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I've posted about my computer many times and have received a lot of help thanks to you guys. So I'm going to start from the beginning... I started off with a decent computer until I bought a new hard drive, I realized that my PSU was old and would connect to the HDD so I bought a newer TR2 thermaltake PSU. Everything was going good until a month later, my computer started turning off randomly. After that my computer turned off again but wouldn't turn on. After a day of waiting it finally turned on again. Another couple months later it shut off again and never turned back on. Recently it would turn on but wouldn't show anything on the monitor so I decided to do some troubleshooting and bought a new motherboard that was the same exact model as the one I own. When I threw it in I got a different problem. It wouldn't turn on but instead it would have the normal standby light but also had a blinking light above it having to do with the "BIOS Flashback" or something. After I put in my old motherboard it wouldn't turn on but had the standby light. So today I returned the new motherboard and bought a new processor. When I put it in it still won't turn on and still has the standby light on.
(NOTE: I have been using integrated graphics with my processors and do not yet own a video card)
I'm sick of this crap and I want to know how to fix it.
tl;dr I got a new processor but when I put it in my computer won't turn on but has the standby light on.
UPDATE: I screwed around with it so now it turns on but no display again.
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(NOTE: I have been using integrated graphics with my processors and do not yet own a video card)
I'm sick of this crap and I want to know how to fix it.
tl;dr I got a new processor but when I put it in my computer won't turn on but has the standby light on.
UPDATE: I screwed around with it so now it turns on but no display again.
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It could be a number of things. It could have shorted out in a way. I would check the case see if anything is touching the board.
Just a simple suggestion. I am not really a hardware guy. More of a software guy.
Just a simple suggestion. I am not really a hardware guy. More of a software guy.
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AWL wrote It could be a number of things. It could have shorted out in a way. I would check the case see if anything is touching the board.
Just a simple suggestion. I am not really a hardware guy. More of a software guy.
I took the whole motherboard out of the case and plugged it in and nothin.
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OmittingCoder wrote I've posted about my computer many times and have received a lot of help thanks to you guys. So I'm going to start from the beginning... I started off with a decent computer until I bought a new hard drive, I realized that my PSU was old and would connect to the HDD so I bought a newer TR2 thermaltake PSU. Everything was going good until a month later, my computer started turning off randomly. After that my computer turned off again but wouldn't turn on. After a day of waiting it finally turned on again. Another couple months later it shut off again and never turned back on. Recently it would turn on but wouldn't show anything on the monitor so I decided to do some troubleshooting and bought a new motherboard that was the same exact model as the one I own. When I threw it in I got a different problem. It wouldn't turn on but instead it would have the normal standby light but also had a blinking light above it having to do with the "BIOS Flashback" or something. After I put in my old motherboard it wouldn't turn on but had the standby light. So today I returned the new motherboard and bought a new processor. When I put it in it still won't turn on and still has the standby light on.
(NOTE: I have been using integrated graphics with my processors and do not yet own a video card)
I'm sick of this crap and I want to know how to fix it.
tl;dr I got a new processor but when I put it in my computer won't turn on but has the standby light on.
I've surprisingly had this same problem, but my incident was with an old Athlon computer. I believe your psu shot, as my standby light was flashing abruptly on my pc, and a yellow light appeared on the back of my psu. This isn't the safest of all methods, but if you're willing to risk it, I would use a hair dryer and run hot air towards the psu for about 6-15 minutes. Make sure not to hold it in place, or you will risk damaging your psu even further. See if this assists the problem. It solved my issues.
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Seriously? And I've tried two different PSUs so I dont think it's that..
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OmittingCoder wrote Seriously? And I've tried two different PSUs so I dont think it's that..
Yep, it temporarily works, but this is a great method to use to fully indicate if it's a psu problem or not. Have you tried connecting the psu's to another system?
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zor0ark wroteOmittingCoder wrote Seriously? And I've tried two different PSUs so I dont think it's that..
Yep, it temporarily works, but this is a great method to use to fully indicate if it's a psu problem or not. Have you tried connecting the psu's to another system?
Not to another system but I connected a different PSU to this one.
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OmittingCoder wrotezor0ark wroteOmittingCoder wrote Seriously? And I've tried two different PSUs so I dont think it's that..
Yep, it temporarily works, but this is a great method to use to fully indicate if it's a psu problem or not. Have you tried connecting the psu's to another system?
Not to another system but I connected a different PSU to this one.
Hmm... alright. And where did this other psu come from? Is it brand new; or is it from another system?
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zor0ark wroteOmittingCoder wrotezor0ark wroteOmittingCoder wrote Seriously? And I've tried two different PSUs so I dont think it's that..
Yep, it temporarily works, but this is a great method to use to fully indicate if it's a psu problem or not. Have you tried connecting the psu's to another system?
Not to another system but I connected a different PSU to this one.
Hmm... alright. And where did this other psu come from? Is it brand new; or is it from another system?
Oh my other PSU was my old one before I upgraded.
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OmittingCoder wrotezor0ark wroteOmittingCoder wrotezor0ark wroteOmittingCoder wrote Seriously? And I've tried two different PSUs so I dont think it's that..
Yep, it temporarily works, but this is a great method to use to fully indicate if it's a psu problem or not. Have you tried connecting the psu's to another system?
Not to another system but I connected a different PSU to this one.
Hmm... alright. And where did this other psu come from? Is it brand new; or is it from another system?
Oh my other PSU was my old one before I upgraded.
Alright man, I don't really know what to say. I would highly suggest trying the method that I stated previously. Or just wait until someone else posts, heh heh. I hope you can resolve your computer issues soon man!
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