The Computer:
Antec Sonata case with 380 watt TruePowerII
ECS PF4 Extreme
530J Intel P4 processor (3.0ghz)
Abit Radeon X700pro 128mb
NEC DVD+/- RW drive
Samsung CD drive
Problem:1
Last night, when i was listening to music and browsing the internet the monitor and audio went out. The monitor went into standby mode. When i shut it off and tried to turn it back on it would not start (the HDD LED would come on, but not the power LED). I disconnected the CD drives (if you read problem:2, kinda explains why i would do so) and the power, let it sit and it was fine until this morning. I ran it this morning, and then went to install the thermistors for a cooler master Aerogate 3 just to see temperatures. It hasnt started since as it is doing the same thing it was doing from before. I am sitting on my laptop hoping that it will go over time, but it is getting really annoying. I sent it to my uncle who took the motherboard to a store and they said they booted it up just fine.
My question basically is what would cause this? either the motherboard, processor, or power supply are my first choices, i can give more information about the computer if anyone wants but i didnt want to be some nerd naming off every little part inside.
problem:2
When i plug the DVD and CD drives into the IDE Port, they are noticed inside of the BIOS, but when i get to windows, only the CD drive is recognized, no matter which one is master or slave.
1 is really important, 2 can wait.
Thanks in advance
Antec Sonata case with 380 watt TruePowerII
ECS PF4 Extreme
530J Intel P4 processor (3.0ghz)
Abit Radeon X700pro 128mb
NEC DVD+/- RW drive
Samsung CD drive
Problem:1
Last night, when i was listening to music and browsing the internet the monitor and audio went out. The monitor went into standby mode. When i shut it off and tried to turn it back on it would not start (the HDD LED would come on, but not the power LED). I disconnected the CD drives (if you read problem:2, kinda explains why i would do so) and the power, let it sit and it was fine until this morning. I ran it this morning, and then went to install the thermistors for a cooler master Aerogate 3 just to see temperatures. It hasnt started since as it is doing the same thing it was doing from before. I am sitting on my laptop hoping that it will go over time, but it is getting really annoying. I sent it to my uncle who took the motherboard to a store and they said they booted it up just fine.
My question basically is what would cause this? either the motherboard, processor, or power supply are my first choices, i can give more information about the computer if anyone wants but i didnt want to be some nerd naming off every little part inside.
problem:2
When i plug the DVD and CD drives into the IDE Port, they are noticed inside of the BIOS, but when i get to windows, only the CD drive is recognized, no matter which one is master or slave.
1 is really important, 2 can wait.
Thanks in advance