Hey everyone, I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I need some help with figuring out what problem my computer is having.
I currently have an eMachines computer:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
AMD Athlon™ XP 2400+ Processor (2.000 GHz) with QuantiSpeed™ architecture
VIA KM 266
7.25"w x 14.125"h x 16"d
60 GB HDD
256 MB DDR (PC 2100)
48x16x40x Max. CD-RW Drive; 16x Max. DVD Drive; 3.5" 1.44MB FDD
AC '97 Audio
S3 ProSavage8™ integrated (1 AGP slot available for upgrade)
6 USB 2.0 ports (2 on front), 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Microphone-In & Head Phone jack on front, Audio-In & Out, 3 PCI slots (2 available)
I have dropped in another 256MB of RAM, and have recently put in a nVidia 5200 128MB video card.
Recently the computer has been turning off without warning. When I try to turn it on it usually has problems. It usually makes sounds like normal when it boots up, but the light around the power button will not come on, and I get no picture on the monitor. Sometimes the light will come on, but I get no picture on the monitor. It is working now, but before it did, it had been sitting overnight and came back on properly once I unplugged the power cords and plugged the CPU power and monitor cord in different sockets on my surge protector box. Then it came on, and I am now posting this message.
Could someone give me some advice? I can give further details.
I currently have an eMachines computer:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
AMD Athlon™ XP 2400+ Processor (2.000 GHz) with QuantiSpeed™ architecture
VIA KM 266
7.25"w x 14.125"h x 16"d
60 GB HDD
256 MB DDR (PC 2100)
48x16x40x Max. CD-RW Drive; 16x Max. DVD Drive; 3.5" 1.44MB FDD
AC '97 Audio
S3 ProSavage8™ integrated (1 AGP slot available for upgrade)
6 USB 2.0 ports (2 on front), 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Microphone-In & Head Phone jack on front, Audio-In & Out, 3 PCI slots (2 available)
I have dropped in another 256MB of RAM, and have recently put in a nVidia 5200 128MB video card.
Recently the computer has been turning off without warning. When I try to turn it on it usually has problems. It usually makes sounds like normal when it boots up, but the light around the power button will not come on, and I get no picture on the monitor. Sometimes the light will come on, but I get no picture on the monitor. It is working now, but before it did, it had been sitting overnight and came back on properly once I unplugged the power cords and plugged the CPU power and monitor cord in different sockets on my surge protector box. Then it came on, and I am now posting this message.
Could someone give me some advice? I can give further details.