No Display & Monitor Beeping

No Display & Monitor Beeping

When your computer doesn't start or starts making noises that you have never heard before it can be troubling and leave you with no idea what to do to get your computer working again. If you relax and work through the problem systematically you can often resolve the problem in short order. More important than fixing the computer fast is to find out what the problem is and is not.


1).Restart your computer and listen carefully. Your monitor does not beep. If it sounds like your monitor is beeping, it is either speakers connected to the monitor or it is coming directly from the computer.
2).Check and make sure your monitor is fully connected to the computer and that it is plugged in. Try plugging the monitor as well as the computer into another outlet. Some beeping from your computer is normal but it may be confusing if you are not seeing video.
3).Open up the case on the computer by removing one of the side door panels. The side panel door is usually connected by two or more Phillips screws. Take out and reinstall the video card, memory and the processor, this is especially important if you have recently changed any of these pieces of hardware. Any one of these loose connections can prevent video from showing up and cause beep sounds that alert there is a problem.
4).Replace, the video card if nothing else works. You may have to replace, the memory, motherboard or CPU if nothing else works. Some piece of hardware is bad and it's just a matter of a process of elimination.

No Video, No Beep, MoBo LED Lights on, Fans don't spin, on a Biostar TF7100P - M7

The issues of the Biostar TF7100P - M7 Computer comes quites complicated. It shows no display, No beep, both fans of the CPU heat sink assembly and power supply fan won't spin, but the motherboard LED lights on. We may suspect that the video card or RAM must be failing but we can't be too sure. A thorough check must be done at the beginning of every computer troubleshooting. Assessing the present condition of the computer and observing for physical damage and other minute details must be carried out before anything else. To find out how we made the fix, see below.

Date Fixed : 07.11.10

Problem : No Video, No Beep, Mobo LED Lights on, Fans won't spin.

Owner : Anonymous ( Church Employee )

Motherbaord : Biostar TF7100P - M7

Operating System : XP SP2

Technicians : Boging and Tomasito

URLs : http://computer-help-tips.blogspot.com and http://clhidohardware.blogspot.com

INTERVENING FACTORS :

No Motherboard Support CD

OBSERVATION(S) :

Trying to turn on the system unit, the HDD LED on the front panel of the computer doesn't light. It has no display and there was no beep sound heard. The fans as we checked didn't spin. Our suspicion led us directly to the fault of the PSU but we cant be too sure.

TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE :

- Based on our earlier observations, we need to open the side cover of the system unit to check if there are observable physical defects on the components of the motherboard like burnt capacitors.

Of course safety is primarily considered. So every time you need to open the system unit case, always turn off the computer and unplug it from the avr.

- With the side cover removed, we then inspected for physical defects. We did not find any burnt capacitor or other components showing bold physical defect. So we considered removing the data and power cables from the drives and turned on the system unit to find out if the drives might be shorted and have cased the problem. Again, there was no change on the status of the computer.

- As the system unit "runs" with power, there was this hardly audible whistling sound coming from within the system unit. We furthered our observation and sharpened our listening and finally found out that the sound came from the Power Supply Unit.

- So we opened the PSU and found 1 burnt and 3 leaky capacitors!!! The PSU is defective! So we requested the owner of the system unit to buy a new 450 W ATX PSU rather than to replace the capacitors. We may be able to change the components (the leaky and burnt capacitors) but I strongly recommend to replace it a new one.

- After the replacement of the PSU with a new one, the system then powers up and displays the POST. We turned off the system unit and connected back the data and power cables to the drives. Turned it on and found out that we were not able to boot up. The operating system was corrupted and needs to be fixed.

- Trying to fix the operating system using the XP Installation CD, it failed. We also tried Spotmau and still did not succeed. So we just reinstalled XP without formatting the drive and backed up the files.

- After the file backup, we re-installed the operating system with fresh install. Since there was no motherboard support cd, we downloaded and installed the drivers of this Biostar TF7100P - M7 motherboard from the their website.

- Problem solved!

SUMMARY :

- Stubborn problems are most probably be caused by the the Power Supply Unit ( PSU )

- Use you senses in troubleshooting computers, like to listen for abnormal sound. Most likely, a whistling sound is caused by a leaky capacitor. That capacitor might be from the motherboard or power supply and in our case, from the PSU.

No Beep, No Video Display, and Fan Spins Erratically

This computer showed no video display, no beep, and as observed the cpu fan spins erratically. The problems seem complicated and our instincts tell us. This Compaq Presario SR1000V had not been used for about five months because of this problem.

