At the moment I am not sure of the exact model or specs of the computer. AMD 2.2ghz cpu 2gb of ram 320gb hd is all I'm sure of (not near the computer at the moment) and it is only about 6-9 months old. Oh yeah, OS = Vista Premium 32bit.
I know you guys get lots of posts for Emachines. I did look through them but couldn't really find any with my exact symptoms. Was trying to keep from buying a CPU/mobo and having to return either if one of the 2 isn't the problem.
SYMPTOMS:
Well, when the vista loading screen starts the computer completely powers off. The same happens with the vista DVD. The DVD loads all the files and by the time the same vista loading screen comes up it completely powers off, without restarting.
THINGS TRIED:
I have ran a memtest86 (3 passes, and I swapped out the ram with some other just in case, same thing)
Loaded the HD on my PC and I was able to load up the vista DVD, did repairs just for sh*ts and chkdsks n stuff, no change. Also ran a WD Diagnosis (yes, the HD is a WD).
Swapped out the PSU with mine and came up with the exact same symptoms.
I'm thinking its the mobo. I do not see any bulging capacitors.
I also tried swapping out SATA cords. No luck.
Cleared the CMOS.
Any help is greatly appreciated guys. Should I just order up the mobo and pray for the best? Could the problem be PSU / mobo / CPU all together or would I have different symptoms?
Thanks!!
-Raidur
I know you guys get lots of posts for Emachines. I did look through them but couldn't really find any with my exact symptoms. Was trying to keep from buying a CPU/mobo and having to return either if one of the 2 isn't the problem.
SYMPTOMS:
Well, when the vista loading screen starts the computer completely powers off. The same happens with the vista DVD. The DVD loads all the files and by the time the same vista loading screen comes up it completely powers off, without restarting.
THINGS TRIED:
I have ran a memtest86 (3 passes, and I swapped out the ram with some other just in case, same thing)
Loaded the HD on my PC and I was able to load up the vista DVD, did repairs just for sh*ts and chkdsks n stuff, no change. Also ran a WD Diagnosis (yes, the HD is a WD).
Swapped out the PSU with mine and came up with the exact same symptoms.
I'm thinking its the mobo. I do not see any bulging capacitors.
I also tried swapping out SATA cords. No luck.
Cleared the CMOS.
Any help is greatly appreciated guys. Should I just order up the mobo and pray for the best? Could the problem be PSU / mobo / CPU all together or would I have different symptoms?
Thanks!!
-Raidur