PC diagnosis **HELP**

Edelweiss

Edelweiss

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So I tried posting this in the PC woes thread but none of you guys seem to respond so I guess I'll just make a little thread. :)

So basically - I need to diagnose what's wrong with my pc.
It can either be the mobo and/or cpu that's kaput.
See, the thing is - I'll start up my pc but the mobo will make NO beeping sound/bios screen whatsoever. Even when I remove the RAM modules. Everything else runs just fine (i.e the HDD spins, HSF spins etc).
So I need a diagnosis from you guys. Is it my mobo or my cpu??
Thanks!
 
My sister's pc used to do that. I removed the battery for 10 min and put it back in,started working.
 
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Could also be the PSU...even though the fans are spinning. Best to get friends/ spare pc and test mobo, cpu and PSU separately.
 
maaz said:
My sister's pc used to do that. I removed the battery for 10 min and put it back in,started working.
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Removed the CMOS battery already. Still nothing. No bios screen/beep.

Could also be the PSU...even though the fans are spinning. Best to get friends/ spare pc and test mobo, cpu and PSU separately.
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Bought a brand new PSU. Still nothing. I have to know whether it's the cpu or mobo. Cut costs.. I think it might be the mobo too, but isn't the cpu responsible for loading the bios?
 
Edelweiss said:
Removed the CMOS battery already. Still nothing. No bios screen/beep.



Bought a brand new PSU. Still nothing. I have to know whether it's the cpu or mobo. Cut costs.. I think it might be the mobo too, but isn't the cpu responsible for loading the bios?
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Get a new mobo speaker?
 
moondoggie86 said:
Could also be the PSU...even though the fans are spinning. Best to get friends/ spare pc and test mobo, cpu and PSU separately.
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+1. Maybe one of the internals of the PSU failed. Is it modular...have you tried other rails/ports of the PSU for the motherboard power?
 
To me it just seems like the mobo is kaput. 775 mobo's are outdated anyway. What socket mobo should I get next? 1155? or AMD
 
Edelweiss said:
To me it just seems like the mobo is kaput. 775 mobo's are outdated anyway. What socket mobo should I get next? 1155? or AMD
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I'm an AMD fanoi... But it's one of those things you need to decide for yourself.

But... Under the faint chance that my opinion could influence your decision: AMD!
 
I was at the same crossroads a couple of years ago. Someone told me AMD cpu's made good toasters. Internet hardware reviews weren't that hot at the time as well. Well I believed it and went for Intel. I guess AMD gpus still have crappy driver issues? Compared to nvidia? Never cared to check. Can't afford shiny things. lol
 
Edelweiss said:
I was at the same crossroads a couple of years ago. Someone told me AMD cpu's made good toasters. Internet hardware reviews weren't that hot at the time as well. Well I believed it and went for Intel. I guess AMD gpus still have crappy driver issues? Compared to nvidia? Never cared to check. Can't afford shiny things. lol
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Never had driver issues with my AMD GPU. I'd go Intel for CPU and AMD for GPU. Best bang for buck that way imho.
 
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