PC World Community: pc not boot up ...

Browse by Topic

Home News Reviews How-To Blogs Videos Downloads Shop & Compare Community

Business Center

Magazine

Subscribe & Get
a Bonus CD

Customer Service

Up to Discussions in Desktops

6 Replies Last post: Jan 28, 2007 3:13 AM by auckland

auckland

34 posts since
Nov 15, 2006

Jan 22, 2007 7:24 PM

pc not boot up

Hi guys,
I have got a problem with my computer ( pc not boot up) I was working on the internet and suddenly my computer restarted and all Im getting is the led light on not the green one it became blinking orange all the cabled are in place ok and fans work fine, the keyboard is not flashing, no beeps, dark screen

Recently, I have not changed any thing on my computer (sometimes installing programs like windows RAR and uninstalling it a week ago. Im running AVG anti virus

I have Packard bell computer about 1.5 year old
COLOMBIA MOTHERBOARD mATX
CPU: 2.8 GHZ Celeron
RAM: 512 MB
40 GB hard disk drive
CD-RW drive
POWER SUPPLY: 290 W
ON BOARD VIDEO

Any help will be appreciated :roll:

Thanks

don2007

160 posts since
Jan 4, 2007

1. Jan 22, 2007 8:58 PM

in response to: auckland

Hold F8 and see if you can get to safe mode.

auckland

34 posts since
Nov 15, 2006

2. Jan 23, 2007 4:38 PM

in response to: auckland

reply

thanks for your reply,i will try but i don't think so it will work because the keyboard lights are not flashing that means my pc maybe is not doning on power self test

thanks again
i will try and i will tell you the result

techie4fun

1,943 posts since
Oct 18, 2006

3. Jan 27, 2007 9:53 AM

in response to: auckland

You might want to double check your power supply. Either your not getting enough power, or worse, it could have fried, which can result in a number of results like only certain things run when you turn on your computer.

Your onboard video could also be failing on you.

Also, how is the cooling inside your case? Do you have fans running inside, is there good ventilation?

auckland

34 posts since
Nov 15, 2006

4. Jan 27, 2007 10:43 PM

in response to: auckland

Thanks for your reply guys,

actually, i have another computer but a bit older; i removed the power supply from the new one -290- watt( the one it has a problem) and i tried to boot the old computer which is using power supply with 100 watt no problem it works fine therefor i dont know if the the new computer needs a new power supply or not

oh, also i tried to removed all the cables from ( CD-RW,HDD,FDD) and just kept cpu, memory, keyboard,mouse but no way it's still same problem
:cry:

i'm looking forward to hearing from you guys!

thanks

JRiffle

14 posts since
Jan 26, 2007

5. Jan 27, 2007 11:58 PM

in response to: auckland

Re: pc not boot up

auckland wrote:... all Im getting is the led light on not the green one it became blinking orange

Which LED? On the computer itself or the monitor?

If the flashing orange LED is on the monitor, your video card may have just failed catastrophically...