Hello,
Alright. I am kind of screwed at the moment so any help would be really great. Let me start this story...
So I have this desktop that was put together, and am having problems.
Some background, this desktop has had some issues for a while, with cmos errors causing me to have to clear it. Usually when I cleared the cmos the computer worked reasonably well after.
There is also some trouble when the power goes out. I believe that the mobo battery is dead, so when the power goes out it goes all wonky and I have to again, clear the cmos.
One day, after a power loss, the same problem occurred. Tried to start the computer, and received checksum error. When this happens I have to clear cmos, mess with the bios a little, and the computer will work. This time though, I was in the bios and it kind of froze. This happens sometimes, but the fix I found out was to restart and get into hte bios again, and load a profile.
Anyway, when I tried to hold the power button down to turn it off, it didn't work. So I was stuck in a frozen bios. I flipped the power supply button to turn it off. I flipped it back, and tried the power button. No go. Nothing.
So this is where my problem began. All of the other issues that I have described (checksum error, cmos clear, bios problems...) I have been able to work around before. But now I am totally lost.
After research I am thinking that my problems are the following:
Either a fried/dead motherboard. The motherboard shows power, there is an LED light as well as a little code thing that lights up to show post problems. These light up, but when I hit the power button there is no response. The lights on the mobo are on, but the power button does nothing.
Bad power button? I looked at the power button and it shows no signs of being broken. This is very frustrating, because I can't figure out what else it could be. All of a sudden, this power button doesn't work anymore.
I read that if it was broken, i could use a screwdriver to touch the pins, carefully. I carefully tried this, and no response.
Power Supply. The PSU gives power to the system, i.e the mobo has lights that turn on. But it won't show any signs of trying to boot.
So what do you think is the issue here?
The mobo is a ab9 pro, CPU core 2 duo.
What else would cause a sudden no boot situation?
Other noteables. The little pin that you use to clear the cmos is bent a little. Other than that I can't really think of anything.
I need to get this system back running, but I can't afford to buy a bunch of different parts to figure out what the problem is.
Hopefully my best bet is to buy a new mobo, but how do I know that it isn't the stupid little power button or even the cpu?
I am so frustrated right now, so hopefully I can get some more info from here.
Thanks for any ideas.
Alright. I am kind of screwed at the moment so any help would be really great. Let me start this story...
So I have this desktop that was put together, and am having problems.
Some background, this desktop has had some issues for a while, with cmos errors causing me to have to clear it. Usually when I cleared the cmos the computer worked reasonably well after.
There is also some trouble when the power goes out. I believe that the mobo battery is dead, so when the power goes out it goes all wonky and I have to again, clear the cmos.
One day, after a power loss, the same problem occurred. Tried to start the computer, and received checksum error. When this happens I have to clear cmos, mess with the bios a little, and the computer will work. This time though, I was in the bios and it kind of froze. This happens sometimes, but the fix I found out was to restart and get into hte bios again, and load a profile.
Anyway, when I tried to hold the power button down to turn it off, it didn't work. So I was stuck in a frozen bios. I flipped the power supply button to turn it off. I flipped it back, and tried the power button. No go. Nothing.
So this is where my problem began. All of the other issues that I have described (checksum error, cmos clear, bios problems...) I have been able to work around before. But now I am totally lost.
After research I am thinking that my problems are the following:
Either a fried/dead motherboard. The motherboard shows power, there is an LED light as well as a little code thing that lights up to show post problems. These light up, but when I hit the power button there is no response. The lights on the mobo are on, but the power button does nothing.
Bad power button? I looked at the power button and it shows no signs of being broken. This is very frustrating, because I can't figure out what else it could be. All of a sudden, this power button doesn't work anymore.
I read that if it was broken, i could use a screwdriver to touch the pins, carefully. I carefully tried this, and no response.
Power Supply. The PSU gives power to the system, i.e the mobo has lights that turn on. But it won't show any signs of trying to boot.
So what do you think is the issue here?
The mobo is a ab9 pro, CPU core 2 duo.
What else would cause a sudden no boot situation?
Other noteables. The little pin that you use to clear the cmos is bent a little. Other than that I can't really think of anything.
I need to get this system back running, but I can't afford to buy a bunch of different parts to figure out what the problem is.
Hopefully my best bet is to buy a new mobo, but how do I know that it isn't the stupid little power button or even the cpu?
I am so frustrated right now, so hopefully I can get some more info from here.
Thanks for any ideas.
