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Old 12-10-2005   #1 (permalink)
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What? Help! My hardware not working

PLease help me this morning mandriva was working fine it was working fine. I turn the COmputer off. And in the afternoon when i turn it on again the monitore wasnot reacting and the mouse and keyborde werent either working. I check that everything was plugged in properly. PLeeaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeeee HHHHHHHHHHEeeeeeeeeelllllllllppppppppp!!!!! MEeeeeeee
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ok, in order to help you, we need actual information.

Does the bios come up?
Is your bootloader starting?
Is the problem after linux starts?
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Ok, when i push the button to turn on the computer, the actual computer turns on but the monitore and mouse and keybord doesent react. So i just have a blank screen. I tried a diifferent screen but the same thing happend. I even tried to put in a second visual card, but still it didnt help.

Is that better?
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sosunds like a hardware problem, try having just the minimal kit in your p.c. e.g. memory,graphics,cpu & see if it boots. if it does, gradually add to it until you find the part that stops it booting. somtimes just taking out components & resating them works.

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ok, in order to help you, we need actual information...
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And it sounds to me that you have a buggered power supply, they do that after a while, how old is the computer?
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Also, some motherboard use a series of beeps to indicate problems (one beep = bad memory, two beeps = no video card, etc... ) look in your information about your motherboard
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Why not try Clearing the Cmos Settings of your PC by removing the Cmos Battery from its Socket and inserting a new battery.


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