> John Richard Smith wrote:
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>> Today I had a complete computer failure, nothing, not even a bios
>> boot screen.
>>
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>> I downloaded a whole batch of emails, dealt with them, and went away
>> leaving d4x downloading a file.
>>
>> When I came back, nothing but a blank screen, I touched a key, and a
>> mandrake boot script appears, hung at fsck, y/n , I say yes, it
>> completes the fsck and then hangs again.Nothing further , just a
>> blank black screen , no script at all.
>>
>> Panic,
>>
>> Ctrl+alt+del ineffective
>> alt+SysRq+B ineffective
>> Have to shut power off(reset buttlon ineffectual)
>>
>> I power up again, and nothing but a blank black screen not even a
>> bios boot screen, and in addition 4 red LED mobo display which manual
>> say's
>>
>> 4 RED LED's = System Power On, The D-LED will hang here if processor
>> is damaged or not installed Properly.
>>
>> This suggest's that it's curtains for my processor, AMD Athlon
>> Palamino, but before I condem it and go rushing off to replace it I
>> thought I had better ask first if there is anything I should do to
>> test it first.
>>
>> Any suggestions welcomed, as this is my first processor failure.
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> It does sound like your processor could be dead, but it could also be
> a mobo or graphic card problem. Could even be something as simple as
> a loose connection.
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> Have you tried re-flashing the BIOS?
>
> Sir Robin
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I cann't even get into bios, that is the problem. By flash I guess you
mean reset the bios and make it redetect ?
John
I might add that I do have power supply , it seems like everything that needs it is getting power,though since I cannot get into bios I cannot tell what may be dead.
If I had harddrive failure you would still be able to get into bios
If I have monitor failure , that could be a possibility, though it does say "no signal" and the neon led lights up, which to my mind indicates it wants to work.
If I had a graphic's card failure I ought to be able to get into bios at least ?
If Mobo then I guess it has to be a real possility. Anything there could block my access to bios for instance ??
John
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