Friends PC won't turn on

Nick259 · Aug 16, 2012, 10:42 PM

Hey, my friend just text me in a panic saying that his PC has 'died'. He says the lights come on but the fans don't and nothing displays on screen. He also stated that his PC was very warm so naturally I have just assumed that it's overheating and should be fine in the morning. I'm going to see it tomorrow and if the problem is still persisting I will try resetting the CMOS, testing the individual sticks of ram and reseating all the components. Can anybody think of any others reasons that would happen?

His specs for reference:

q6600 @ 3.4ghz 1.4v (1.36 in windows) with freezer 7 pro cooler
MSI P35 Neo2-fr LGA775
6GB RAM (2x1gb + 2x2gb corsair xms2 800mhz)
500GB HDD and 128GB SSD
AMD 6850 1GB
Corsair GS 700W Power Supply

Frenzic · Aug 16, 2012, 10:50 PM

I had a rig do that once and it turned out to be the psu. It was weird coz the psu hadnt totaly failed, it was still pump[ing abit of power through too light up led's or spin some fans, Has he got aanother psu hangin around?

Frenzic · Aug 16, 2012, 10:53 PM

Oh and pc warm does he mean around the psu? fan may have failed in the psu?

Nick259 · Aug 16, 2012, 10:57 PM

He was very vague as he doesn't know much about pc's so I can't say for sure. Thanks for the suggestion though I will take along a spare power supply.

Frenzic · Aug 16, 2012, 11:03 PM

Yes that would be wise. Please report back what the problem was and if it was psu related or whatever as it is handy for others to know and im quite curious. Thanks

Nick259 · Aug 16, 2012, 11:14 PM

I should mention that the power supply is only 2 weeks old

eidairaman1 · Aug 16, 2012, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick259

I should mention that the power supply is only 2 weeks old

it dont matter defects are very possible

Frenzic · Aug 16, 2012, 11:18 PM

Ah rite well probably not the psu but i would still have a look. Do as you said in your op and reseat all components and maybe a good clean out of dust, that can cause all sorts of problems

Frenzic · Aug 16, 2012, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eidairaman1

it dont matter defects are very possible

Yes thats true.

Bo$$ · Aug 17, 2012, 12:06 AM

I had a strange issue with this board too, The PSU i used was slightly defective. Also bring a spare video card. be aware this board boots twice, all the 4 LEDS will go green second time it starts, if not all are green (eg: 2 red) then pull the manual and take a look at the error codes.

What kind of DVD drive are you using?? Try unpluging it, mine had an issue with one

TRWOV · Aug 17, 2012, 12:13 AM

Take a buzzer with you, just in case his mobo PC doesn't have one and you need to troubleshoot.

I would:
a. reseat everything (solves like 80% of the problems)
b. test without RAM (to check if the mobo gives the error beep codes)
c. reset CMOS and start with the bare minimum (CPU, 1 stick of RAM) then start to add device by device until you get to the culprit

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bo$$

What kind of DVD drive are you using?? Try unpluging it, mine had an issue with one

yeah, that too, might be a DMI issue.

Widjaja · Aug 17, 2012, 12:43 AM

I'll be pointing to PSU or fried memory controller.
After that it would be RAM which may have been taken out by the fried memory controller/onboard chipset.

The 775skt CPUs themselves rock but the NB/SB cooling on the motherboards shat themselves over the years sadly.

Aug 16, 2012, 10:42 PM	#1
Nick259 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 995 (0.53/day) Thanks: 256 Thanked 170 Times in 104 Posts System Specs	Friends PC won't turn on Hey, my friend just text me in a panic saying that his PC has 'died'. He says the lights come on but the fans don't and nothing displays on screen. He also stated that his PC was very warm so naturally I have just assumed that it's overheating and should be fine in the morning. I'm going to see it tomorrow and if the problem is still persisting I will try resetting the CMOS, testing the individual sticks of ram and reseating all the components. Can anybody think of any others reasons that would happen? His specs for reference: q6600 @ 3.4ghz 1.4v (1.36 in windows) with freezer 7 pro cooler MSI P35 Neo2-fr LGA775 6GB RAM (2x1gb + 2x2gb corsair xms2 800mhz) 500GB HDD and 128GB SSD AMD 6850 1GB Corsair GS 700W Power Supply

