StartUp Problem

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Fred

Hi folks,

Need some help/advice.

PC running WinXP Home was running fine and was logged off. Went to check
email and saw monitor was in Energy saving mode. I do not have any ACPI
settings on at all.

The HDD light was on, the power LED is on but no response at all.

Rebooted the system and nothing happens! The power LED comes on, the HDD
light is ON but no power on self test, no bios activity at all. Tried a
boot disk but nothing is happening.

Any ideas would be most appreciated.

Thanks, Fred
 
As much as I would like to think that this is an ACPI
problem, I think that you should be looking at other
factors...
1. Was there lightning outside? (maybe you experienced a
surge -oh oh!)
- Unplug the power cable from the Power supply at the
back of the PC, wait a couple of minutes and plug it
back in again, then boot as normal (if that don't
work, read on)
2. Check Hibernation mode in Windows (if you can get
windows up. Boot your system and leave it, waiting for
it to come up, hit a few keys (sometimes it takes a
while for the machine to come back up so be patient.))
Turn Hibernation OFF!
3. Turn off ACPI in BIOS

Let us know how you get on!
 
If there is nothing at all showing on the monitor but it appears to have
power, your monitor may have gone due to a surge or old age. Try the
monitor in a different computer. Also, try a different monitor on your
computer to see if that helps.
 
Nathan,

I have connected the PC to another monitor - same result - nothing happens.
There is NO Post (Power on self test) at all - all fans are running.

I've removed the memory sticks and still get no post (No Beeps of any kind)
so it appears that the bios is not even kicking in. I re-seated the video
card, re-seated the power supply connector to the MB - no change.

Fred
 
OK, what you need to do at this point is try clearing the CMOS. To do
this, there are two methods that I know of. The first involves a little
plastic jumper on the motherboard. You will need to read your
Motherboard manual to find out where this is. The other option is
universal. There should be a little battery (flat round one) on your
motherboard. Pop that out and leave it out for a minute. Put it back in
and try turning the computer on. There are some programs that can
control the BIOS and may have written some odd settings to it that your
computer did not like. The other possibility is your video
card/motherboard is dead, but I don't want to jump to that point just yet ;)
 
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