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Computer Related => Ask the techies! => Topic started by: ZWarrior on October 05, 2007, 08:26:19 AM
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I have had a very bad day for computers earlier this week. For some time my office computer has been telling me that the vid card isn't getting enough power. The PSU was an Enermax 415 I bought and put into the case 7 years ago. It has done me well, but it's time to replace it. So I bought a new PSU at BestBuy and mount it in the case (I did such a great job with the cabling on the old PSU that it took almost 45 minutes to get the beast out of the case). Unfortunately the PSU I bought is for the newer mobos and won't plug into my old Asus A7V mobo.
Thinking quickly I realize I have a barebones system sitting under my desk waiting for me to have time to build it. I pull it out and wonder of wonder it has the right type of PSU and it's a 400W!! Saved by the scrounge again! But now I don't remember what the fan control plugs to on the mobo. No problem, I can roll over to the gaming pc and surf for the mobo manual...
Hmm, I cleared the screen saver, but all I have is the blue background, no login or anything. Lemme give it a minute and it'll recover. Ok, 5 minutes and nothing. Reboot it. Umm, nothing. Case lights come on, power LED comes on, keyboard lights flash, but nothing else. no POST. EEEEK!!!!
I finally had to run upstairs and grab my laptop from work to get the info I needed, and got the office computer back up. BUt the gaming PC is down. :swear:
Wouldn't you know it, Asus has THE WORST website in history. Half the time their support section is down. I did finally get into it yesterday and filed a ticket since I bought this Dec of last year, but as it stands the mobo and proc are sitting in a ji on my table plugged into that new PSU I bought (Hey look, it did have a purpose after all!) and connected to 15" tube monitor through a single 7600. It's still not doing anything though.
I think it is either the proc or the mobo. temps were fine, some of you may have seen those posts a while back.
Any suggestions guys?
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Need more info. What M/b # and bios.
The M/b should have beep codes to tell you if it's the cpu ram ect.. I have found that if there are no beeps and can't get to the bios screen it's the M/B gone bad.
Can you get into the bios?
Does not post? how far can you get?
Make shure the PSU is good first. I do have a psu tester. No Power no worky
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ZW, dude. You got to lay off the bean dip and egg sandwiches. This is just your computer putting its foot down.
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Any update?
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No BIOS, no beep. I finally heard back from Asus on Sunday. They said that there was only 2 reasons that a system shuts down, bad PSU and add-on cards shorting.
I isolated the board on my bench, and used a brand new PSU and it still wouldn't work. It's in the truck and will be shipped out today for RMA.
I may still want that CPU Opie if you are still offering.
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BTW, I am having a blast with my Wii. the Mrs. is all about the bowling and I am playing anything I can so I am still getting a fix of gaming.
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We will have to excange wii codes......I dont know Why since the only game that will support Multiplayer online does not come out till december 3rd....I want Super smash bros: Brawl Now
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The Mrs. wants DDR and I am going to get GH3. Not sure what else I will get.
I will call you later tonight with my Wii code.
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"bum bum"
are wii going to have a Wii event. two Wiis in the clan. wii could have a Wii grinder
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Wii might be able to have a playoff in GH3 if Wii ever learn how to play it.
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I WANNA PLAY COD2 OR BF2!!!! :AR15firing:
The mobo is on it's way back to Asus, but it will be as long as 2 weeks before it returns. :swear:
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Now in the interim read this (http://www.ambushsite.com/index.php?topic=1589.0) and you can play CoD and BF2.
it would be a blast.
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I WANNA PLAY COD2 OR BF2!!!! :AR15firing:
The mobo is on it's way back to Asus, but it will be as long as 2 weeks before it returns. :swear:
Well bring your N52 over I two PC's with it loaded.
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lol, I am not sure I could handle playing you. It would be all "Boom... Headshot!" and "What happened?"
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Friday night my wife is going to your house. Can you say cod. I take it easy on you.
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Lemme see what I can do. I may have some work to do Friday not sure yet.
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Just down loaded COD4 demo we could give that a try.
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It rocked. I love picking up grenades they throw at us and throwing them back.
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Oh! That was awesome... Until it ended.l Talk about a teaser demo.
I love it! I'm getting it when it come out!!!!
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... and it ran on my machine!!!!!!!
2gigs of ram and a 6600 for the win, I just hope I don't have to give them back any time soon.
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... and why is there always a Russian or Ukrainian in a blue jogging suit....
Reference: opening cut scene
Cross-reference: Hollywood movies with Russians/Ukrainians.
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'Cause blue is a good Russian color Tovarisch!
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So you can explain the color, now explain the jogging suit.
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Blue is good Russian color now. We are no longer Soviet, we are Russian, Russians are blue!
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But why jogging suit?
(read my previous post, I understand blue)
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Have you looked around? The jogging suit is the style man! Plus who would assume that the guy out for a run would be a deadly killer waiting for you to turn your back?
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OK, this is getting to me.
Opie checked the Vid cards and the RAM. I have a new CPU and supposedly good mobo, but I cannot get this thing to fire up. To make it worse, it's a socket939 and thus old technology as well.
If this thing does not get working this weekend then it's going to be rough being at NetWar.
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Shall I bring my processor over? Did you plug the power supply back in?
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Have you tried a new power supply? I thought that was the problem the first time around.
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Too bad he doesn't know somebody with a spare gaming PC. :puzzled: :puzzled:
I hope I can go this are looking bad. Ive got a boiler to fire up just as soon as we get the parts made and air lifted in.
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Did YOU put the Artic Silver on again? :shame:
We all know what happened last time!! :crash:
But I guess if that is what you need to do to get an upgrade, more power to ya!!!!! :eureka:
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I have a spare PSU here and tested with that. I am now going to have to wait until after I get back from my Dallas trip to take the new mobo and cooler I have and work with that. grrr.
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Bummer :shocked2:
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If nothing else, I will take my Wii and play games at the party.
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It's working. It looks like a new PSU was in order, as well as a new mobo. That was replaced under warranty. The PSU replaced at my expense. ouch.
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Well atleast you finally fixed it.
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Finally. Now I just need to catch up with everyone else.