Author Topic: It's dead... Nooooooooooo!!! (Read 16436 times)

ZWarrior · « **on:** October 05, 2007, 08:26:19 AM »

I have had a very bad day for computers earlier this week. For some time my office computer has been telling me that the vid card isn't getting enough power. The PSU was an Enermax 415 I bought and put into the case 7 years ago. It has done me well, but it's time to replace it. So I bought a new PSU at BestBuy and mount it in the case (I did such a great job with the cabling on the old PSU that it took almost 45 minutes to get the beast out of the case). Unfortunately the PSU I bought is for the newer mobos and won't plug into my old Asus A7V mobo.

Thinking quickly I realize I have a barebones system sitting under my desk waiting for me to have time to build it. I pull it out and wonder of wonder it has the right type of PSU and it's a 400W!! Saved by the scrounge again! But now I don't remember what the fan control plugs to on the mobo. No problem, I can roll over to the gaming pc and surf for the mobo manual...

Hmm, I cleared the screen saver, but all I have is the blue background, no login or anything. Lemme give it a minute and it'll recover. Ok, 5 minutes and nothing. Reboot it. Umm, nothing. Case lights come on, power LED comes on, keyboard lights flash, but nothing else. no POST. EEEEK!!!!

I finally had to run upstairs and grab my laptop from work to get the info I needed, and got the office computer back up. BUt the gaming PC is down.

Wouldn't you know it, Asus has THE WORST website in history. Half the time their support section is down. I did finally get into it yesterday and filed a ticket since I bought this Dec of last year, but as it stands the mobo and proc are sitting in a ji on my table plugged into that new PSU I bought (Hey look, it did have a purpose after all!) and connected to 15" tube monitor through a single 7600. It's still not doing anything though.

I think it is either the proc or the mobo. temps were fine, some of you may have seen those posts a while back.

Any suggestions guys?

Boomslang · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:47:03 PM »

Need more info. What M/b # and bios.
The M/b should have beep codes to tell you if it's the cpu ram ect.. I have found that if there are no beeps and can't get to the bios screen it's the M/B gone bad.
Can you get into the bios?
Does not post? how far can you get?
Make shure the PSU is good first. I do have a psu tester. No Power no worky

JollyRoger · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2007, 01:26:57 PM »

ZW, dude. You got to lay off the bean dip and egg sandwiches. This is just your computer putting its foot down.

opiesilver · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2007, 07:55:13 AM »

Any update?

ZWarrior · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2007, 08:00:56 AM »

No BIOS, no beep. I finally heard back from Asus on Sunday. They said that there was only 2 reasons that a system shuts down, bad PSU and add-on cards shorting.

I isolated the board on my bench, and used a brand new PSU and it still wouldn't work. It's in the truck and will be shipped out today for RMA.

I may still want that CPU Opie if you are still offering.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2007, 08:02:31 AM »

BTW, I am having a blast with my Wii. the Mrs. is all about the bowling and I am playing anything I can so I am still getting a fix of gaming.

snauzberries · « **Reply #6 on:** October 09, 2007, 09:40:38 AM »

We will have to excange wii codes......I dont know Why since the only game that will support Multiplayer online does not come out till december 3rd....I want Super smash bros: Brawl Now

ZWarrior · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2007, 04:34:44 PM »

The Mrs. wants DDR and I am going to get GH3. Not sure what else I will get.

I will call you later tonight with my Wii code.

JollyRoger · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2007, 08:21:20 AM »

"bum bum"
are wii going to have a Wii event. two Wiis in the clan. wii could have a Wii grinder

ZWarrior · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2007, 09:11:53 AM »

Wii might be able to have a playoff in GH3 if Wii ever learn how to play it.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2007, 09:15:26 AM »

I WANNA PLAY COD2 OR BF2!!!!

The mobo is on it's way back to Asus, but it will be as long as 2 weeks before it returns.

JollyRoger · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2007, 12:48:02 PM »

Now in the interim read this and you can play CoD and BF2.
it would be a blast.

Boomslang · « **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2007, 03:34:06 PM »

Quote from: ZWarrior on October 10, 2007, 09:15:26 AM

I WANNA PLAY COD2 OR BF2!!!!

The mobo is on it's way back to Asus, but it will be as long as 2 weeks before it returns.

Well bring your N52 over I two PC's with it loaded.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2007, 06:36:01 PM »

lol, I am not sure I could handle playing you. It would be all "Boom... Headshot!" and "What happened?"

Boomslang · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2007, 08:42:35 PM »

Friday night my wife is going to your house. Can you say cod. I take it easy on you.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #15 on:** October 11, 2007, 07:34:40 AM »

Lemme see what I can do. I may have some work to do Friday not sure yet.

Boomslang · « **Reply #16 on:** October 12, 2007, 08:40:33 AM »

Just down loaded COD4 demo we could give that a try.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #17 on:** October 12, 2007, 11:13:12 PM »

It rocked. I love picking up grenades they throw at us and throwing them back.

JollyRoger · « **Reply #18 on:** October 13, 2007, 09:25:37 AM »

Oh! That was awesome... Until it ended.l Talk about a teaser demo.
I love it! I'm getting it when it come out!!!!

JollyRoger · « **Reply #19 on:** October 13, 2007, 09:26:59 AM »

... and it ran on my machine!!!!!!!
2gigs of ram and a 6600 for the win, I just hope I don't have to give them back any time soon.

JollyRoger · « **Reply #20 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:29:30 AM »

... and why is there always a Russian or Ukrainian in a blue jogging suit....
Reference: opening cut scene
Cross-reference: Hollywood movies with Russians/Ukrainians.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #21 on:** October 13, 2007, 10:54:07 PM »

'Cause blue is a good Russian color Tovarisch!

JollyRoger · « **Reply #22 on:** October 14, 2007, 08:18:59 PM »

So you can explain the color, now explain the jogging suit.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #23 on:** October 14, 2007, 10:02:03 PM »

Blue is good Russian color now. We are no longer Soviet, we are Russian, Russians are blue!

JollyRoger · « **Reply #24 on:** October 15, 2007, 12:35:32 AM »

But why jogging suit?

(read my previous post, I understand blue)

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