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Air Gun Home Forum Index » The BS Topic » I guess I have to break my rule Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  I guess I have to break my rule   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:44 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands For the 3rd time it's broken. My PC. Bought it used last year, and now it's not even starting up. I guess now I'll have to break that rule of never buying new. Stupid peace of crap... _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:42 pm donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 836 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area What kind of pc is it and if it is a laptop then try with it turned off remove the battery and insure it is not plugged in wait about 30 min and re-install the battery and connect to power and turn it on. Often this will get a laptop that wont do anything to start.   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:07 pm Lipoly Veteran Member Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Posts: 241 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA You probably know what you're doing, but let us know the exact symptoms and maybe we can help. From my experience if it will not turn on at all (and w/no beeps) then it is usually the power supply. How far does it get in the boot process and does it die at the exact same place every time you try? _________________ Philip RWS 350 .22 w/Leapers 4-16x50 Crossman 1377   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:53 pm ellodrith Member Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Posts: 50 Location: Duncan, BC Throw a couple hundred bucks at Dell and let them worry about keeping it running. They have proved very user friendly from my end of things. cheers Jeff _________________ Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:21 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Trust me, when the light on the Mobo is burnin' so it's not the power supply. There's definately something wrong here. Specs: - 2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo - 3 Gb Memory (yup, that's 3, not 4, one strip of memory that broke half a year ago) - 9800 GT (SVGA custom version, also with a lot of flaws) - Mobo by ASUS. I own a Macbook that I fixed myself a couple of times. Typical that when I buy a good up to date machine it breaks down. Was over $ 800 too... Appreciate the input though. Ow, did I mention? I'm out of money. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:56 pm Lipoly Veteran Member Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Posts: 241 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA I've had a power switch go bad before...you could take the wires going to your power switch and touch them together...if you're lucky it may be just that easy. Most of the time there is a jumper on the MB that you can complete w/the head of a pin to start the PC up as well. _________________ Philip RWS 350 .22 w/Leapers 4-16x50 Crossman 1377   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:05 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands I know, I've already hotwired it. I think it may be somewhere down the road which is looking into it to much. I'm away for the weekend because, well, I guess that deserves another topic. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:12 pm Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND I had one go like that Anton, it was the memory that had failed, replaced it and away it went. Al _________________   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:45 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Maybe the whole mobo needs to be replaced. I know my graph card is sort of broken already, because I've tried that at a buddies place and he had the same trouble with graphic stuff. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:37 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Sell the computer for like $500... get a new airgun. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:57 pm Lipoly Veteran Member Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Posts: 241 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA He owns a Macbook ...bet the PC died of a broken heart. _________________ Philip RWS 350 .22 w/Leapers 4-16x50 Crossman 1377   Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:12 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Why don't Mac's get viruses? Because noone uses Mac! _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:17 am Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND Hey Anton place it at the bottom of the garden and give it a good talking to, if it doesn’t respond blast the crap out of it. But make sure you other computers are watching when you do this. You will now have a trouble free computer life. Al _________________   Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:04 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands fritz wrote: Why don't Mac's get viruses? Because noone uses Mac! Their sales figures say otherwise. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:06 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Nothing I'd like to put on the target stand more than I-piecesofcrap. You're not cool because you have a $500 useless, too easy to break, hunk of silicon and plastic. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person. 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