New PC not working anymore
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Recently I built my first computer and to my surprise it started up an ran just fine. I configured everything and installed Windows XP Pro. I left to study abroad in Italy and while I was gone my mom used it and called me to tell me something was wrong and the computer won't start (I am not blaming anyone). I have come back from my trip and now I am trying to fix the damn thing.
My computer is acting very inconsistent so I have no idea what the problem is. The mobo LED light comes on when I switch on the power. Then I try hitting the power button on the front of the case and sometimes the computer starts and sometimes it doesn't. If it does start, about 1 - 3 minutes after the monitor comes on, I hear a series of beeps (I think 3) and I get some messages and then I am prompted to either use BIOS default settings or to configure them myself. I tried both options. The first causing my computer to be unresponsive and the latter I get to the BIOS menu's but when I try to save the configuration the computer becomes unresponsive aswell.
I have a Pentium 4 3ghz and an Asus P4C800-E mobo.
I really do appreciate any help I can get. Thanx!
Recently I built my first computer and to my surprise it started up an ran just fine. I configured everything and installed Windows XP Pro. I left to study abroad in Italy and while I was gone my mom used it and called me to tell me something was wrong and the computer won't start (I am not blaming anyone). I have come back from my trip and now I am trying to fix the damn thing.
My computer is acting very inconsistent so I have no idea what the problem is. The mobo LED light comes on when I switch on the power. Then I try hitting the power button on the front of the case and sometimes the computer starts and sometimes it doesn't. If it does start, about 1 - 3 minutes after the monitor comes on, I hear a series of beeps (I think 3) and I get some messages and then I am prompted to either use BIOS default settings or to configure them myself. I tried both options. The first causing my computer to be unresponsive and the latter I get to the BIOS menu's but when I try to save the configuration the computer becomes unresponsive aswell.
I have a Pentium 4 3ghz and an Asus P4C800-E mobo.
I really do appreciate any help I can get. Thanx!
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I experienced the same problem with another system. I traced it down to the ATI video card. You should be experiencing problems from a completely powered down phase but not on a reboot once it is running.
Am I correct?
Have you another video card? Any kind will do. Put it in and see if the PC consistently starts from completely powered off.
It was a voltage problem with a particular card/mobo combination. It wasn't resolved by boosting the VCORE for the AGP card.
Let's see if this is what you are experiencing.
That may be reversed and therefore the motherboard doesn't get its signal to power up.
Sorry it took so long to reply. We'll see if we can get it solved for you.
I know you already RMA'd, but depending on what they send you back (revision wise or they might flash the newest BIOS on there first if you are lucky???), you will probably have to do what i said above....maybe a friend has a p4c you can borrow?