Processor:	Phenom II X4 B50 @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA MA790XT-UD4P
Cooling:	Vendetta 2, several case fans
Memory:	8GB Geil Ripjaws 1666Mhz
Video Card:	Powercolor 5850 1GB
Hard Disk:	1TB Samsung F1
Optical Drive:	Samsung Blu Ray 12x
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 23" W2361V TFT Widescreen
Case:	Antec 300
Sound Card:	X-Fi Xtreme Music
PSU:	Antec HCG 750W
Software:	Windows 7 Pro 64bit

System Name:	Z9+ Gamer Edition
Processor:	i7-2600K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA Z68AP-D3 (Rev 1)
Cooling:	Corsair Hydro H60 Liquid Cooling (Push/Pull) 2x SP120's
Memory:	16GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600 MHz
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 3GB Vapor-X GHz Edition
Hard Disk:	WD Sata II 7200 320GB, WD Sata II 7200 500GB, Seagate Sata II 7200 750GB
Optical Drive:	1x Sony Optiarc DVD RW Sata, 1x Samsung SH-222BB RW Sata
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung B2430H 24" LCD 1920*1080
Case:	Zalman Z9+
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	OCZ ZS 750 Watt
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit)

System Name:	Z9+ Gamer Edition
Processor:	i7-2600K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA Z68AP-D3 (Rev 1)
Cooling:	Corsair Hydro H60 Liquid Cooling (Push/Pull) 2x SP120's
Memory:	16GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600 MHz
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 3GB Vapor-X GHz Edition
Hard Disk:	WD Sata II 7200 320GB, WD Sata II 7200 500GB, Seagate Sata II 7200 750GB
Optical Drive:	1x Sony Optiarc DVD RW Sata, 1x Samsung SH-222BB RW Sata
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung B2430H 24" LCD 1920*1080
Case:	Zalman Z9+
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	OCZ ZS 750 Watt
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit)

Processor:	Phenom II X4 B50 @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA MA790XT-UD4P
Cooling:	Vendetta 2, several case fans
Memory:	8GB Geil Ripjaws 1666Mhz
Video Card:	Powercolor 5850 1GB
Hard Disk:	1TB Samsung F1
Optical Drive:	Samsung Blu Ray 12x
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 23" W2361V TFT Widescreen
Case:	Antec 300
Sound Card:	X-Fi Xtreme Music
PSU:	Antec HCG 750W
Software:	Windows 7 Pro 64bit

Aug 16, 2012, 10:50 PM	#2
Frenzic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: England Posts: 54 (0.17/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts System Specs	I had a rig do that once and it turned out to be the psu. It was weird coz the psu hadnt totaly failed, it was still pump[ing abit of power through too light up led's or spin some fans, Has he got aanother psu hangin around?

Aug 16, 2012, 10:53 PM	#3
Frenzic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: England Posts: 54 (0.17/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts System Specs	Oh and pc warm does he mean around the psu? fan may have failed in the psu?

Aug 16, 2012, 10:57 PM	#4
Nick259 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 995 (0.53/day) Thanks: 256 Thanked 170 Times in 104 Posts System Specs	He was very vague as he doesn't know much about pc's so I can't say for sure. Thanks for the suggestion though I will take along a spare power supply.

Aug 16, 2012, 11:03 PM	#5
Frenzic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: England Posts: 54 (0.17/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts System Specs	Yes that would be wise. Please report back what the problem was and if it was psu related or whatever as it is handy for others to know and im quite curious. Thanks

Aug 16, 2012, 11:14 PM	#6
Nick259 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 995 (0.53/day) Thanks: 256 Thanked 170 Times in 104 Posts System Specs	I should mention that the power supply is only 2 weeks old

System Name:	BS03/04
Processor:	AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+ 2.2GHz 1.5V
Motherboard:	DFI LanParty NFII Ultra-B Bios (TicTac 3D Fire R2)
Cooling:	4 Antec 80mm, TR SI-97 Adapted TT Big Typhoon Fan 120MM
Memory:	2GB Mushkin Redline 4000 @ 200 MHz 2.5V
Video Card:	Sapphire R1950Pro 512MB AGP 1.5V
Hard Disk:	250 & 400 GB Seagate Baracuda 10 SATA
Optical Drive:	2x Samsung Multiformat Rewritable Drives
CRT/LCD Model:	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V
Case:	Antec SX830 EATX Case
Sound Card:	Creative Labs SB XFi Xtreme Music & SB PCI 512
PSU:	Antec NEO HE 500 Watt
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium
Benchmarks:	Win 7 Eval. CPU 3.9 Ram 4.5 Graphics 6.0 HD 5.7

