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Dead Desktop. CPU dead?

  • 22-02-2011 1:10am
    #1
    Overheal
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    OK Quick one for you regs:

    Desktop. Gateway. Old 2006. Not even on their website anywhere. Handy!

    Powers on, lights/LEDs on, fan full speed. No output, or change in fan speed. No Beeps, No Blinks. After a CMOS Reset (which on this board meant no jumper, so removed battery for an hour and unplugged) the Monitor is coming on but the screen is pure blank, no other change.

    Was told the system died in the middle of typical use.

    Is the processor fried? I'm assuming it's not the HDD as I'd at least get BIOS, so at least the data shouldn't be a loss.

    edit: reseated RAM - 3 long beeps. Blank screen.


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  • #2
    vampire of kilmainham
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭vampire of kilmainham


    Overheal wrote: »
    OK Quick one for you regs:

    Desktop. Gateway. Old 2006. Not even on their website anywhere. Handy!

    Powers on, lights/LEDs on, fan full speed. No output, or change in fan speed. No Beeps, No Blinks. After a CMOS Reset (which on this board meant no jumper, so removed battery for an hour and unplugged) the Monitor is coming on but the screen is pure blank, no other change.

    Was told the system died in the middle of typical use.

    Is the processor fried? I'm assuming it's not the HDD as I'd at least get BIOS, so at least the data shouldn't be a loss.

    edit: reseated RAM - 3 long beeps. Blank screen.
    i had that problem last year bought a new moniter and connected it up and all was perfect after that i was told beforehand that's what was causing the problem...


  • #3
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,310 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Seems unlikely, the Monitor works with other PCs just fine. Hooked up by VGA.


  • #4
    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    try reseating your graphics card or testing it out in another pc


  • #5
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,310 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    try reseating your graphics card or testing it out in another pc
    What Graphics card? :pac: I said a Gateway not an Alienware. Doesnt matter its going to the shop where they have the resources to play LEGO with it.


  • #6
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,803 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    Overheal wrote: »
    What Graphics card? :pac: I said a Gateway not an Alienware. Doesnt matter its going to the shop where they have the resources to play LEGO with it.

    Hi Overheal,
    These can always be difficult to troubleshoot.

    First of all I would remove any unnecessary hardware. (disconnect it)
    Just leave Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Power connected.
    Disconnect any printers or external devices. Disconnect any internal expansion cards. (modems) Then disconnect floppy/CD drives.
    Still no joy.....
    Take out the ram (if there are two sticks, take out one stick, if there is only one stick, swap the port it is in if possible)
    Try boot again.


    It maybe a software problem on the machine stopping boot as well


    EDIT - just see you are bringing to shop , fair enough.


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