Here is the complete run down:
About two weeks ago the computer wouldnt reboot. NTLDR message showed. I tried reinstalling windows, but even after it formatted and copied the setup files it still NTLDR'd on me. It was definitely the HD. Replaced the hard drive and all was good...until...
The graphics card was causing problems. It would constantly stay that the card wasnt connected to the computer...very weird. I would just jiggle the computer and it would work again.
Finally though the screen when all white on me. I checked inside the computer and a piece from the graphics card (a RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB) was hanging off the card, and eventually fell off.
The card was sent in for RMA, and an old busted AGP card was obtained from the IT guy at word to hold the computer over for general windows use until the card came back from ATI, which obviously won't happen for another 2 weeks or so.
Everything worked fine...until...
The computer made some LOUD knocking noises on the speakers then shut off. And now the computer won't turn back on. If one turns off the switch on the PSU and turns it back on, the presses the power button on the computer, the power LED flickers for a moment, and the CPU fan runs for a little under a second, but everything stops and does nothing.
An old 300W PSU was obtained from the IT guy to test for a bad PSU. The PSU was connected but did nothing as well.
The PSU which came with the case, which is the one in question, continues to have the same results...flickers power LED, revolves CPU fan for a second at most.
I disconnected everything...cables from the back, IDE cables, power cables from the HD's, the RAM was removed. All that is left is the motherboard and the CPU...and still no success.
I am running the following:
The following components in the computer were purchased mid-august 2005:
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A Codegen Briza-63CA case which comes with a 350W Power Supply.
A Chaintech VNF3-250 socket 754 motherboard, running the most recent BIOS.
A Sempron64 3000+.
2 sticks of 512MB PC-3200 DDR-SDRAM, one from Rosewell (bought from NewEgg), the other from Patriot (bought from Microcenter).
A 160GB Hitachi ATA133 hard drive purchased 2 weeks ago...which replaced the bad Quantum Fireball 60GB that was over 4 years old.
A 200GB Maxtor ATA133 hard drive purchased probably 1.5 years ago.
A 30GB Maxtor ATA133 hard drive purchased probably 2 or so years ago.
A NEC DVD+-RW drive purchased 2 years and 3 months ago.
A ATi Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB purchased 2 years and 3 months ago, which is now being RMA'd to ATi.
My best guess right now is the motherboard...since i read some reviews on Newegg that the thing goes bad pretty fast...as well as having a friend experience the same.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?
About two weeks ago the computer wouldnt reboot. NTLDR message showed. I tried reinstalling windows, but even after it formatted and copied the setup files it still NTLDR'd on me. It was definitely the HD. Replaced the hard drive and all was good...until...
The graphics card was causing problems. It would constantly stay that the card wasnt connected to the computer...very weird. I would just jiggle the computer and it would work again.
Finally though the screen when all white on me. I checked inside the computer and a piece from the graphics card (a RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB) was hanging off the card, and eventually fell off.
The card was sent in for RMA, and an old busted AGP card was obtained from the IT guy at word to hold the computer over for general windows use until the card came back from ATI, which obviously won't happen for another 2 weeks or so.
Everything worked fine...until...
The computer made some LOUD knocking noises on the speakers then shut off. And now the computer won't turn back on. If one turns off the switch on the PSU and turns it back on, the presses the power button on the computer, the power LED flickers for a moment, and the CPU fan runs for a little under a second, but everything stops and does nothing.
An old 300W PSU was obtained from the IT guy to test for a bad PSU. The PSU was connected but did nothing as well.
The PSU which came with the case, which is the one in question, continues to have the same results...flickers power LED, revolves CPU fan for a second at most.
I disconnected everything...cables from the back, IDE cables, power cables from the HD's, the RAM was removed. All that is left is the motherboard and the CPU...and still no success.
I am running the following:
The following components in the computer were purchased mid-august 2005:
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A Codegen Briza-63CA case which comes with a 350W Power Supply.
A Chaintech VNF3-250 socket 754 motherboard, running the most recent BIOS.
A Sempron64 3000+.
2 sticks of 512MB PC-3200 DDR-SDRAM, one from Rosewell (bought from NewEgg), the other from Patriot (bought from Microcenter).
A 160GB Hitachi ATA133 hard drive purchased 2 weeks ago...which replaced the bad Quantum Fireball 60GB that was over 4 years old.
A 200GB Maxtor ATA133 hard drive purchased probably 1.5 years ago.
A 30GB Maxtor ATA133 hard drive purchased probably 2 or so years ago.
A NEC DVD+-RW drive purchased 2 years and 3 months ago.
A ATi Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB purchased 2 years and 3 months ago, which is now being RMA'd to ATi.
My best guess right now is the motherboard...since i read some reviews on Newegg that the thing goes bad pretty fast...as well as having a friend experience the same.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?