I built myself a nice PC less than a year ago... AMD 64 3000+, Neo2 Platinum mobo, 1 gig ram, Radeon 9600 Pro, etc. I got case from newegg that came with a 350 power supply, got the PC running for a while with no problems... everything was good. I had to leave the country for about a month and left the computer at a relatives house so he could use it (BIG MISTAKE).
When I came back the computer would power up (when I pressed the on button you could hear the power supply and all the stuff firing up) but it wouldn't send a signal to the monitor. My relative told me that it was working fine until one day it just wouldn't turn on. I tried everything from taking out the video card and putting it back in... to pretty much taking the whole PC apart and putting it back together... still same problem. Anyways I gave up because I didnt have another PC to access the internet and look for help so I just ended up buying a cheap laptop for college.
The PC has been sitting in my room since then but I took out the HD and gave it to a friend (owed him some money). I was wondering if it could just be the Power Supply that died off since it was a cheap generic one... but I was wondering if they can still fire up and send signals even when they are broken. I remember someone telling me that you can trouble shoot hardware problems from some lights and sounds the PC will make when you turn it on.
Any ideas what to do to see whats the problem with the PC and can you do this without a HD? thanks
When I came back the computer would power up (when I pressed the on button you could hear the power supply and all the stuff firing up) but it wouldn't send a signal to the monitor. My relative told me that it was working fine until one day it just wouldn't turn on. I tried everything from taking out the video card and putting it back in... to pretty much taking the whole PC apart and putting it back together... still same problem. Anyways I gave up because I didnt have another PC to access the internet and look for help so I just ended up buying a cheap laptop for college.
The PC has been sitting in my room since then but I took out the HD and gave it to a friend (owed him some money). I was wondering if it could just be the Power Supply that died off since it was a cheap generic one... but I was wondering if they can still fire up and send signals even when they are broken. I remember someone telling me that you can trouble shoot hardware problems from some lights and sounds the PC will make when you turn it on.
Any ideas what to do to see whats the problem with the PC and can you do this without a HD? thanks