jajolt Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 So I was playing games and shit then I had to go do something. I came back maybe an hour later and the moniter had orange (idle) because generally it will do that when it goes inactive for 30 min or something. I hit a key (which wakes it up) and it doesn't work. So I use my case power button and shut it down. When I turn it back on, I don't get a post beep and there is no screen. Restarted 3 times, same result. SPECS- CPU- AMD FX Zambezi 6200 @stock speeds with case fan, which is working. GPU- AMD Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 overclocked barely. Motherboard- Asus M5A88-M. PSU- Corsair TX-650 650 watts HDD- Hitatchi Deskstar 1tb Case- Cooler Master HAF 912 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma# Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 reseat your video card =3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa John Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 inb4 video card is fried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajolt Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Would the video card being knocked out of place/fried/whatever really cause for no POST beep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcwillzz Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 reseat your video card =3 this. also, try booting with only one stick of RAM at a time and run memtest to make sure your memory isn't going bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconNOMicon Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I have seen something similar with a few other PC's - there is a chance it could be your PSU failing. (Running fans and drives and motherboard LED's do not necessarily indicate a good PSU - at least in my experience). You could try swapping out your PSU if you have another one around the same wattage - or if that is not an option, if you have a voltage meter you can measure the individual wires. (The most important wire is probably Gray - this wire send the signal that the CPU needs to boot. It should go from 0-5 volts when you power up the PSU.) Or if the PSU has a slightly burned smell, it's usually a good sign its dying and not supplying enough power for the PC to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonick Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I would also reseat the memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajolt Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Had this problem again, this time I was on the computer when it happened. First TS3 crashed and went corrupt and I couldn't open it. 2 minutes later all my tabs got killed on chrome. I then ran a virus scan, nothing came up, I then enabled it to scan all the time. It had an "error". Next thing I know, my windows color scheme changed, it goes to sleep within a split second and then shut down. Now I'm having the same issue, powers on but it doesn't boot. I would also reseat the memory. Tried this, didn't work. try booting with only one stick of RAM at a time and run memtest to make sure your memory isn't going bad Tried this, didn't do anything. reseat your video card =3 Tried this with no success. I have seen something similar with a few other PC's - there is a chance it could be your PSU failing. (Running fans and drives and motherboard LED's do not necessarily indicate a good PSU - at least in my experience). You could try swapping out your PSU if you have another one around the same wattage - or if that is not an option, if you have a voltage meter you can measure the individual wires. (The most important wire is probably Gray - this wire send the signal that the CPU needs to boot. It should go from 0-5 volts when you power up the PSU.) Or if the PSU has a slightly burned smell, it's usually a good sign its dying and not supplying enough power for the PC to boot. No burnt smell, the only PSU I have is 400 watts and would not be able to power my computer, and I don't have something to test the PSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youthedog Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) What did you run the virus scan with? Try malwarebytes anti malware. Edited April 7, 2013 by youthedog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma# Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 The jumper switch: RTC switch. Clear it. This should clear the system parameters and it may give you an idea where it's failing If you do any overclocking, it will wipe them clean and you may need change your BIOS settings again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajolt Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 What did you run the virus scan with? Try malwarebytes anti malware. McAfee and how can I run a virus scan now XD The jumper switch: RTC switch. What's that o.O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jajolt Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 I can't find this jumper, should I just reset the cmos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma# Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Yeah that works too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajolt Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 The jumper switch: RTC switch. Clear it. This should clear the system parameters and it may give you an idea where it's failing If you do any overclocking, it will wipe them clean and you may need change your BIOS settings again. I love you. Thank you so much. Please take this offering of wild bird secks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^TheRumor^ Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 McAfee and how can I run a virus scan now XD What's that o.O For the love of what is good, acquire a new antivirus... http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajolt Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 For the love of what is good, acquire a new antivirus... http://windows.micro...ntials-download Whats wrong with mcafee lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^TheRumor^ Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) Deplorable detection rate, resource hog and the framework resembles that of swiss cheese. Do I need to say more? Edited April 7, 2013 by ^TheRumor^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Monkey Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Whats wrong with mcafee lmao Think of mcafee as north korea. nuff said. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLE_Christopher Walken Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I do freelance computer repair. The #1 antivirus used on the systems i clean up? Mcafee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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