Troubleshooting this type of computer problem does require a lot of patience specially that you are not hearing any beeps and seeing no display. You might want to suspect problems with the video card, RAM, power supply unit, or the motherboard itself. Proper troubleshooting procedure and technique, troubleshooting safety, and documentation must be observed so that you may be able to solve the problem quick, systematic, and efficient.

The procedure done below is a very good example on how a computer troubleshooting procedure should be done correct. This is a step by step tutorial and guide on how a newbie should when troubleshooting a computer.



Date Fixed : January 13, 2011


Problem : No Beep, No Video Display, and Fans Spins Erratically


Motherboard : Compaq Presario SR1000V, 2.6 GHz 512 MB
Operating System : Windows Media Center


Technicians : Computer Hardware Servicing Class of CLHIDO
Weblog : http://computer-help-tips.blogspot.com


INTERVENING FACTORS

- No Motherboard Support CD


OBSERVATIONS

- No Video Display
- No Beep on POST
- CPU fans spins but erratic


TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE

- Before testing the system unit, we must first ask few questions to the owner of the system unit to give us some clues on what and when's regarding the computer problem encountered. Remember that first hand information about the computer problem encountered by the owner or user is the most near-reliable source of idea on what really is the problem of his or her computer. But be warned, I have had said near-reliable because most users being asked lies on the details fearing that the blame is on them. You must ask them in low tone, soft, non-vindictive, and non-agitating manner. The details they give might be useful for your approach in troubleshooting.

- After gathering the information provided by the user, you must verify it by checking and testing the system unit. Be sure to physically check the peripherals first before testing. Try to see if there are missing, blown, or poorly attached cables and peripheral cards. Then after a thorough check, test the system unit and do a detailed observation.

- Upon turning on the system unit, we have noticed that there was an obvious whining sound inside the DVD ROM. There was no video display, no beep or beeps heard, and we can see the fans spinning erratically by when it spins fast then slows down to the extent of almost stopping then turns fast again. This must be a PSU or RAM or motherboard problem. Since there were drives attached, they need to be removed. Once the hard drive, floppy drive, and DVD ROM were removed, the system was powered on and again carefully observed for. The whining sound was gone but there was still no video display or a beep and the fans still spins erratically. The whining sound must have been caused by either of the drives which we verified later.

- Having eliminated the observed whining sound, we must now find out which peripheral or peripherals are failing. On our list we had the PSU, then the RAM, and finally the Motherboard. But among the three, PSU is the nearest candidate to be failing because it main function is to supply power to all the components of the motherboard including the CPU fans. But the RAM is also suspected to be defective so we have to check the easiest component to test which is the RAM. We cleaned the RAM's connector edge with an eraser and powered the system, but it was all the same. The fans still spins erratically. So we transferred the RAM to the next slot and again observed if CPU fans will spin regularly but it didn't. The RAM or the slots must be defective. Since we have an extra RAM, we swapped it with a known good RAM and powered the system unit again. Alas! the fans spins quite regular and we now have a clear display but we can still observe a little erratic spinning.

- Knowing that the RAM was indeed defective and has been tested, our attention switched back to the PSU. It doesn't mean that when as the RAM was initially replaced, it had already solved the problem. Logically, what made the RAM failed is either the motherboard or the PSU. So knowing this, the PSU must be checked.

- Upon checking the PSU, we were not surprised to see three blown capacitors. Though it may be ok to replace the blown capacitors, it is recommended to buy a new one. The system unit that we were troubleshooting had its defective PSU replaced by a new one.

- Two problems found and solved. Now let us go to the whining sound observed earlier. When we plugged in the drives we could hear that the source of the sound is really coming from the DVD ROM and as we tried to open the rack tray, it was stuck. So we manually opened the tray by pinching an eject hole of the DVD ROM and found a CD in it. When we closed the tray back and powered on the system unit, the sound was no longer heard.

- Installation of the operating system was done, appropriate drivers, and the necessary programs were finally installed. The system is now up and running.


SUMMARY

- Troubleshooting problems like this seems so common. The most common problems we have encountered are these the ones we have just worked on. No video display, RAM, and PSU problems are the most common computer problems.

