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Without knowing what point you are referring to.. Do you get to the boot screen? what point?
Be sure and always ground yourself by touching the power supply before handling the motherboard or other components to avoid electrostatic discharge. Use properly grounded outlet.
Items Needed
Non-conductive surface, such as a linoleum tabletop, cardboard or rubber mat.
Small screwdriver.
Known good power supply.
Components needed:
Motherboard (Access/Enter Motherboard BIOS and Troubleshooting BIOS Beep Codes)
CPU/fan/heatsink
Video card (Troubleshooting a Video Adapter and Computer Monitor Flow Chart)
RAM - one RAM stick (run memtest86)
Monitor -
Keyboard - Not mandatory
Speaker - Hear beep codes
Power Supply -(Flowchart for ATX Power Supply Repair best way is just try a known good power supply)
Remove everything from the case
Connect the components listed above, check all connections and be sure they are in their proper location and secure. If your motherboard has a small, square 4 pin power connector, your power supply will need one and it should be connected, it is required for proper operation.
If you have already tried the unit inside the case, reseat the RAM and video card a few times to clean up the contacts. This means pull the card out of the slot and put it back in, often 6 or 8 times are needed to clean off oxidation.
Locate the Power On pins on the motherboard and short them briefly with a small screwdriver, that should power up the computer. If everything is properly connected, in working order and contacts are clean, you should see a BIOS screen and hear one beep.
Now we know that it may be a Mounting issue and you should check each standoff that is not matching up with a hole int the motherboard
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Or it may be one of the pieces of hardware we have not connected yet.
If you get no video or beep, switch off the power strip or unplug the power supply to shut down. Reseat video card and RAM. Sometimes this must be done several times, heavy oxidation can be difficult to clean up.
If you still get no beep or video after several tries and have reseated the RAM and video, further troubleshooting is necessary. I won't go into great detail here, but the things to check are:
Video card - try a different one.
RAM - try a different chip.
Motherboard - Have it tested by a reputable computer shop.
CPU - Have it tested by a reputable shop.
Power supply - A weak power supply can be difficult to sort out,Best way is to try a Known good PS to diagnose
Be sure and always ground yourself by touching the power supply before handling the motherboard or other components to avoid electrostatic discharge. Use properly grounded outlet.
Items Needed
Non-conductive surface, such as a linoleum tabletop, cardboard or rubber mat.
Small screwdriver.
Known good power supply.
Components needed:
Motherboard (Access/Enter Motherboard BIOS and Troubleshooting BIOS Beep Codes)
CPU/fan/heatsink
Video card (Troubleshooting a Video Adapter and Computer Monitor Flow Chart)
RAM - one RAM stick (run memtest86)
Monitor -
Keyboard - Not mandatory
Speaker - Hear beep codes
Power Supply -(Flowchart for ATX Power Supply Repair best way is just try a known good power supply)
Remove everything from the case
Connect the components listed above, check all connections and be sure they are in their proper location and secure. If your motherboard has a small, square 4 pin power connector, your power supply will need one and it should be connected, it is required for proper operation.
If you have already tried the unit inside the case, reseat the RAM and video card a few times to clean up the contacts. This means pull the card out of the slot and put it back in, often 6 or 8 times are needed to clean off oxidation.
Locate the Power On pins on the motherboard and short them briefly with a small screwdriver, that should power up the computer. If everything is properly connected, in working order and contacts are clean, you should see a BIOS screen and hear one beep.
Now we know that it may be a Mounting issue and you should check each standoff that is not matching up with a hole int the motherboard
Or it may be one of the pieces of hardware we have not connected yet.
If you get no video or beep, switch off the power strip or unplug the power supply to shut down. Reseat video card and RAM. Sometimes this must be done several times, heavy oxidation can be difficult to clean up.
If you still get no beep or video after several tries and have reseated the RAM and video, further troubleshooting is necessary. I won't go into great detail here, but the things to check are:
Video card - try a different one.
RAM - try a different chip.
Motherboard - Have it tested by a reputable computer shop.
CPU - Have it tested by a reputable shop.
Power supply - A weak power supply can be difficult to sort out,Best way is to try a Known good PS to diagnose
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Do you have a Sata drive?
no it sometimes restarts it also just powers down but i managed to get windows to instal partly but after the first restart after the blue screen it Power's down after an error message i think the problem is to do with my win xp pro disc
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Ok, to start I would first post exact specs on your parts ie brand and model of mb, brand and wattage of power supply, brand and type of ram. If at all possible post links to your parts ie newegg links or where ever you bought them from.
This will help with trying to figure out your problem.
This will help with trying to figure out your problem.
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