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10 May 2004 11:51:52 AM |
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OT: Grrr. |
Well, as it turns out, it looks like the monitor is NOT the problem. I
tried another one and the same thing happened. That thing is this: the
monitor blinks on and off. There also seems to be no power going to
the drives, as they do not open when I turn the computer on.
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
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| User: "cjs place" |
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| Title: Re: Grrr. |
10 May 2004 02:40:38 PM |
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"Daniel Kolle" <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7614cd74.0405100851.7d38c99f@posting.google.com...
Well, as it turns out, it looks like the monitor is NOT the problem. I
tried another one and the same thing happened. That thing is this: the
monitor blinks on and off. There also seems to be no power going to
the drives, as they do not open when I turn the computer on.
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Change the power source/converter in the back (you know, the
box you plug you AC cord into) It's only like $20 and
is probably the problem if the drives aren't moving. If that
doesn't work, check your connections inside your PC, make sure
everything's tight.
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| User: "turk" |
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| Title: Re: Grrr. |
10 May 2004 12:58:12 PM |
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"Daniel Kolle" <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7614cd74.0405100851.7d38c99f@posting.google.com...
Well, as it turns out, it looks like the monitor is NOT the problem. I
tried another one and the same thing happened. That thing is this: the
monitor blinks on and off. There also seems to be no power going to
the drives, as they do not open when I turn the computer on.
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Did you switch monitor cables when you tried another monitor in case the old
one has a short? Other than that, sounds like the power supply.
turk
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| User: "bogie" |
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| Title: Re: Grrr. |
10 May 2004 12:22:42 PM |
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"Daniel Kolle" <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7614cd74.0405100851.7d38c99f@posting.google.com...
Well, as it turns out, it looks like the monitor is NOT the problem. I
tried another one and the same thing happened. That thing is this: the
monitor blinks on and off. There also seems to be no power going to
the drives, as they do not open when I turn the computer on.
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Sounds like your mobo may be going t.u.
bogie
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| User: "Brian E. Clark" |
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10 May 2004 12:49:41 PM |
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Daniel Kolle <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote:
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Are the hard drives spinning up?
Have you tried using another power supply?
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Brian E. Clark
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| User: "Daniel Kolle" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Grrr. |
11 May 2004 11:28:22 AM |
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Brian E. Clark <reply@newsgroup.only.please> wrote in message news:<MPG.1b098b027002955498a37c@netnews.comcast.net>...
Daniel Kolle <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote:
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Are the hard drives spinning up?
Have you tried using another power supply?
When I turn the computer on, the drives do spin. The fans spin, too.
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| User: "Brian E. Clark" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Grrr. |
12 May 2004 03:27:01 PM |
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Daniel Kolle <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote:
When I turn the computer on, the drives do spin. The fans spin, too.
Not good. :)
I'd still test the system with another power supply. Over the years I've
seen what is supposed to be a rare problem occur several times: the
supply fails to send a "Power Good" signal to the motherboard. Until
this signal is received, the timer chip just keeps telling the CPU to
reset.
The point is, since the disk drives receive power directly from the
supply, a system's disks could still be spinning while the (faulty)
power supply isn't giving the motherboard the signal that the boot
process can continue.
At least, it's worth a shot if you have access to a spare power supply.
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Brian E. Clark
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| User: "Uncle Dollar Bill" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Grrr. |
11 May 2004 09:48:51 PM |
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In alt.atheism on 11 May 2004 09:28:22 -0700,
(Daniel Kolle) wrote:
Brian E. Clark <reply@newsgroup.only.please> wrote in message news:<MPG.1b098b027002955498a37c@netnews.comcast.net>...
Daniel Kolle < > wrote:
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Are the hard drives spinning up?
Have you tried using another power supply?
When I turn the computer on, the drives do spin. The fans spin, too.
I think this exact same thing happened to me recently. My motherboard
was fried, had to get a new one.
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L8r,
Uncle Dollar Bill
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| User: "wbarwell" |
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10 May 2004 05:40:31 PM |
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Daniel Kolle wrote:
Well, as it turns out, it looks like the monitor is NOT the problem. I
tried another one and the same thing happened. That thing is this: the
monitor blinks on and off. There also seems to be no power going to
the drives, as they do not open when I turn the computer on.
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Bad mother board.
Bad power supply.
