RTB Posted November 30, 2004 CID Share Posted November 30, 2004 That new neon-lightened computer decided to give up... leaving me with a lot of homework to do on other, crappier, computers. It starts up, then idles before even getting to the BIOS start-up screen. What the hell?! I've tried these so far: Went by every connector I could reach, making sure it was in properly removed the video card, and tried to go video on-board fiddled with the RAM, and amazingly got it to work once, with one 256MB stick removed. After that, nothing. HEEELP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted November 30, 2004 CID Share Posted November 30, 2004 ouch (I'm no help) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted November 30, 2004 CID Share Posted November 30, 2004 have you tried going in via safe mode? right when it starts up continuously tap F8 and try that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted November 30, 2004 CID Share Posted November 30, 2004 His bios won't even start up, so I don't think he can do safemode. Maybe..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted November 30, 2004 CID Share Posted November 30, 2004 That new neon-lightened computer decided to give up... leaving me with a lot of homework to do on other, crappier, computers. It starts up, then idles before even getting to the BIOS start-up screen. What the hell?! I've tried these so far: Went by every connector I could reach, making sure it was in properly removed the video card, and tried to go video on-board fiddled with the RAM, and amazingly got it to work once, with one 256MB stick removed. After that, nothing. HEEELP!!! Try resetting the BIOS to manufactors defult values, on my mobo i have a switch to do that, read in mobo manual how to do. good luck VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted November 30, 2004 Author CID Share Posted November 30, 2004 There's an issue. I've read through an online manual for what is supposed to be my motherboard, but I don't think I have that option. What else can it be, besides the BIOS? Edit: Found it in the standard FAQ, trying now. Edit2: Nothing. It's not the BIOS. AFAIK three options left: Motherboard dead Processor dead Memory dead (both of them ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamaroZ Posted November 30, 2004 CID Share Posted November 30, 2004 maybe some Bad RAM...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hahn Posted November 30, 2004 CID Share Posted November 30, 2004 If it's all new, I doubt they would be bad already. Since it's freezing at the BIOS, I bet that's what it is. Instead of reverting back to the default, try flashing the most current version on it. Many new motherboards have problems right out of the gate. It sometimes takes up to 2 BIOS releases to get all or most of the bugs out. If that doesn't work, try all those components you think are bad individually in your other computer. If none of them give you any problems, perhaps it's the mobo. Get an RMA and exchange it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob7239 Posted November 30, 2004 CID Share Posted November 30, 2004 well if it is not even getting to the bios u can't do anything software realted i think u would have to do something to the motherboard by reseting it, i had a similar problem but it loaded the bios, just not windows, dunno about this one but good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hahn Posted December 1, 2004 CID Share Posted December 1, 2004 If you want to, you can try using the jumpers on the mobo to reset the BIOS. You may have to look in the manual, but there are usually three little pins with a jumper that will only fit over two of them. When you move the jumper from the left two to the right two of the three pins (depending on which side you look at it from of course), your bios will be set to the default values it shipped with. This may allow you to start it up and flash to a new version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted December 1, 2004 CID Share Posted December 1, 2004 to reset bios if your looking for the three pin jumper its usually by the Cmos battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted December 1, 2004 Author CID Share Posted December 1, 2004 to reset bios if your looking for the three pin jumper its usually by the Cmos battery. Yup. Problem solved. It was the BIOS, but apparantly the first time I tried to reset it, I was too fast in switching the jumper back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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