KALIROB2k4
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Palmdale, CA
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|  Power supply problem? PC won't power on. :(
My PC was working fine till today, when I tried to turn it on and was welcomed to black and the sound of the fans spinning but the sound of no real activity aside from the sound of the computer sitting there (No picture from the bios on start up either so I assumed it was the fact me 8800Ultra wasn't getting power).
But it started to do a few random restarts repeatedly as if it was powering down than back up again each time I tried to power it up. But it never booted up successfully.
Unplugged it to check to see if everything was connected and found nothing odd inside.
So I hooked it back up to see if it was a fluke, but once again it did the same thing, but this time the power buttons light was blinking every second, which I assume is a bad thing lol.
Am I diagnosing this right or could it be something else? My power supply is an ENERMAX EIN720AWT INFINITI 720W. If so I would also appreciate it if you guys could point me to a good power supply to replace my ENERMAX EIN720AWT INFINITI 720W, cost isnt as much an issue as quality.
Thanks in advanced for any help on this guys, I have no real idea what could be causing this aside from a guess.
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Tursiops_G
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October 1st, @09:51PM
| Have you tried resetting the CMOS? (either by using the CCLEAR Jumper on the Motherboard, or by removing the CMOS Battery for a few minutes?)
Could your CMOS Battery be weak? (That could result in corruption of the CMOS Settings, causing the PC to "hang" at POST)...
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Homers cousin
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If you have a DVM- digital voltage meter- and you have the original documentation that came with the power supply (if not, Google for it), you should be able to jumper 2 pins on the main output connector to verify all voltages from the power supply. At least this step will eliminate the power supply.
You unplugged it? Did you disconnect and reconnect EVERY connector in the box? One pin not making a proper connection can do some weird things. (Do you smoke cigars like I do? If you do you will know why I mention the above). |
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yuutomo
The Wonder Kitter
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Missoula, MT | reply to KALIROB2k4
1. manually test the PSU outside of the case.
2. manually test and verify the UPS is not tripped or has a blown fuse. |
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KALIROB2k4
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Alright thanks for the tips guys, and I'll try and get on them. Never reset the CMOS before, so I'll just have a friend come by that does this on the side so I don't make a mistake heh.
And I don't have a DVM, but pretty sure my friend does and I'll have him check and test that too. And I did not disconnect everyone in the box, just the one to the video card as I assumed that was the most likely one that might be unplugged. (And I don't smoke heh, I have asthma)
And not all to sure how to test the UPS for a blown fuse  . When I get a hold of him tomorrow I will ask him to check all this stuff and cross my fingers this is something cheap and simple heh.
I appreciate the help so far and I will update you guys when I find out the answers to your questions, as I'm sure you guys will understand what to do next more than me heh.
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True we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness
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