- As we have made the troubleshooting procedure above, problems with display are commonly caused by a failing RAM provided that the video card is ok. Fan problems are generally attributed by a failing PSU or worse a failing of defective motherboard. Also, abnormal sound produced by a system unit may be coming from a CD or DVD ROM, Hard Disk Drive, and or Fans.

No Fan Spins, No Power and No Display on a JetWay PM2MP

Troubleshooting this Jetway PM2MP computer seems easy to do. We know that is has no power and no display and what directs us to check is the PSU. So my c0-computer technician checked the PSU (Power Supply) by removing it from the system unit and opened it. As computer technicians, it will not be surprising for us to see burnt components on the board of the PSU but in this case we were. The burnt components were completely fried and really surprised us how it did happen. See how we did our computer troubleshooting in this example.

Date Fixed : September 12, 2010

Problem : An PM2MP computer has no power and display

Owner : Ms. Scarlet Manoit

Motherboard : JetWay PM2MP - Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz 1 Gb

Operating System : Win XP / Ubuntu (Dual OS)

Technicians : Drokz & Dboi

Websites : http://computer-help-tips.blogspot.com http://chs-tutorial.blogspot.com

INTERVENING FACTOR :

- No Driver CD

OBSERVATIONS :

- No Power

- No Video Display

TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE :

*****Please turn off the AVR and unplug the power cord if you'll replace or test any peripheral in your computer system unit*****

- Based upon our observations earlier, the system has no power and display. Knowing this, we can directly zero in our approach to the following :

a. Power Supply Unit (PSU)

b. Video Card (there is none so we should check c.)

c. Look for burnt or leaking capacitors in the motherboard

- Starting to troubleshoot the PSU, drain ESD first then open the system case's side cover and flip opened side up.

- Remove the PSU and open it. With the PSU opened, it is evident that the components are totally fried out and a new PSU must be replaced. It is not recommended to replace the burnt capacitor or capacitors even if you are able to. Replacing capacitors in the PSU will lead further damage in the motherboard.

This led us to suspect that the motherboard capacitors may have burnt as well so we proceeded to checking the motherboard.

- Upon checking the motherboard, it shows 10 capacitors that leaked. The capacitors really have to be replaced. So we replaced all capacitors with its appropriate voltages and capacitance.

- There was no video card of the system unit, so we cannot troubleshoot for the video card. We can use the integrated video systems and hope for it to be ok after the the motherboard capacitors are replaced.

- With the new PSU and capacitors replaced, the system now powers up, shows POST screen and seems ready to boot an operating system. But the installed operating system doesn't work so we tried fixing it using ERD Commander 2010 but failed. Realizing that the data needs to be backed up, we fixed the operating system using the XP SP2 installer and after that we were able to backup the files and installed a fresh copy of the operating system.

- Problem Solved!

SUMMARY :

- Power related troubleshooting is not limited to the power supply unit only. Sometimes, the motherboard capacitor will get burnt or leaked if the power supply itself is defective. Consider to sharpen your soldering skills - you are to replace the leaky motherboard capacitors remember? :-) .

- One important point... do not just replace the leaky capacitors of the power supply but instead replace the whole unit with a new one.

No Video, Has Power on a P4VM - MX Motherboard

Troubleshooting Video Problem poses a challenge amongst Computer Technicians. There will be a hard time pointing out or zeroing in of the problem in terms of which peripheral is failing. Most of the time, Video Problems are attributed to a Video Card, RAM, or PSU failure. But in some cases, the RAM, PSU or the Video card hardly be suspected to cause the Video Problem but other devices such as the Hard Disk Drive, burnt capacitors on the motherboard, burnt or grounded card peripherals, and other components least expected to cause the problem.

The question is, how are we going to find and fix the cause of the problem and try to stop it from recurring and what Methods of Troubleshooting are we to follow. Try to see below how we did the fix.

Date Fixed: 07.02.10

Owner : Mr. Marcial

Unit / Motherboard : P4VM -MX 2.4 Ghz with 512 Mb of RAM

Operating System : Win XP SP 2

Technicians : CLHIDO Computer Hardware Servicing Students

URLS : http://computer-help-tips.blogspot.com and http://dgteclhido.blogspot.com

PROBLEM :

No Video but has Power

INTERVENING FACTOR :

No Driver Support CD

OBSERVATION :

When the Computer was turn on, there was no video but has power. The fans of the power supply turns and the indicator led of the motherboard lights. The PSU must less be suspected and we can directly assume that the video system or the RAM must be the failing the component.

TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE :

- Since we found out that there is power from the PSU, the fans are all spinning, and the indicator LED is lighting; checking the power system will be done later after checking all the other peripherals if we can find fault or faults.

- To be able to accomplish such check, we removed all connectors to the drives including the power and data cables and also removed the card peripherals virtually leaving just the RAM, the Processor and the motherboard power connector. There is no video card connected and what we can only check at this moment is the RAM and the Processor.

- Having only the RAM and Processor to check first, we turned on the system unit and observed if there will be a continuous beep that might indicate a RAM problem. But there was no beep. The RAM's are ok and surprisingly there was a live screen and we were able to navigate in the BIOS. The RAM's, Processor, and the Integrated Video System are discarded to suspected of causing the problem.

- The next thing to do is to check the card peripherals. So we turned off the system for safety and then inserted the internal modem. As we turned on the system unit, we pinned it! the video was gone! The modem caused the problem! So again we turned off the computer then removed the internal modem and physically inspected it. We then found out a little burnt area on the largest chip of the modem. The problem was caused by the burnt internal modem!

- We then inserted and connected all peripherals to its proper cabling and header then turned the computer on. It was then O.K. The modem really is the failing component.

SUMMARY

- In troubleshooting video problems, we cannot suppose to suspect the video card, RAM, or PSU to cause the problem all the time. Sometimes, the least suspected modem can cause the problem or other peripherals likely to be expected to fail.

- As we ask the owner of the computer how his system unit failed, he said that the computer did not have video display on the morning after the evening storm. Lightning was everywhere during that night and must have caused the modem to burn in anyhow.

P5PE-VM Motherboard Dead?

A P5PE-VM motherboard was declared dead by the City Computer Technician and when the system unit was handed over to us, it resurrected. As many computer technicians say "If you can't replace the motherboard, replace your technician". This may sound mean but why not consider this thought. As we checked the system unit by powering it up, we noticed that the computer was "dead". There was no video but the fans are all spinning. After some few moments of trying to point out the problem. We got it solved and here's how we done it.



Date Fixed : July 20, 2010


Problem : Computer is dead, No Video but Fans Spin.


Owner : The Dumaguete Public Employment Office (PESO)
Motherboard : P5PE-VM, P4 2.6 Ghz
Operating System : WIN XP PS 2


Technician : Drokz
URL : http://computer-help-tips.blogspot.com


INTERVENING FACTORS :

No motherboard support cd
PC Must be fixed in a day.


OBSERVATIONS :

Upon turning on the computer, we noticed that there was no video but all fans are spinning. so we need to check the RAM's, video card, reseat the processor, and power supply.

Also, the video card fan spins quite abnormally slow.


TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE :

- With this type of trouble are almost always expected to be a video card fault. As observed, all fans are spinning and no video display. So we pulled out the video card and visually checked for blown or leaky capacitors but found nothing different or faulty. So we cleaned the connector edge of the video card with a contact cleaner and inserted it after to its slot. Still upon powering the system unit back, no video, no beep and all fans are still spinning.

- So we switched our suspicion to the RAMs. So we cleaned all the RAMs' connector edges and checked it individually by inserting one RAM after the other on each of the DIMM slots. After doing so, we found no clue to what really caused the problem. We can actually check for the power supply right away but it is best to check the components that are accessible and easier to test. So we decided to finally check the PSU for fault.

- As we open and see the insides of the PSU, we weren't surprised to that some capacitors are leaking. Even if there are capacitors leaking, the PSU may still give enough power to spin up the fans and light the LED's. But the power it produces is not enough to make the system to normally run. So we replaced the PSU and the problem was resolved.

- After replacing the PSU the system runs fine for a few minutes but then restarts. As timed, it was about three minutes before the computer restarts. As observed earlier, the fans of the video card spins slow. So we attached a 12 volt fan to the video card. And upon powering up the system unit, there was no restarting of the computer after three minutes. The over-heating of the video card caused the computer to repeatedly restart.

- Problem Solved!


SUMMARY :

- PSU's can still produce enough electricity to spin up the fans and power the LED but not sufficient enough to power the system unit normally when its capacitors are leaking. So consider checking PSU's if you computer gives you no video yet the fans are spinning.

- An over-heating video card can cause a computer to restart after some few minutes when its components can no longer take the heat.

