I need computer help please (Troubleshooting) | Thread profile

Thanks so much for the feedback guys. I do appreciate it much. I think I will price out a new PC on a budget. If I do buy a new CPU it would be 20% cost of a new computer. Unfortunately fixing my socket A rig is no smarter than fixing a VCR. Plus it is hard to even find good, quality replacment parts. They really are phasing out the socket A. Thanks again, Danimale

wow that sux man. i would say is send the mobo back, and get a same socket cheapest cpu, then test it.

See if you can hotwire it from another PSU. I recently had a PSU break after the owner had a powercut. It powered up the PC, ran the fans and opened the cd drawers but wouldnt boot the PC up. I hooked it up to another PSU and it booted up to bios right away. Worth a try before you start swapping and changeing other parts.

Re: I need computer help please (Troubleshooting) quote: Originally posted by Danimale I was thinking it would still post with a bad CPU? No. Remove the CPU and power on the system, nothing will happen. Remove the RAM and it will POST, beeping the code for missing/defetc RAM. Remove GFX card and it will POST. That's too bad actually, because that way you can never find out whether either the CPU or the MB or both are toast. A friend of...