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computer wont boot up.
wayne
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in Techie Stuff
hi folks.my daughter,s dell comp will not boot up.when you press the start up button it starts then stops(light on start button goes out).after a second or so it starts again but doesn,t do anything.can here the fan running but it wont boot up.any ideas please.thanks in advance
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It's probably a faulty PSU, but it could also be a faulty motherboard. Either way, there's no easy fix, you'll need to get it looked at.
You could try re-seating the RAM (taking it out and putting it back in again) but it doesn't sound like that kind of problem to me.
Russ- Google is your friend, use it :rolleyes:0 -
Try and clear the cmos - there should be a jumper on the mo/bo-see your mo/bo manual. Otherwise remove the battery from the mo/bo and unplug the power cable for half an hour.0
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thanks for the replies :beer: but comp now booted up.kept trying it without success until ran out of patience :mad: and punched it and it booted up straight away.:D0
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Works every time.......Today, my BEST is good enough.0
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Hi All,
One of our work PCs was like that once, every time it broke (it wasn't the best ever, cheapest components possible) taking it for a ride in the car to have a look at it seemed to fix it, so the vibrations must have done it some good.
Cheers
Stevecompleted Uni in 2004 without any student debt - woohoo!0
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