ok so last night i pushed the cat off the desk (front of desk), and it hit something that turned off the computer. now it doesnt turn on...sort of!
what it does do:
HDD led comes on on case
ALL fans start up (PS, MB, CPU, Video, 4 case)
HDD's start spinning
1 of 2 dvd drives turn on (the other is dead now i guess)
lights on MB on
but system does not go to POST, the power light on front case does NOT come on but the HDD light does? and that is as far as it goes! no beeps, or screens on monitor, nothing
Checked all cables and connections inside and out of the case, all secure, so the only thing i can think of is somehow the cat hit either the case or power buttons and either shorted out something or static fried something (from outside the case?)
so what is fried and needs to be replaced MB or CPU...i'm leaning to MB since the system wont go to post and no beeps, and no power led on front of case (but fans are working and HDD's are spinning), but it could also be CPU, but im not sure how CPUm could have been damaged from a bump to computer, otr how a static charge from the outside could have fried it!
anyway basic system specs, since you all will ask anyway...
athlon xp 3500 64
biostar sli motherboard(forgot numbers, they only make 1 or 2 anyway)
2gb corsair mem (ddr400)
2 sata wd hdd's
geforce 7800 gt
SB xfi plat
xp pro
thanks for help,
Dan Williams
what it does do:
HDD led comes on on case
ALL fans start up (PS, MB, CPU, Video, 4 case)
HDD's start spinning
1 of 2 dvd drives turn on (the other is dead now i guess)
lights on MB on
but system does not go to POST, the power light on front case does NOT come on but the HDD light does? and that is as far as it goes! no beeps, or screens on monitor, nothing
Checked all cables and connections inside and out of the case, all secure, so the only thing i can think of is somehow the cat hit either the case or power buttons and either shorted out something or static fried something (from outside the case?)
so what is fried and needs to be replaced MB or CPU...i'm leaning to MB since the system wont go to post and no beeps, and no power led on front of case (but fans are working and HDD's are spinning), but it could also be CPU, but im not sure how CPUm could have been damaged from a bump to computer, otr how a static charge from the outside could have fried it!
anyway basic system specs, since you all will ask anyway...
athlon xp 3500 64
biostar sli motherboard(forgot numbers, they only make 1 or 2 anyway)
2gb corsair mem (ddr400)
2 sata wd hdd's
geforce 7800 gt
SB xfi plat
xp pro
thanks for help,
Dan Williams