Bought a new motherboard and cpu for my PC.
Had it 2 weeks it has died.
I really hadnt realised how much I use it or need it for home and work.
Having to try and use an old slow laptop in the meantime.
Took me half a day to download software to access the internet and email etc etc.
It really is dreadfully slow.
I need a back up desktop pc rather than a laptop.
First time in 30 years I have had a PC die on me despite building them all myself.
Tried a new power supply but still dead.
Today tried to program a PIC microcontroller.
Too 2 hours to download MPLAB X and get it running.
Then project file was empty and so was code file.
Turns out my flash drive is playing up.
The files are there but empty !
So need to bin it and buy a decent one.
Just to add to my problems the laptop turns it self off after a while.
Looked at power settings and they are fine.
I suspect its getting hot but fan isnt always going fast when it powers off.
Will appreciate my desktop pc more in the future.
Had it 2 weeks it has died.
I really hadnt realised how much I use it or need it for home and work.
Having to try and use an old slow laptop in the meantime.
Took me half a day to download software to access the internet and email etc etc.
It really is dreadfully slow.
I need a back up desktop pc rather than a laptop.
First time in 30 years I have had a PC die on me despite building them all myself.
Tried a new power supply but still dead.
Today tried to program a PIC microcontroller.
Too 2 hours to download MPLAB X and get it running.
Then project file was empty and so was code file.
Turns out my flash drive is playing up.
The files are there but empty !
So need to bin it and buy a decent one.
Just to add to my problems the laptop turns it self off after a while.
Looked at power settings and they are fine.
I suspect its getting hot but fan isnt always going fast when it powers off.
Will appreciate my desktop pc more in the future.
Once I get my desktop back I will take a look at it.
If I touch it now I will probably break it and have no PC's.
The graphics arent too bad on it.
I suspect the old hard drive is severely slowing it down.
Its got 6GB memory but probably benefit from a bit more.
Its just a 2GHz dual core processor.
If I touch it now I will probably break it and have no PC's.
The graphics arent too bad on it.
I suspect the old hard drive is severely slowing it down.
Its got 6GB memory but probably benefit from a bit more.
Its just a 2GHz dual core processor.
I couldnt get as far as the BIOS, even the CPU fan wouldnt spin.
My USB lead with an LED on it lit so it did have power.
I tried a new supply and that didnt work either.
My USB lead with an LED on it lit so it did have power.
I tried a new supply and that didnt work either.
CPU by itself is not that important, it can be replaced; the chest of gold lies in the hard disks.
You could buy a new or used but newer CPU and transplant old hard disks there.
I regularly (every 5-8 years) I have a hard disk crash which NUKES me, that is the real problem.
You could buy a new or used but newer CPU and transplant old hard disks there.
I regularly (every 5-8 years) I have a hard disk crash which NUKES me, that is the real problem.
As long as you get in the BIOS, it's not dead. It's not the PSU, (measured the Voltages?) cause you see the BIOS. Heatsink properly mounted? CPU-Fan wouldn't spin, hmm? What is it's power consumption? Maybe it can run semi-passive? What's the Hardware?
I have a lot of data that I really cant lose so am a bit paranoid about it.
In 2006 I replaced my computer hardware.
I reinstalled Windows and to my horror it formatted main and back up drives.
I did have some stuff on dvd's but still lost a lot of valuable data.
I now use DVD's and flash drives as well as the back up drive.
I also send copies to the laptop.
I made the mistake of buying a cheap flash drive and when I wanted to reload a file from it the files were there but blank !
So I always buy Lexar flash drives now, they are more expensive but much more reliable.
I even keep a flash drive and DVD in the car in case of house fire.
In 2006 I replaced my computer hardware.
I reinstalled Windows and to my horror it formatted main and back up drives.
I did have some stuff on dvd's but still lost a lot of valuable data.
I now use DVD's and flash drives as well as the back up drive.
I also send copies to the laptop.
I made the mistake of buying a cheap flash drive and when I wanted to reload a file from it the files were there but blank !
So I always buy Lexar flash drives now, they are more expensive but much more reliable.
I even keep a flash drive and DVD in the car in case of house fire.
Let me know , did you try to update the bios?
I am not a computer Guru , but I built a lot of gaming computers in my life , so I kind of “know a thing or two because I’ve seen a thing or two….” But It happened to me a year ago , perfectly working asus z490 with Intel i7 10700k , I decided to upgrade to i7 11700k, needed to update the bios, first time in my life to brick the bios.
In your case , no fan activity , do you get any codes ? Any leds blinking? What brand is the motherboard , I believe that’s faulty .
I am not a computer Guru , but I built a lot of gaming computers in my life , so I kind of “know a thing or two because I’ve seen a thing or two….” But It happened to me a year ago , perfectly working asus z490 with Intel i7 10700k , I decided to upgrade to i7 11700k, needed to update the bios, first time in my life to brick the bios.
In your case , no fan activity , do you get any codes ? Any leds blinking? What brand is the motherboard , I believe that’s faulty .
