Re: Urgent PC Help Needed

["darren_karp2001" <darren.karp@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "John Murray" <John.Murray@...>
wrote:
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> If the system boots, but without display, can you vnc/rdp onto it=20
from elsewhere?
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> If the system powers up, but does not boot, it's most likely a=20
faulty/badly seated component.  Strip out all but one dimm.
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> I had a problem on my office PC where the mb would power on, but=20
no beeps or vga only last month.  I'd blown my bios chip, and had to=20
replace it.  Cost =A320ish including an extractor tool to get the old=20
chip out.  It turns out, I'd blown the bios ages before, and just=20
hadn't rebooted to discover the problem.
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> http://www.biosflashuk.com/
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> Before Christmas my mcepc would not boot, and no vga.  Mb powered=20
up though, just nothing happening.  I swapped out the PSU and up she=20
came.  Strange thing was, the old PSU was working and providing=20
power.  It just wouldn't allow the system to boot up.

The thing is I replaced the mobo with a brand new one (same model)=20
that I had lying around and it exhibited the exact same problem.=20
I've stripped out everything except for 2 sticks of memory and of=20
course the processor.

The PSU voltages are correct (not under load)....very weird.