Famicoman Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I got a computer that was "killed" in a storm. Surge or something, I dunno. I instantly thought the reason it wasn't turning on was a shot PSU. I was correct. When I put in a new PSU, all of the fans, optical drives, and leds go active. However, there is nothing booted on the screen. Could the BIOS have ben wiped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 The chipset and any silicon that contains transistors could be dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 So basically, I should just "cut and gut". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Ye, but becarefull, dead computer parts can kill other working computer parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Don't know what 'cut and gut' means, but start with mobo, 1 stick of (cheap, small) RAM and the CPU. Turn it on and wait for the 3 tell-tale beeps from the MoBo that the vid card couldn't be initialised (might be an Award BIOS thing though). If that works, add the vid card and see if it POSTs. If so, add more and more hardware until you found the part that keels it all over. Personally, I've got my money on the CPU. Had something kind of similar and that resulted in a system that reacted pretty much the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 i think ur gonna need another mobo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 Yeah. Integrated vid card. Mobo is trashed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoyBoy Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I do concur, sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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