Flakey CPU
But I suspect the motherboard.
You got a DOS boot floppy laying around?
If so, try that.
If unlike the HDs it tries to run, it less likely
to be the PS. Does the CPU fan spin up?
No error beeps?
Cheap tricks to to try.
Look for electrolytic capaciters on the MBd
that are bloated or leaking. A bunch of MBds
were manufactored with substandard caps
sometime back.. Check that the CPU to
see if it is properly seated. I once had a flaky computer that ran
properly after I removed the CPU, cleaned it with
alcohol and replaced it using good quality heat sink compound.
The system would trash the hard drive's partitions and would sometimes fail
to work the hard drives. That cured it.
Pull all boards and reseat. If you have a socketed BIOS rom, check to see
it is seated properly. Check that the PS is properly plugged into
the MBd. Pull it out and reseat it.
But I bet that its a bad MBd.
--
"I was not prepared to shoot my eardrum out with a shotgun
in order to get a deferment. Nor was I willing to go to
Canada. So I chose to better myself and learn to fly airplanes."
- George W. Bush May 1984 to the Houston Chronicle
Cheerful Charlie
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| User: "MKR" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Grrr. |
10 May 2004 10:00:38 PM |
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On 10 May 2004 09:51:52 -0700, (Daniel Kolle)
wrote:
Well, as it turns out, it looks like the monitor is NOT the problem. I
tried another one and the same thing happened. That thing is this: the
monitor blinks on and off. There also seems to be no power going to
the drives, as they do not open when I turn the computer on.
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Blinking monitor? Your computer wouldn't happen to be a front loading
NES in disguise, would it?
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| User: "Vic Sagerquist" |
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10 May 2004 01:29:28 PM |
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One day in alt.atheism, Also Sprach Daniel Kolle:
Well, as it turns out, it looks like the monitor is NOT the problem. I
tried another one and the same thing happened. That thing is this: the
monitor blinks on and off. There also seems to be no power going to
the drives, as they do not open when I turn the computer on.
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Your tits have gone out?
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Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department.
______________
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day.
Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.
--Timothy Jones
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| User: "Vic Sagerquist" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Grrr. |
10 May 2004 08:13:31 PM |
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One day in alt.atheism, Also Sprach Vic Sagerquist:
One day in alt.atheism, Also Sprach Daniel Kolle:
Well, as it turns out, it looks like the monitor is NOT the problem. I
tried another one and the same thing happened. That thing is this: the
monitor blinks on and off. There also seems to be no power going to
the drives, as they do not open when I turn the computer on.
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Your tits have gone out?
Heh... seriously, it could be your power supply, or a fried motherboard.
Upgrade both. A power supply could cost you 40 bucks, and a motherboard
with a slightly less than current processor about $150. Beats the hell
out of a new box.
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Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
______________
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day.
Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.
--Timothy Jones
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| User: "dgillesp" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Grrr. |
10 May 2004 01:43:23 PM |
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Vic Sagerquist wrote:
One day in alt.atheism, Also Sprach Daniel Kolle:
Well, as it turns out, it looks like the monitor is NOT the problem. I
tried another one and the same thing happened. That thing is this: the
monitor blinks on and off. There also seems to be no power going to
the drives, as they do not open when I turn the computer on.
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Your tits have gone out?
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Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department.
______________
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day.
Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.
Do I detect sour grapes--somebody didn't get that big promotion they
prayed but didn't work for? Anyways, the antithetical comparison smells
really fishy to me.
Denny
--Timothy Jones
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| User: "Vic Sagerquist" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Grrr. |
10 May 2004 07:44:54 PM |
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One day in alt.atheism, Also Sprach dgillesp:
Vic Sagerquist wrote:
One day in alt.atheism, Also Sprach Daniel Kolle:
Well, as it turns out, it looks like the monitor is NOT the problem.
I tried another one and the same thing happened. That thing is this:
the monitor blinks on and off. There also seems to be no power going
to the drives, as they do not open when I turn the computer on.
Anybody have any theories as to what may be wrong?
Your tits have gone out?
--
Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department.
______________
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day.
Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a
fish.
Do I detect sour grapes--somebody didn't get that big promotion they
prayed but didn't work for? Anyways, the antithetical comparison
smells really fishy to me.
What, you don't like my sig?
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Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
______________
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day.
Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.
--Timothy Jones
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