Weird Compaq PC problem

[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

Ya that's what I though my sisters did that for no reason either last time I go with a cheap motherboard I am sticking with asus. LOL

 

[I Like Waffle]

Id replace the motherboard with whatever i could find, as long as it will work with the processor, vid card, ram, etc. Fine

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

LOL where is Chase007 when you need him.

Might be the memory. Try replacing that first and see what happens. It should take DDR2 memory if it's 2 years old. that memory is cheap now. Like 20 ish bucks.

 

[I Like Waffle]

i put brand new pny memory in it, no change. No matter what i do it boots the same, hell i booted it with no hard drive or memory and got no errors just the same thing. Im sure the mobos fried, which was my original suspicion. But why would the hard drive be fried as well?

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

i put brand new pny memory in it, no change. No matter what i do it boots the same, hell i booted it with no hard drive or memory and got no errors just the same thing. Im sure the mobos fried, which was my original suspicion. But why would the hard drive be fried as well?

onboard video or a video card?

 

[tuomas 10+ year member]

Its the motherboard... doesn't need ANY visual "burn marks" to be fried.

The harddrive could have easily gone when the motherboard did if the harddrive was being written onto at the time of failure.

 

[I Like Waffle]

Computer was turned off in working condition, but wouldnt turn back on. It has onboard video, and a geforce 7300le vid card

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

Try taking the video card out and going with the onboard video. I would also check the pins on the monitor cable to make sure they are not bent. It may very well be the board, but you should try everything you can before making that determination.

 

[I Like Waffle]

Try taking the video card out and going with the onboard video. I would also check the pins on the monitor cable to make sure they are not bent. It may very well be the board, but you should try everything you can before making that determination.

tried that. the monitor works fine too. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Compaq is the problem.

 

[dennit469 10+ year member]

i would try power supply, if you can get into the bios then i have doubt its a motherboard issue, althought the no beeping when ram isnt in it is very odd, if youve replaced or taken out the video card and still nothing i would try in this order

power supply

ram

motherboard, last option.

 

[dennit469 10+ year member]

Compaq is the problem.

i second that

 

[I Like Waffle]

Ive had very good luck with compaq computers...the one im using now is an old HP from like 98 and its still kicking.

I dont see how the PSU would effect it, it starts fine, all the fans run full RPM, the lights on the cd drives come on, i can eject and close them easily, etc. I will try swapping one in there though, i have extras.