maybe i am blind but i do not see your ram ?
#pc not posting
gleaming orchid
what mainboard is it ? you should have debug lights, or a 8 digit display
thats how you find out what is keeping the pc from booting / getting signal
depends on what you mean with status light ?
best is to start with your pc specs
tell us exactly what board, what gpu, cpu
motherboard is the most important, that way i can check the manual to see where the debug light is
there should always be a manual
the old ones actually often have the 8 digit display still
but i cant see it on the board from this view
try find the mainboard name that would really help only asus is not enough
it has UEFI bios so its not THAT old 🙂
nah thats just a feature
probably on the other side
ah good 🙂
just send me model name
i will check
its on asus website
if you want to do it yourself
trying if that helps^^ lets see
might have found it
does that look like it ?=
okay, let me check manual real quick
okay thats shit 😄 it honestly does not have any debug lights
makes this harder
so lets start with the usual suspects. Your cpu does have integrated graphics, so take out your gpu and try pluging cable in the motherboard
that way you are using integrated graphics instead of gpu, so we can test if the gpu has a problem or its osmething else
well you should have 8 pin cpu connection
which according to your image you got in there
wdym it doesnt ?
the gpu^^ well then its a good thing 😄
still need to find out what the issue is, most of the time its something not inserted correctly, or seated correctly or plugged in correctly
so you dont get power at all ?
pcs run without graphics card, so it should turn on
so i personally would now try getting the whole thing out of the case
yeah i do that all the time thats fine
lets find out if there is a short
thats not good^^
damn how old is the pc
nah
so the gpu should not cause it to not turn on, but since you took it out and it stopped turning on, plug it back in and try 😄
why u using screwdriver btw ?
case io not working ?
i mean its fine, as long as you do not short the wrong thing
okay so there is a psu problem here, honestly you somehow have to get it out of the case
get the screw out, should replace that anyway
you dont
i did not say its broken tho
but we have to rule out a short
so we cant really check stuff if the board is in the case
you could technically test the psu without the mainboard
but that would not rule out a short on the board, unless it does not turn on on its own
Power supply unit
i dont think there is anything wrong with it. At this point i think there is a short on the board / case
which would make the power supply not turn the pc on for security
well unless it has a short
IE something on the board contacts the case where it shouldnt
you could test other parts, by removing them and testing, but honestly the usual way is to check the most likely stuff first.
you could check ofc all the cables
i usually assume wrongly that people correctly connected them
but seen problems there as well
yeah in which you could have pushed something somewhere
oh.. thats not good
like i said.. you kinda have to rule out things.. its hard to do with the mainboard in the case
the way you troubleshoot is to reduce the amount of stuff until it turns on basically
well at least its on now
with screen now ?
well you can try now with onboard gpu if you want
so gpu back out and try with onboard graphics
this is so weird AF
the gpu should have no effect on turning on or not i have a server running here without gpu and without onboard graphics
well for it to run without the gpu the gpu should be out of the pcie
technically it works with the card in the pcie, but we want to test without it in the slot ofc
nothing else, it should turn on
lets see if you post
okay at least you can rule out gpu now
so its basically a testing game now, reseat ram, test agaom
yeah
clearing cmos is a test you can do
lets see if you have cmos jumper
otherwise you need to remove battery and wait
okay
you use a jumper or battery ?
okay 😄
nvm^^
the battery
and put it back in ?
to reset cmos you usually wait 1-5 min^^
so weird it worked so fast
then again its an old board
but you post now yeah ?
nice, so its sorted 😄
what you gonna do with this old pc ? 😄
def good idea to mess around with
if i were you i would even install linux on it
have some fun 😉
i dont wanna know what a toilet roll does on your desk 😉
damn DDR3 1600
@dull jolt stop spying ! 😄
dull jolt
Lol, if someone's helping already i just read unless they look like they need more info
gleaming orchid
i am thinking of buying the 4070^^
but i think i should wait a month or two...
idk
dull jolt
What do you have now?
gleaming orchid
2070 super
works fine in most games, so i am not in a rush^^
but it would do DREAMS for MSFS
dull jolt
I don't think you will see second hand prices for a 4070 anytime soon lol
gleaming orchid
well i would not by second hand anyway
i am german^^ we like our security and our warranty
dull jolt
Yeah people are too scammy in my region to trust what they are selling. I only get refurbished/renewed items
dull jolt
I see a large white bright dot but not 91
dull jolt
If you run with an empty drive the farthest you will get is the bios
Get a drive with windows or install
gleaming orchid
yeah you need to put windows on a stick or linux 🙂 or any other os
its just a matter of download and put on the stick, you dont need a key
yeah you will have to
thats why always keep a laptop or spare pc 😄
dull jolt
gleaming orchid
i have 3 here, and another 3 raspberry pis 😄 if you count them as computer
dull jolt
I have a lot of spares, i just can't use some or run too slow. I has a Nas that i found and got it for free but it has the ip of the previous owner and the manual doesn't tell you how to wipe so i gave up on it, that was like a year ago, it's still just sitting here lol
gleaming orchid
windows media creation tool
dull jolt
Plug usb first, click download, it will get u the creation tool then use that to install it to your flashdrive
gleaming orchid
once its then on the stick you put it in the new computer and then you can basically boot from it
dull jolt
But please don't be like my friend who clicked wipe instead of download to usb
gleaming orchid
only wipe with your toilet rolls !
dull jolt
What 😅
sage flax
gleaming orchid
@dull jolt your turn, i am going on couch watching some tv 😄
dull jolt
Run the exe so you can download windows onto your usb
The exe is for the program used to get the windows files
gleaming orchid
what gpu is that btw ?
wondering if it might be higher pcie lane than the board
was it 6600 xt ?
different guy tho, not the one from the other thread 😄
i would try clearing cmos first with the card in the slot, it worked earlier as well.
lean lark
Also does the cpu have a power cable as well?
The 4 pin cable on the left top corner?
I don’t see a cable there
gleaming orchid
@lean lark i am going on couch, you take over 🙂 we got it to post earlier with integrated gpu. So everything seems to work, gpu fans also spin.
he has the 8 pin connected
