Re: Computer Won't Post
- From: "philo" <philo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 13:45:16 -0600
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towardsRich S.
In order to more isolate the problem, you have to take some steps
Ifisolation. Remove all external peripherals including printers, external
hard drive, usb flash drive, mouse, and keyboard. If the PC now starts
POST but protests lack of keyboard, turn it off. Plug in the keyboard,
and try it again. If you have the old symptoms, you know the problem.
allthis part of isolation doesn't resolve anything, try removing all hard
drives and CD devices. No change, remove all add-on cards except video
card if you have one.
If you've come this far, and all external peripherals are removed and
groundremovable internals, you can reasonably conclude its one or more of the
ram, cpu, or mobo, or video card. An exception would be a chassis
setproblem. To eliminate that, remove the motherboard from the case and
Ifit on suitably sized piece of cardboard or other insulating material.
precludedyou don't have any experience with from scratch PC assembly/disassembly,
don't do it. Leave the RAM and CPU in place. Leave the monitor
connected. Connect the power supply and make conducting contact with the
proper pins on the motherboard to power it up.
--
Dave
If it looks like fish, smells like fish, its not
a cantaloupe.
First of all thanks to all of you who took the time to reply.
I already had a computer picked out to buy quickly from Best Buy. While I
could troubleshoot & replace a motherboard, the time it would take
the need to have a working computer up & running almost immediately. Also,proceeded
the time & expense invested in a 3 year old $400 computer isn't worth it.
So, despite being sure it had to be the motherboard, I regardless
to go through the motions of disconnecting everything except the videocard,
pressed the power button & naturally the computer proceeded to boot. Ithat
finally narrowed it down to a 4 port USB hub.
Based on the symptoms, I never would have assumed a simple device like
would stop a computer cold overnight.
Thanks Again,
Rich S.
Good trouble-shooting on your part
and thanks for posting back
.
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