sdds Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction.. I have recently built my own computer, everything went great. After not using it for a week I powered it up BUT there is no beep and nothing on the screen, no bios.. it's been off and unplugged all week, what gives I've checked the wiring etc. the heatsink fan starts so that would suggest power to the motherboard. can't fathom it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Bad memory? Try one DIMM at a time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdds Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 thanks for the reply mate, just the right person. I have one 2gb DDR 2 ram in one slot, do I need to replace this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneis Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 It's hard to tell. If you can get another stick and try it, you'll soon know if it's faulty DIMM. If it is, have it replaced and you've then got 3GB. If it still doesn't work, it's probably your motherboard...especially if you're not getting BIOS or any signal through your video card. Fortunately for you, it's all still under mnufacturer's warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdds Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 Could I try resetting the bios by using the jumper on my board, would this be worth a go? my screen is blank can't enter BIOS or anything. the manual states that the computer would sound a long beep if there was a prob with the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneis Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 If you can do it, sure! Also, did you do any updates or upgrade firmware prior to it dying? Or worse, have there been any bad power surges/ blackouts/ electrical storms in the area over the last week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdds Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ok may try that, would a cmos failure cause a blank screen? The computer has been unplugged all week, untouched... just so you know the cpu fan runs so the board has power, I've taken out the ram and put it back also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Is it overclocked? That can get finicky, so if you can use a jumper to reset the CMOS and lose those settings that would be a good thing to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdds Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 no mate not overclocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago de Andrade Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 there can be also a VGA problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 are you sure your monitor is working ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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