What Do You Think It Might Be ??

drwho · Mar 18, 2008, 02:09 PM

My daughter called me from college last night and told me her computer wouldn't start. My wife and I had just brought her back to college after Spring Break. I know she getting power to the motherboard because the lights on the board light up with the power on. The problem is when she pushes the start button on the tower nothing happens. It kinda sounds like to me that her PSU has gone bad. What doe you guys think. Any other possibilities I'm missing?

**temeteus82** · Mar 18, 2008, 02:20 PM

Sounds like you need to take it apart and see it the PSU works. Just get mobo and PSU out of the case and then put them over a box and fire it up to see does it boot.

MitchRapp · Mar 18, 2008, 10:37 PM

Probably the PSU.
Check the connectors as well before taking things apart.

Usually when the PSU pops, the lights on the mobo might seem "fine"

Judas · Mar 18, 2008, 10:39 PM

Hopefully it's just the PSU..... in some occasions it's been the motherboard..

drwho · Mar 19, 2008, 04:12 AM

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. My daughter is coming home for Easter Friday and bring her tower with her so I can look it over. I will keep your suggestions in mind. I'm hoping its just the PSU myself.

drwho · Mar 22, 2008, 03:09 AM

Ok, I've got my daughter's computer home and I've opened it up and it won't boot. The motherboard is a Abit Fatality AA8XE. I'm getting a post code of F5. Any ideas? When the power buttomn is pushed it clicks but nothing happens.

**temeteus82** · Mar 22, 2008, 09:32 AM

Abit's site and manual weren't helpful so I can't say what it exactly is.

BlueMak · Mar 22, 2008, 10:00 AM

Sounds like a damaged mainboad.

Mar 18, 2008, 02:09 PM	#1
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 48 System Specs	What Do You Think It Might Be ?? My daughter called me from college last night and told me her computer wouldn't start. My wife and I had just brought her back to college after Spring Break. I know she getting power to the motherboard because the lights on the board light up with the power on. The problem is when she pushes the start button on the tower nothing happens. It kinda sounds like to me that her PSU has gone bad. What doe you guys think. Any other possibilities I'm missing? __________________

Mar 19, 2008, 04:12 AM	Thread Starter #5
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 48 System Specs	Thanks for the suggestions, guys. My daughter is coming home for Easter Friday and bring her tower with her so I can look it over. I will keep your suggestions in mind. I'm hoping its just the PSU myself. __________________

Mar 22, 2008, 03:09 AM	Thread Starter #6
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 48 System Specs	Ok, I've got my daughter's computer home and I've opened it up and it won't boot. The motherboard is a Abit Fatality AA8XE. I'm getting a post code of F5. Any ideas? When the power buttomn is pushed it clicks but nothing happens. __________________

Mar 22, 2008, 10:00 AM	#8
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,242 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Sounds like a damaged mainboad. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Mar 18, 2008, 10:37 PM	#3
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	Probably the PSU. Check the connectors as well before taking things apart. Usually when the PSU pops, the lights on the mobo might seem "fine"