No Display, Continuous Short Beeps , All Fans Spin, No Keyboard Response on a P4GE-MX Motherboard

Troubleshooting this P4GE-MX motherboard is not as easy as one may think. I have encountered a lot of computer troubleshooting similar to the problem of having no display, continuous short beeps and with all the fans spinning. But as guided with the knowledge of beep code errors, continuous short beeps leads us to say that there is something wrong with the system board. Of course, we can't directly jump into conclusion that the motherboard is defective. I have taken detailed observation and verification before making such conclusion. See the text below how I did the troubleshooting procedure for this computer problem.

Date Fixed : September 26, 2010

Problem : No Display, Continuous Short Beeps , All Fans Spin, No Keyboard Response on a P4GE-MX Motherboard

Owner : City Livelihood and Home Industries Development Office

Motherboard : ASUS P4GE-MX, P4 2.4 Ghz

Operating System : XP / Ubuntu

Technician : Drokz

Website / Blog : http://computer-help-tips.blogspot.com | http://chs-tutorial.blogspot.com

INTERVENING FACTOR :

- No Installation CD

OBSERVATIONS :

- All Fans spin

- No Display

- Continuous Short Beeps

- Keyboard will does not lit

TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE :

*****Please turn off the AVR and unplug the power cord if you'll replace or test any peripheral in your computer system unit*****

- Before the troubleshooting was started, I asked a couple of questions to the students who has used and observed the behavior of the computer before it totally broke. So here are the following observations as said by the students.

Question :

- "What happened before the computer completely shuts down and never give a display again?"

Answers :

- "It keeps on freezing."

- "It won't restart if the restart button is pressed"

Question :

- "Did it only occur once?"

Answer :

- "It did a couple of times as we power it back. But on our fifth or sixth attempt trying to turn off (turning off the AVR) and turn on the system back again, it did not give any display but the fans still spin."

It must be noted that it freezes upon operation and could not be restarted using the restart button. We can speculate that the operating system is least to blame for this trouble. So there are six things to check for this problem. And we need to isolate each of our suspected troubles to screen off mistakes in troubleshooting.

Suspected troubles in the order of priority to check :

- Video Card (improper seating and fan speed)

- RAM

- Power Supply

- Hard Disk Drive

- Operating System

- Motherboard

- Please remember that we will be doing "Isolation Method" of troubleshooting. We will be testing each peripheral one after the other so be careful with power. Always turn off the AVR and unplug the power cord each time you swap a peripheral.

- Since there is an integrated vga port, we can use it instead of the video card. Upon removing and checking the video card for physical defects, we found none. So we proceeded with the checking by using the integrated vga port and turned on the system. But still there was no display but continuous short beeps. We also inserted the removed video card to the other computer system and found out that it just worked fine.

- Video defect has been eliminated. It's time to check the RAM. We simply swapped the existing RAm with a known good RAM from a running system unit. We also used one slot after the other and still got no display but continuously gives out the repeating short beeps again.

- RAM defect suspicion was also eliminated. Since stubborn computer problems like this is attributed by a defective Power Supply Unit (PSU), so the system's PSU MUST be checked. And as it was checked using a multimeter, the power output were ok. Not contented, I opened the PSU to see if there are blown or burnt capacitors on its board but has seen none. So I decided to swap it with a known good PSU then powered on the system. Again, there was no display but a continuous short beep.

- Suspicion on the PSU was again eliminated. So I switch my attention (a little attention) to the Hard Disk Drive and the Operating System. To check two things that are relative in one time. I decided to remove the Hard Drive immediately from the system unit then powered on the system unit. Again, there was no display but a constant repeating short beeps. It seems the solution will go no further. I have suspected the bios to have crashed. All of its peripheral just works fine. I even swapped the processor but still has no difference or changes.

- So I search for the documentation for Pheonix BIOS and found tons of documentation about the matter. The dreaded constant repeating short beep was an indication of a failed BIOS and the only way to fix it is to hot-swap. There was no way to flash it because there was no display and hot-swapping was the only solution. I cannot afford to hot-swap it with the other working system unit because it might end out having two computers broken and the training center had only 4 working computers. Too bad I can't perform such hot-swapping for the computer. But anyway, the computer didn't go to waste, it is now used by students to practice assembly and disassembly of the system unit.

- Problem not solved or was limited to solving it

SUMMARY

- It is good to note and check the beep errors given by a failing system unit. Just like a repeating short beep that indicates a BIOS problem. The troubleshooting should have not taken long enough to spot the cause of the problem. It is also noteworthy to check documentations on the CMOS manufacturer to confirm or verify your suspicions.