Did you try to take out the power cord and remove the battery on the motherbord for a minute? That would factory reset the bios.
The data will not be lost. Just use a another harddrive when installing windows next time and use the current one as storage only. Not for windows partition.
The data will not be lost. Just use a another harddrive when installing windows next time and use the current one as storage only. Not for windows partition.
The motherboard is just a cheap one so no beep's, no LED's or display.
Its just dead.
I did upgrade the BIOS but it was working fine afterwards.
I took everything out of the pc except power supply, cpu and motherboard and cpu fan was still dead.
Installed my own pc's for over 20 years and never had nay problems before.
Its just dead.
I did upgrade the BIOS but it was working fine afterwards.
I took everything out of the pc except power supply, cpu and motherboard and cpu fan was still dead.
Installed my own pc's for over 20 years and never had nay problems before.
Most motherboards have a header for a small speaker. If so, connect one of those tiny half inch speakers and listen for the beep codes on power up. Some MB's or cases come with the tiny speaker, if not an old headphone will work. If it beeps out a code, look it up in the manual or on the company's web site. If the machine has two memory DIMMs try removing one of them. Some machines will still POST (Power on Self Test) and some may even boot on one DIMM, but it usually has to be in the first socket which will have the lowest number after it. Some machines start at DIMM_1 and some start at DIMM_0.
The memory, CPU chip, or motherboard itself can cause this symptom. I have also seen a bad motherboard (shorted mosfet) feed 12 volts to the CPU core which fries the CPU in a big way since the core voltage is around, or below 1 volt. Intel replaced the Core i7-7700T under warranty. The motherboard was not in warranty, but it was obvious that a couple mosfets had overheated bad enough to nearly unsolder themselves.
The memory, CPU chip, or motherboard itself can cause this symptom. I have also seen a bad motherboard (shorted mosfet) feed 12 volts to the CPU core which fries the CPU in a big way since the core voltage is around, or below 1 volt. Intel replaced the Core i7-7700T under warranty. The motherboard was not in warranty, but it was obvious that a couple mosfets had overheated bad enough to nearly unsolder themselves.
Its been returned now.
Will be interesting to find out what was wrong with it.
Been looking into laptop slowness.
Great list of startup programs running that it doesnt need so disabled most of them and it seems a bit faster.
Oddly it hasnt reset on me since I did that.
Maybe too many threads running overcooking the CPU ?
Will be interesting to find out what was wrong with it.
Been looking into laptop slowness.
Great list of startup programs running that it doesnt need so disabled most of them and it seems a bit faster.
Oddly it hasnt reset on me since I did that.
Maybe too many threads running overcooking the CPU ?
Hi, I sympathize with you. Six months ago I had a 5 year old Alienware Aurora quit. Nothing functioned. Got a motherboard and PSU. Still nothing. I did save the parts for later use. I ordered a HP OMEN. I like to use middle range gamer machines as they don't get obsolete as quickly as it seems normal desktops do and I do a lot of video work. At almost 6 months to the day all the USB ports on the OMEN quit. This is really a problem if the keyboard and mouse etc are all USB. Even though the machine would boot there is no way to talk to it and get past the Windows lock screen. HP told me how to do a hardware reset without the USB...didn't work. They sent me a packing container via overnight FEDEX so I could send it to them. No charge (under warranty). They even sent tape to seal the box. One day in transit and one day to fix and came back by one day FEDEX. They said the motherboard was bad. A bum experience, but with good resolution. The good thing is no data was lost. It would not be a crisis as I do complete backups every other week on all my PCs.
Could be a faulty RAM.
And yes, bad flash drives are a big issue.
I buy Transcend or local Simmtronics with 5 year warranty.
HP were also considered good.
Had to exchange Sandisk twice under warranty, they use a different kind of Nand chip, those get locked due to virus. Sometimes virus (those came from Pokemon games a nephew had given my kids), can cause hard disk failure as well.
And I also keep important stuff at two places. 20 km apart.
And if you are really really serious, get MSI or Gigabyte motherboards.
Only HP and Lenovo come close.
Gigabyte and MSI use top quality Japanese capacitors, the others do not.
And we all know what that means...
Very good quality connectors too.
As an aside, use a male - female wire to help your USB sockets on the board from getting worn out, they are cheap.
And yes, bad flash drives are a big issue.
I buy Transcend or local Simmtronics with 5 year warranty.
HP were also considered good.
Had to exchange Sandisk twice under warranty, they use a different kind of Nand chip, those get locked due to virus. Sometimes virus (those came from Pokemon games a nephew had given my kids), can cause hard disk failure as well.
And I also keep important stuff at two places. 20 km apart.
And if you are really really serious, get MSI or Gigabyte motherboards.
Only HP and Lenovo come close.
Gigabyte and MSI use top quality Japanese capacitors, the others do not.
And we all know what that means...
Very good quality connectors too.
As an aside, use a male - female wire to help your USB sockets on the board from getting worn out, they are cheap.
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