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waqasahmed · 15-12-08, 12:01 AM

Well my friends PC wouldn't show a picture on screen, so he tested the PC on another monitor and still no picture. He then called me and I told him it may be a graphics problem. So I come round with my geforce 2(PCI) graphics card

and plug that into the appropriate PCI slot. Still-nothing on screen.

Am I right in advising my friend in getting a new(old) motherboard?

Rick · 15-12-08, 12:33 AM

Could be a number of things.

If there are any beeps as the system tries to start probably not the board. If the system turns itself off then could be a short on the PSU. If there is no power at all then probably the PSU has failed.

Can u give anymore details ?

waqasahmed · 15-12-08, 12:36 AM

No beeps. Just runs smoothly(well if you dont count the noisiness of the HDD's) System does not turn itself off, and the PSU has not failed-working

Rick · 15-12-08, 12:48 AM

In that case, it is likely to be the motherboard. The only other (less likely) possibilities are memory or processor. If you have spares you could try swapping them out.

waqasahmed · 15-12-08, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rick1980

In that case, it is likely to be the motherboard. The only other (less likely) possibilities are memory or processor. If you have spares you could try swapping them out.

Nope no spare DDR RAM and no spare socket A CPU. Well I told my friend to buy it before I posted here. I didn't want it to haunt me when another one didn't work. I ended up recommending him a bundle from eBay that has RAM and a CPU already with it

Mickha · 15-12-08, 06:34 AM

When you state you have tried another monitor did you try a different cable, from your monitor to the graphics card ?

waqasahmed · 15-12-08, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mickha

When you state you have tried another monitor did you try a different cable, from your monitor to the graphics card ?

well another PC used that monitor, so cable is working

Wheeler777 · 18-12-08, 04:55 PM

does anything happen when you right click on the desktop ( where it should be)
it could be the monitor does not support the refresh rate the card is asking it to display. you would just get a blank screen. cya.

W

waqasahmed · 18-12-08, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wheeler777

does anything happen when you right click on the desktop ( where it should be)
it could be the monitor does not support the refresh rate the card is asking it to display. you would just get a blank screen. cya.

W

No image comes up. Anyway my friends parcel arrived. I installed it onto his case and the PC fired up and images on the screen showed up

15-12-08, 12:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
waqasahmed Cost efficient muppet Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: W. Yorkshire TW area Posts: 4,510 Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 935 Times in 690 Posts	Failed socket A motherboard Well my friends PC wouldn't show a picture on screen, so he tested the PC on another monitor and still no picture. He then called me and I told him it may be a graphics problem. So I come round with my geforce 2(PCI) graphics card and plug that into the appropriate PCI slot. Still-nothing on screen. Am I right in advising my friend in getting a new(old) motherboard?

15-12-08, 12:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rick Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Blackburn, UK Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,029 Times in 669 Posts	Re: Failed socket A motherboard Could be a number of things. If there are any beeps as the system tries to start probably not the board. If the system turns itself off then could be a short on the PSU. If there is no power at all then probably the PSU has failed. Can u give anymore details ?

15-12-08, 12:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
waqasahmed Cost efficient muppet Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: W. Yorkshire TW area Posts: 4,510 Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 935 Times in 690 Posts	Re: Failed socket A motherboard No beeps. Just runs smoothly(well if you dont count the noisiness of the HDD's) System does not turn itself off, and the PSU has not failed-working

15-12-08, 12:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rick Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Blackburn, UK Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,029 Times in 669 Posts	Re: Failed socket A motherboard In that case, it is likely to be the motherboard. The only other (less likely) possibilities are memory or processor. If you have spares you could try swapping them out.

15-12-08, 06:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,800 Thanks: 42 Thanked 1,203 Times in 850 Posts	Re: Failed socket A motherboard When you state you have tried another monitor did you try a different cable, from your monitor to the graphics card ?

18-12-08, 04:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wheeler777 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 92 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Failed socket A motherboard does anything happen when you right click on the desktop ( where it should be) it could be the monitor does not support the refresh rate the card is asking it to display. you would just get a blank screen. cya. W

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