ScoobyJawa

My PC has stopped booting up

Get a long followed by 2 short beeps from the bios which signals a video problem. I've taken the card out and put the old one back in and same problem. So I guess the mobo is going to be the issue?

I am also having a problem with the PSU. If I plug the pc in and turn on psu its fan comes on. I can't get the power switch to turn the pc on until the psu fan has stopped spinning after 5 mins or so then will turn on fine. PSU is a couple of years old Hyper Power one.

Is it possible the PSU is faulty and causing both issues, or is it likely the mobo is causing both issues?

Also, if I need to replace anyone know of any decent cheap dual core pc's (its just used as a file server and the odd bits and bobs) - needs to support my old IDE disks with all my data on (though do have it all backed up to an external HD).......

Ta

topdog

It's your memory, try just one stick at a time when you boot if you've got two

ScoobyJawa

Ok tried that - no joy with either - can't imagine they'd both go at exactly the same time

Ones Samsung, the other is Crucial so not cheap crap

bioforger

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Yea def sounds like the PSU. You dont need to wait 5mins to turn something on normally do you? Hopefully the fault hasnt fecked somethin on the mobo. I reckon vid card isnt getting enough juice thou, hence the beeps.

ScoobyJawa

Yeah - seems like thats the case - it tries to power on, the blue led flashes but seems to fail to have the juice to fire it up and boot it, once the auto fan on it goes off (cooling period) it allows me to turn on.

Fecking Hyper - not buying them again

scoobyverysoon

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Hypers are normally good

ScoobyJawa

Thats what I thought New PSU on its way....

ScoobyJawa

New PSU fitted and machine back up and running....

Hyper is only a few years old - never buying that brand again - crap.

bioforger

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ScoobyJawa

Well done Bio!!

Kieran_Burns

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I fitted a Hiper PSU to my pc as an upgrade in prep for my 8800GTX and it blew after 2 weeks. Fortunately I was well within the cover period with the suppliers who happily swapped it for a more powerful PSU from another manufacturer.