Help! Computer won't POST!

Intel17 · 11-06-10, 08:43 AM

Hi all,

So last night, my computer was working fine. I then shut it down, opened up the case to clean the fans (since my temps were getting bad), then when I tried to turn it on, my screen was completely black.

What could be a cause of this? I didn't *move* any of the parts in my computer, and my monitor is on, and the cable to the DVI port is fine, so...I'm stuck! Help? Please?

--Intel17

11-06-10, 09:05 AM

Disconnect the fans from the mobo headers and try it again. Might have broken the solder on one while cleaning and left a short.

If that's not it reseat your memory, gfx card ... anything else that may have been bumped.

If all else fails disconnect everything but what you need to boot to bios. If that works reconnect your devices one by one, make sure something isn't grounding out.

Hope it works...that's frustrating as heck.

Intel17 · 11-06-10, 12:03 PM

Hey,

Did that. Turns out I had some dead RAM. This is the SECOND time I've had a stick of ballistix die on me. From now on, I buy Corsair only (I have my two Corsair sticks in there now...RMA'ing my Ballistix).

Thanks!!

**Maverick123w** · 11-06-10, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Intel17

Hey,

Did that. Turns out I had some dead RAM. This is the SECOND time I've had a stick of ballistix die on me. From now on, I buy Corsair only (I have my two Corsair sticks in there now...RMA'ing my Ballistix).

Thanks!!

I've been burnt too many times myself. It's Corsair and Kingston (for non gaming builds) for me from here on out.

11-06-10, 12:44 PM

I only use Corsair. I've said multiple times before, but they simply rock.

v3rninater · 11-06-10, 01:39 PM

I have to second that Ballistix ram stuff, I had some die on me about a year or two ago. Stick with G-skill, Corsair,...yadda.

frenchy2k1 · 11-08-10, 12:22 PM

How did you clean the fans?
If your RAM died all suddenly (and it seems so if you could not boot) it may have been a static discharge. Be very careful when you clean the inside of your comp, and particularly about static generation devices, like vacuum.

v3rninater · 11-08-10, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frenchy2k1

How did you clean the fans?
If your RAM died all suddenly (and it seems so if you could not boot) it may have been a static discharge. Be very careful when you clean the inside of your comp, and particularly about static generation devices, like vacuum.

Well, I don't think that's what caused the bad ram initially, I think it was just that crappy ballistix ram, cause a few people have said something about their ballistix crapping out.

Intel17 · 11-09-10, 05:34 AM

Just Q-Tipped my GPU fans and my CPU fan. Nothing too fancy!

11-06-10, 08:43 AM	#1
Intel17 Is not an Intel fanboi Join Date: May 2004 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,368	Help! Computer won't POST! Hi all, So last night, my computer was working fine. I then shut it down, opened up the case to clean the fans (since my temps were getting bad), then when I tried to turn it on, my screen was completely black. What could be a cause of this? I didn't move any of the parts in my computer, and my monitor is on, and the cable to the DVI port is fine, so...I'm stuck! Help? Please? --Intel17 __________________ Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition @ 4.00GHz, 2.94GHz uncore\| Corsair H60 \| ASUS P6X58D-E \| Zotac GTX 580 @ 872/1744/2145\|Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB (Games/Steam)\| Seagate 1.5TB (media/misc.) \|Seagate 1 TB (OS/Main) \| 24 GB G.Skill RipJaws X 1.5V DDR3-1333 \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Sennheiser HD 202 Headset \| Dual Gigabit Realtek LAN \| Antec True Power Quattro 1200W \| Acer G235Hbmbd 23" LCD Display \| Logitech K320 Wireless Keyboard \| Logitech Performance MX Mouse

11-06-10, 09:05 AM	#2
grey_1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Help! Computer won't POST! Disconnect the fans from the mobo headers and try it again. Might have broken the solder on one while cleaning and left a short. If that's not it reseat your memory, gfx card ... anything else that may have been bumped. If all else fails disconnect everything but what you need to boot to bios. If that works reconnect your devices one by one, make sure something isn't grounding out. Hope it works...that's frustrating as heck.

11-06-10, 12:03 PM	#3
Intel17 Is not an Intel fanboi Join Date: May 2004 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,368	Re: Help! Computer won't POST! Hey, Did that. Turns out I had some dead RAM. This is the SECOND time I've had a stick of ballistix die on me. From now on, I buy Corsair only (I have my two Corsair sticks in there now...RMA'ing my Ballistix). Thanks!! __________________ Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition @ 4.00GHz, 2.94GHz uncore\| Corsair H60 \| ASUS P6X58D-E \| Zotac GTX 580 @ 872/1744/2145\|Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB (Games/Steam)\| Seagate 1.5TB (media/misc.) \|Seagate 1 TB (OS/Main) \| 24 GB G.Skill RipJaws X 1.5V DDR3-1333 \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Sennheiser HD 202 Headset \| Dual Gigabit Realtek LAN \| Antec True Power Quattro 1200W \| Acer G235Hbmbd 23" LCD Display \| Logitech K320 Wireless Keyboard \| Logitech Performance MX Mouse

11-06-10, 12:44 PM	#5
Bearclaw Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Help! Computer won't POST! I only use Corsair. I've said multiple times before, but they simply rock.

11-06-10, 01:39 PM	#6
v3rninater Blowin up since 1969 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,095	Re: Help! Computer won't POST! I have to second that Ballistix ram stuff, I had some die on me about a year or two ago. Stick with G-skill, Corsair,...yadda. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.4ghz 1600fsb \|\| Gigabyte P45 EP45-UD3R stable as a rooock! \|\| 4gb G-Skill DDR2 PC8500 5-5-5-15 \|\| EVGA 580-GTX 1.5gb \|\| Creative Fatal1ty Xram Sound Card 7.1 \|\|G-Skill Phoenix Pro SSD 120gb\|\| WD BLACK 32mb cache 640gb HD \|\| 2x Samsung DVD burner 16x DVD+\- \|\| Corsair 620watt PSU Win 7 Ultimate 64bit (640gb hd) AMD Phenom II X6 T1090 \|\| Gigabyte GA880 \|\| 4gb G-skill Ripjaw DDR3 1600 \|\| MSI 8800 Ultra o/c \|\| WD BLACK 32mb cache 640gb HD \|\| ASUS DVD Burner \|\| XFX 750 watt PSU LG 60" 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV 60PS11 Xbox 360

11-08-10, 12:22 PM	#7
frenchy2k1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 446	Re: Help! Computer won't POST! How did you clean the fans? If your RAM died all suddenly (and it seems so if you could not boot) it may have been a static discharge. Be very careful when you clean the inside of your comp, and particularly about static generation devices, like vacuum. __________________ As the universe is curved, there cannot be a straight answer...

11-09-10, 05:34 AM	#9
Intel17 Is not an Intel fanboi Join Date: May 2004 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,368	Re: Help! Computer won't POST! Just Q-Tipped my GPU fans and my CPU fan. Nothing too fancy! __________________ Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition @ 4.00GHz, 2.94GHz uncore\| Corsair H60 \| ASUS P6X58D-E \| Zotac GTX 580 @ 872/1744/2145\|Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB (Games/Steam)\| Seagate 1.5TB (media/misc.) \|Seagate 1 TB (OS/Main) \| 24 GB G.Skill RipJaws X 1.5V DDR3-1333 \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Sennheiser HD 202 Headset \| Dual Gigabit Realtek LAN \| Antec True Power Quattro 1200W \| Acer G235Hbmbd 23" LCD Display \| Logitech K320 Wireless Keyboard \| Logitech Performance MX Mouse