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AzzurrA

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AzzurrA Grand Master

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'ello.

Having a few problems with my computer at the moment...

The power supply on the computer has been a bit tempermental for about a week or so... sometimes starting, sometimes not (which required you to unplug it from the wall, leave it for a few mins and then plug it back in) as well as getting fairly noisy.

On Sunday night, heard a bit of a pop/bang in my room in the middle of the night (computer wasn't on) - couldn't see anything out of the ordinary, so went back to sleep.

Got up yesterday morning to come to work, and tried to turn the computer on - when i pushed the power button, the green 'power' light lit up for a split second, then the computer just went dead (this is what it normally does when the power supply decides to be tempermental) but for the life of me i couldn't get it to come back after trying all the usual tricks... figured the power supply must've finally packed it in... no worries i thought.... bought a new one on the way home from work yesterday.... stripped the whole computer down last night to a bare case, gave everything a good dust/clean (it was about a year old, so a bit of dust in there) and rebuilt the computer from the ground up....

after i pulled the 'dead' power supply out, i found that it had a blown capacitor, as well as some other (what appears to be heat related) damage.

went to fire up the rebuilt computer after it was all done.... nothing...

thought i must have missed the power switch connection or something so i pulled it apart again and had a look - nope, everything as it should be....

the motherboard is getting power (as seen by the green indicator light on the board itself) but nothing at all happens when i push the power button....

i'm starting to think maybe when the power supply blew, it sent a big surge through the motherboard or something and fried that as well...

bah... anyone got a spare Socket 775 motherboard/cpu around that i could try swapping my board/cpu with to see if they're still good?

I'm looking to upgrade anyway, but i can't be assed spending a bit over $2.2k for the parts i want.... can anyone do me good prices on hardware? :( (PM me if you like)

The parts i'm after are mainly:

ASUS P5N32-SLI-SE-DELUXE Intel Dual Core 2 nFORCE4-SLI - Motherboard

Intel ATX E6600 CORE 2 DUO /2.4GHz/4MB CACHE/1066FSB/LGA775 - CPU

XFX GeForce 7900GS 256meg DDR3 DVI/TVO PCI-E 480Mhz - Video Card *** x 2 ***

DDR2 1G(1024MB) PC6400 800Mhz RAM(single stick) Kingmax - RAM (Doesn't have to be this brand, but roughly that speed/specs)

Power Supply CoolerMaster iGreenPower 600W SLI Ready (ATX)(RS-600-ASAA) - PSU (Doesn't have to be this PSU, something with similar specs though)

Thermaltake Armor VA8000SWA Silver Alloy Case with 430W (Doesn't have to be this case, just something around this size with good cooling etc)

Oh, also, this means i won't have 'net access except for at work (very, very limited) so if someone needs to reach me for something, feel free to contact my mobile.

Jason

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AzzurrA Grand Master

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sounds like your mobo is done

i had to hit the computer markets to replace my older gear

id be trying them

http://www.sundaycomputermarket.com.au/

all manner of cool/old stuff for sale!

its not really old gear.... its only around a year old, and back then it was pretty much top of the line...

Medium Dave Proficient

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I have seen this once or twice before and I have been able to ressurect the motherboard by replacing the blown caps, they are there to protect the rest of the motherboard, but you need to find the exact same type of cap to replace them with, but you can usually find them on old motherboards.

Benno31 Experienced

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Jason, before spending money, locate the pins on the mobo for where the ATX power switch connects and try shorting them with a screwdriver and see if the board powers up, I have in a few cases seen ATX power switches fail and the symptoms are the same.

It is a long shot and a rare occurance, but certainly has to be worth a go.

Another and more likely problem is that a MOSFET or CAP has died on the mobo. But you never know. I assume you have replaced the PSU with a new one? I didn't see you specify that in your post above.

AzzurrA Grand Master

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Jason, before spending money, locate the pins on the mobo for where the ATX power switch connects and try shorting them with a screwdriver and see if the board powers up, I have in a few cases seen ATX power switches fail and the symptoms are the same.

It is a long shot and a rare occurance, but certainly has to be worth a go.

Another and more likely problem is that a MOSFET or CAP has died on the mobo. But you never know. I assume you have replaced the PSU with a new one? I didn't see you specify that in your post above.

Yeah, gonna have a look for dead caps etc this afternoon when i get home. Will also try the thing with the ATX switch.

yeah, i did replace the PSU with a new one:

bought a new one on the way home from work yesterday.... stripped the whole computer down last night to a bare case, gave everything a good dust/clean (it was about a year old, so a bit of dust in there) and rebuilt the computer from the ground up....
R33S2 Grand Master

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bah computers, i wish I had a dollar for every hour I've spent getting them to operate from '82 till now.

Good luck with getting the latest Bahahah it will be old by the time you get home lol

Sad to say but they are not meant to last.

Anyone have a P4 processor fan? :laugh:

R34GTX Rising Star

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Terry I have a spare socket 478 P4 Fan if need be. I am located north of Brisbane in Morayfield.

PM if you need it!!

bah computers, i wish I had a dollar for every hour I've spent getting them to operate from '82 till now.

Good luck with getting the latest Bahahah it will be old by the time you get home lol

Sad to say but they are not meant to last.

Anyone have a P4 processor fan? :wave:

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