Aug 16, 2012, 11:18 PM	#8
Frenzic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: England Posts: 54 (0.17/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts System Specs	Ah rite well probably not the psu but i would still have a look. Do as you said in your op and reseat all components and maybe a good clean out of dust, that can cause all sorts of problems __________________ http://www.midlifegamers.co.uk

Aug 17, 2012, 12:06 AM	#10
Bo$$ Join Date: May 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,670 (2.48/day) Thanks: 444 Thanked 770 Times in 679 Posts System Specs	I had a strange issue with this board too, The PSU i used was slightly defective. Also bring a spare video card. be aware this board boots twice, all the 4 LEDS will go green second time it starts, if not all are green (eg: 2 red) then pull the manual and take a look at the error codes. What kind of DVD drive are you using?? Try unpluging it, mine had an issue with one __________________ Live in the UK? Join the UK TPU Group! Caution! This is Sparta! Im Looking For... Im Selling

System Name:	Storm \| Server
Processor:	Intel i5 2500k \| Dual Xeon E5320 1.86GHZ
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z68X-UD4 \| HP XW6400
Cooling:	GeLID Tranquilo \| Custom Water
Memory:	Corsair Vengence 2x4GB RED 1600MHZ\| FBDIMM 4gb 667mhz
Video Card:	Gigabyte GTX 570 WindforceX3 OC \| 2x MSI Twin Frozr III 6950
Hard Disk:	2x WD5001AALS RAID 0 \| Western Digital 500GB Caviar Blue
Optical Drive:	22x Samsung DVD +/-RW/W \| 20x LG DVD +/-RW/W
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VE276Q
Case:	NZXT M59 \| CM 690 II
Sound Card:	Creative Audigy 2 w/Otone Stilo 5.1 and Creative Fatal1ty headset
PSU:	ThermalTake Toughpower 850w \| Cheiftec A135 850w
Software:	Windows 7 SP1 X64 \| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

System Name:	Sandy Bridged 3rd Take
Processor:	Core i5-2320 @ 3.5Ghz
Motherboard:	GYGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H
Cooling:	Antec Kuhler H2O 620
Memory:	2x4GB A-DATA XPG 1600GS
Video Card:	ATi RADEON HD7870 2GB / Zotac GT430
Hard Disk:	500GB WD / 64GB Samsung SSD (SRT cache) / 2TB Seagate
Optical Drive:	Samsung SH-B123A Blu-ray/DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer V223W 22" LCD 1680x1050
Case:	Cooler Master Gladiator 600
PSU:	Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w
Software:	Windows 8 Pro with Media Center
Benchmarks:	3dmark11 7925, IBT 90Gflops

Aug 17, 2012, 12:43 AM	#12
Widjaja Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wangas, New Zealand Posts: 4,023 (1.85/day) Thanks: 241 Thanked 617 Times in 534 Posts System Specs	I'll be pointing to PSU or fried memory controller. After that it would be RAM which may have been taken out by the fried memory controller/onboard chipset. The 775skt CPUs themselves rock but the NB/SB cooling on the motherboards shat themselves over the years sadly.

System Name:	Darth Obsidious
Processor:	Intel i5 2500K
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V/Gen3
Cooling:	Cooler Master Hyper 212+ in Push Pull
Memory:	2X4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600
Video Card:	ASUS HD7870 Direct CU II
Hard Disk:	128GB Samsung 830 SSD, 1TB WD Black, 2TB WD Green
Optical Drive:	ASUS BC-12B1ST 12X Blu-ray Combo
CRT/LCD Model:	LG IPS234V-PN
Case:	Corsair Obsidian 650D
Sound Card:	Infrasonic Quartet
PSU:	Corsair HX650w
Software:	Windows 7 64bit and Windows XP Home
Benchmarks:	2cm mark on bench with a razor blade.

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