Admiral Michael
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Hey Guys,
Got a tricky one here. My uncle called me the other week saying his desktop froze up and when he rebooted it nothing happened, the computer would turn on but nothing would happen, no screen or anything.
He just recently installed a new video card (XFX GTX260 I think) so I put in a spare PCI-E card I have laying around to no avail.
To keep this short here is a list of what I have tested:
• A spare video card – doesn’t work
• His video card in my computer – works
• My power supply in his computer – doesn’t work
• My memory in his computer – doesn’t work
• His memory in my computer – works
• Reseating the processor – doesn’t work
• Removing all components but the basics (cpu, motherboard, memory and video card) – doesn’t work
• Removed the motherboard from the case and test on desk – doesn’t work
• Clear the BIOS settings – doesn’t work
Now he took the CPU to a shop to test it since I don't have a Intel board to test it in and he said the shop told him it works so my uncle bought a new board. His old one was a ASUS P5N32-SLI SE DELUXE and the new one is a ASUS P5NSLI.
I don't get any POST beeps or anything. I am at a lost as to what is wrong. I have yet to try a new PSU on this mobo, just waiting for a spare from him cause I don't want to tear down my desktop again.
Oh, I'm not sure what the processor is only that it's an Intel.
Mike
Got a tricky one here. My uncle called me the other week saying his desktop froze up and when he rebooted it nothing happened, the computer would turn on but nothing would happen, no screen or anything.
He just recently installed a new video card (XFX GTX260 I think) so I put in a spare PCI-E card I have laying around to no avail.
To keep this short here is a list of what I have tested:
• A spare video card – doesn’t work
• His video card in my computer – works
• My power supply in his computer – doesn’t work
• My memory in his computer – doesn’t work
• His memory in my computer – works
• Reseating the processor – doesn’t work
• Removing all components but the basics (cpu, motherboard, memory and video card) – doesn’t work
• Removed the motherboard from the case and test on desk – doesn’t work
• Clear the BIOS settings – doesn’t work
Now he took the CPU to a shop to test it since I don't have a Intel board to test it in and he said the shop told him it works so my uncle bought a new board. His old one was a ASUS P5N32-SLI SE DELUXE and the new one is a ASUS P5NSLI.
I don't get any POST beeps or anything. I am at a lost as to what is wrong. I have yet to try a new PSU on this mobo, just waiting for a spare from him cause I don't want to tear down my desktop again.
Oh, I'm not sure what the processor is only that it's an Intel.
Mike