PC worked fine, I went downstairs came back upstairs and it had switched itself off.
I turned it back on, it couldn't see the hard drive (never had this problem) Since the the pc didn't detect the HD on startup the OS couldn't start.
I put my Knoppix (live)cd in the cd drive and booted to knoppix.
Again, the HD wasn't be detected.
The pc then began to act a bit strange. the mouse would freeze for a few seconds and then be fine, this happened approximately every 10-15 seconds.
I shut down the PC.
Later on... I tried booting up the PC, this time none of the storage devices were detected, (CD,DVD, HD, floppy)
I swtiched off the computer... and since then it won't start up.
I have an ATX PSU, the type which also powers your monitor.
The monitor is still getting power from the PSU.
However the rest of the system isn't being powered up.
I have checked all of the connections. Including each device individually and powering up (without success) to check for 'shorts'
I presume this must mean that my M/B has died.
I just want to confirm this before spending my money on a new M/B
I turned it back on, it couldn't see the hard drive (never had this problem) Since the the pc didn't detect the HD on startup the OS couldn't start.
I put my Knoppix (live)cd in the cd drive and booted to knoppix.
Again, the HD wasn't be detected.
The pc then began to act a bit strange. the mouse would freeze for a few seconds and then be fine, this happened approximately every 10-15 seconds.
I shut down the PC.
Later on... I tried booting up the PC, this time none of the storage devices were detected, (CD,DVD, HD, floppy)
I swtiched off the computer... and since then it won't start up.
I have an ATX PSU, the type which also powers your monitor.
The monitor is still getting power from the PSU.
However the rest of the system isn't being powered up.
I have checked all of the connections. Including each device individually and powering up (without success) to check for 'shorts'
I presume this must mean that my M/B has died.
I just want to confirm this before spending my money on a new M/B