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Possible Motherboard Failure?

SimonTemplar · 2013-12-01 20:19:10

I was browsing Boards when my PC became unresponsive to all inputs. The mouse wouldn't move and the keyboard's Caps light wouldn't toggle when I pressed the Capslock button. I did a hard reboot but now my PC won't boot at all. When I switch it on, I hear the fan and HD, but the monitor is still in standby and is receiving…

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01-12-2013 9:19pm

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SimonTemplar

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I was browsing Boards when my PC became unresponsive to all inputs. The mouse wouldn't move and the keyboard's Caps light wouldn't toggle when I pressed the Capslock button.

I did a hard reboot but now my PC won't boot at all. When I switch it on, I hear the fan and HD, but the monitor is still in standby and is receiving no input. I do not hear any beeps from the BIOS POST.

I have a Ubuntu on a USB and tried booting into that but again nothing happens.

It's difficult to debug the issue when I'm receiving absolutely no output.

Is this a motherboard issue?

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#2 02-12-2013 2:17am
Duggy747

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Could be RAM related, some motherboards won't give you any clue if there's a problem with hardware.

Try reseating the RAM first.

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#3 02-12-2013 11:02am
SimonTemplar

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Thanks
i tried that. No joy

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