Defective Motherboard | Defected RAM | BIOS Problem?

Reported Defect: No video no beep codes sounds dead system unit

Computer Name / Owner : Bobo Pague
Date fixed: August 23, 2009
Place: Barangay Taclobo, Dumaguete City
Unit: ATX

Computer Description:

Motherboard: ASUS
Processor: Intel ® Celeron ® 1.80 Ghz
RAM: 1 Gb
Operating System: Win XP SP2



Checked By: Andrew Dahilan - 09058538259



Interview Report:

The owner said just one day it turned off and then really gone dead. The system was sent to two respected Computer Servicing Shops in Dumaguete and both shops said the motherboard is defective or dead.


Observations:

>No Display
>No Beep code
>PSU and CPU Fans Spinning
>Numlock don’t lit on startup


Troubleshooting Proper:

>Since the system was already passed down to me, I assumed its peripherals had been checked thoroughly. So I removed all the peripherals and tested each to verify “their” findings.

>First, I removed ALL removable components and turned on the system then observed the total functioning.

>Then, after which, the CMOS Battery was inserted and turned the system on. Still observing, the result was the same as the first approach.

>The CPU was then placed back in its socket and retested by turning it on. No beep codes, and display.

>The RAM was then tested next, yet still ..no life.

> Power supply was then suspected to cause the problem. PSU was then removed and opened to see if there are blown components (look for blown capacitors) but we found the PSU in good condition.

>Going back to see if it’s a RAM related problem, we inserted a known good RAM. But then again, still no display and beep codes. Changing the slot placement of the RAM and tested each attempt, still there was no sign of “life”.

>It could be the processor that is dead or perhaps really the BIOS or RAM. Confusion begins to pile up. So I rechecked each major component back again and to which I should be starting with the Motherboard.

>Reviving the Motherboard back to life (if is it dead or it could be) is an impossible task. A cell phone techie told me that you really can’t fix its board, but instead it is just to be “heated-up” using some hot air equipment. So I guess it should work the same as the motherboard (technically they are both computers). Instead of using the hot-air equipment used by the cell phone technicians, we borrowed and used Carla’s hair blower (the beautician downstairs of our center). We then removed the components from the motherboard and the motherboard itself from the system casing and checked the motherboard for cracks or other visible and possible defects. Then the heating and blowing process continued using Carla’s equipment. After heating the motherboard and its components, we re-installed the board and its components back to the system case for testing.

>Inserting back the CPU, CMOS battery, and RAM to the board, ALAS! There was a display on POST! But it just lasted for about 4 seconds and the system shuts down. At least there was a sign of life. ?

>Still confused, re-checking the major the components back for the third time and the attempt seemed to be doomed for failure. The motherboard is the last to blame for this stubbornness of the problem. But in the contrary, why were it able to show us the POST? Think. ?

>BIOS loads its information to the memory during POST right? Let’s check the memory.

>I have reseated the RAM to the other slots but it seems the only functioning slot was the first slot we tested where the POST was temporary seen. So I cleaned the slot by running a thin flat screw driver unto its slot and brushed it up (use a contact cleaner, the method used here is barbaric!). After which, the system was up and running and was able to enter the BIOS setup!

>I tested the HDD if it is running but unfortunately the BIOS cannot detect it. We used another good HDD and that’s it!

>Win XP Sp2 was then installed on that hard disk and some utilities and applications.

>The system was brought to its good state after being observed for 1 week (it is still kicking to this day as I write this report). Well I told the system unit’s owner for what problems were found and what peripherals to buy…and guess what, the system was given to me. I now own the system. ?


Trouble(s) found / Defective components

>RAM is found defective
>DIMM slots were flaky and tarnished
>HDD is found defective
>Motherboard was possibly defective



Remedy:

>Heated-up the motherboard (Motherboard is suspected to cause the problem)

>Cleaned the DIMM slots and replace the RAM

>Replaced the Hard Disk and installed and Operating System and other applications and utilities.


Summary:

Check all major components first (RAM, Video Adapter [if present], CMOS Battery, CPU, Jumper Settings [use manual], and then the Motherboard. Use isolation method for troubleshooting. The possible defects of the fixed system were: poorly seated CPU, tarnished or non-conducting connector edges possibly because of humidity (DIMM slots), defective motherboard component(s), and incorrect BIOS settings.


Keywords: dead system unit no video no beep codes sounds