't see any damage on my > > > motherboard > > > > Electronic damage is seldom visible. But I think that maybe you > would have > > gotten more noise from the computer if it was the mobo than if it > is the > > power supply. > > > > If this is an older computer perhaps for nearly the cost of > getting it fixed > > you can get a new one, if maybe a bare bones machine. > > > > Jim > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
