Hi all,
I just came home from a 2 week vacation, fired up my computer and found that it wasn’t booting up. (I shut it down and unplugged it before leaving; incidentally, I usually put it on standby rather than shutting it down) Anywa, it powers on, but the monitor picks up no signal and the lights on my keyboard and mouse aren’t lighting up. Additionally, trying to power the computer down by holding down the power button no longer works.
I’ve been searching google for the last 2 hours to see if others had similar problems…and it seems they did, but few of them found solutions.
Some had success resetting the CMOS…I tried this (unplugging the comp and taking out the battery for half an hour), but to no avail. I also tried switching in different RAM and a different video card. Much like what some other threads seemed to conclude, the problem- so far as I and my low level tech knowhow can conclude- is related to the mobo, cpu, or the power supply. I’m thinking of upgrading to these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680
I guess my questions are these:
1. Is there any danger in reusing my video card, ram, and hard drive? These are what I have:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227364
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125238
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140
2. Any recommendations for a compatible power supply?
3. Any more general comments on my crappy predicament?
Thanks All!
