At 09:58 AM 2/25/2008, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote:
thank you all for helping. I will reinstall my main again from
scratch. one thing i want to know is that if my m-board is short
somewhere, does this mean my board is damaged? or it's okay if i can
find out what is wrong, and so most likely i need to buy a power
supply, is that right at the moment?? thans!!
TFC
I would look for the short first. You may need to replace nothing. Be
sure to check the Motherboard case connectors to the switchs and LEDs as well.
-Derek
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:22 AM, D G Teed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Every system I've seen with his description of the problem, where
> the power supply can't even run it's own fan, is having a power supply
> problem. Power supplies are very often low quality these days and can't
> handle the stresses of typical electrical grid fluctuations. Most people
> who deal with hardware have a spare power supply around just for
> testing as this is a very common problem. Motherboards typically
> do not stop power supply fans when they can't post.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:35 AM, DAve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > IMO, experience says the worst thing you can do to a computer is leave
> > it sit a year running, and then move it.
> >
> > I would get a grounding wrist strap, open the case, remove all
cards and
> > memory, disconnect all hard drives, clean with a soft brush (never a
> > vacuum cleaner), reseat all cards and memory, reconnect all hard
drives,
> > and then try to restart it.
> >
> > Even without a post code announcing a problem, I have fixed many
"moved"
> > PCs this way.
> >
> > DAve
> >
> > --
> > Google finally, after 7 years, provided a logo for
> > veterans. Thank you Google. What to do with my signature now?
> >
> >
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