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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:38 pm
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| so im starting on building a new computer when i move to Alberta in 2 weeks. Just gonna sell the graphics card and ram in this one i think. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Renting = legalized theft!? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:35 pm
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Replies: 19
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| yeah its 550 a person, which includes heat, power, tv, internet, blah blah |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Windows 7 Beta Anyone? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:32 pm
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Replies: 22
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| Theres a rumor going around that it screws up all MP3's you have on your system |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Renting = legalized theft!? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:30 pm
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| moving to red deer alberta in exactly 2 weeks. Dead center between Calgary and Edmonton, 1h drive away from each. Going to be paying $550 between 3 people for a 3 bedroom townhouse in a good area. And thats including heat/tv/internet/water and so on, everything but my groceries |
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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:25 pm
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| Could my computer possibly not be booting becuase theres no CPU cooling paste? I was thinking you cleaned excess thermal paste around the CPU that was flaking off but if you actually removed it from the CPU and put the HSF back on than that would be an issue... still from a cold boot I would think ... |
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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:57 pm
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maverick_brent wrote: Phonix wrote: Heatsink has a cable that attaches to your motherboard and uses it's 12v circuit to power itself. by heatsink he means heatsink FAN....
that deffently isnt the problem then becuase the heatsink fan is one of the fans that runs. |
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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:05 pm
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| also i did remove the heatsink and the fan on the heatsink, but there all hooked up now, im not too computer smart when it comes to putting them together, but the heatsink doesnt get plugged in right? Seeing that theres no power cord for it duh |
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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:31 pm
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Replies: 27
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| wow just my luck, the camera broke, so now i have to find a new camera. |
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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:46 pm
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| May seem silly, but did you inspect the ATX power connectors from both the MB and PSU to verify there are no broken pins/wires. Also if you're using a 20+4 pin connector, make sure they are both properly plugged in to the motherboard. im not too sure whats suppose to be where as far as the motherbo... |
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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:25 pm
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| kept the battery out over night, for about 10 hours. Put it back in today and still nothing, all the fans start up but not the computer. |
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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:33 am
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Topsecret66 wrote: Take out the battery on the board for a bit or reset the CMOS.
Just a hunch.
P.s or it could be fried...
how can i reset the CMOS if the comp wont boot up. |
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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:47 pm
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Replies: 27
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| its fucked, the CPU fan turns on. I hit the power button every fan turns on, then when i go to turn it off, the button wont work to turn it off so i have to turn the power off by hitting the switch on the back. |
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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:00 pm
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Replies: 27
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| im pretty sure its plugged in, i wouldn't forget that. I'll try it when i get home |
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Forum: General Troubleshooting Topic: fans start up but computer wont? |
| BrianW |
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:13 pm
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Replies: 27
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| So i was cleaning the dust in my computer, I went to clean it around the processor and all the cooling paste started comming off, so i took the rest of it off. Then when i went to start up the computer it wouldn't start no more, only the fans run. Could my computer possibly not be booting becuase th... |
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