jasignhagj Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 So today I was doing a routine dust clean on my computer. I made sure to ground myself, and the only part of the computer I physically touched was the CPU fan, which I r removed to clean and replaced. After putting my computer back upright, I tried to turn it on. The fans start to spin, the disk drive lights flash, but there no picture appears on the monitor. Something inside the computer makes a beep noise about twice a second. I turned off the computer again and checked inside to see if anything was loose, but nothing was apparent. I also fiddeled with the monitor plug, but I havnt tried totouch anything inside yet. Any ideas what is wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_burritos Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 The title made me think of this, and I laughed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2-UuIEOcss And, sorry, I don't know how to fix your problem. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 Double :(, because you can't help me and Im on my Ipod touch, so I have no clue what the blue Lego brick that made you lol is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterlite Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Could be your video card isn't connected properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 I'm hoping that's it, otherwise it's the processor and I have to attempt to remove dell's evil heatsink. EDIT - Tried wiggleing the card around, to no avail. Tomorrow I'll try to actually remove the card and put it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterlite Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Well, I've had video card issues in the past, and it did the exact same thing you described. It's a tricky little bugger. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 That's good news then. I was afraid I'd fried the processor or something else bad. I'll try fixing it in a few hours, it's past 3 here and Ill probably end up slicing my hand open on something if I try it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJoe Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Go to your motherboards manufacturer homepage, visit your mobos page. Start your computer and listen to how the beeps go, then check on the site to see what fault it represents. J'adore aussi le sexe et les snuff moviesJe trouve que ce sont des purs moments de vieJe ne me reconnais plus dans les gensJe suis juste un cas désespérantEt comme personne ne viendra me réclamerJe terminerai comme un objet retrouvé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavi Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 ^ That. The beeps are a code, that can mean something like faulty RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 According to foxconns page, I have a memory error, which Is weird because it's pretty hard to bump the RAM. I've tried removing one stick, removing the other stick, removing the dummy sticks that came with it, but nothing works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJoe Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 According to foxconns page, I have a memory error, which Is weird because it's pretty hard to bump the RAM. I've tried removing one stick, removing the other stick, removing the dummy sticks that came with it, but nothing works.I've also got a Foxconn mobo.Do you have any possibility of testing the ram in another computer? J'adore aussi le sexe et les snuff moviesJe trouve que ce sont des purs moments de vieJe ne me reconnais plus dans les gensJe suis juste un cas désespérantEt comme personne ne viendra me réclamerJe terminerai comme un objet retrouvé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 Possibly. I think my friend has a 2001 era computer. I hope it's not the mobo, I'd have no clue where to find a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albel Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Another thing you could try is maybe the RAM was slightly disconnected. Take out the RAM, and put it back in too see if that helps. Same thing happened to my computer and when I tired that, it was all fixed. [hide=Quotes]Albel/JustinAlbel doesn't say anything anymore, just comes in, leaves an arrow and vanishes into the night :(Probablypractising some euphoniumYou nearly had me fooled, you fooler youEuphonium/10.9/10. To me, always associate Albel with musical stuff in OT.Everyone with a goatee and glasses is Albel now.lmfao albel m8 wat r u doin, hi though. [/hide][hide=Runescape Achievements]99 firemaking(2007), 99 woodcutting(2008), 99 fletching(2009), 99 magic(2010), 99 cooking(2010), 99 farming(2011), 99 construction(2011), 99 runecrafting(2012), 99 Hunter (2014), 99 ranged (2015), 99 HP (2015), 99 Slayer (2015), 99 attack (2015) 99 Defense (2015) 99 Prayer (2015) 99 Summoning (2015) 99 Strength(2015) 99 Herblore (2015) 99 Dungeoneering (2017) 99 Mining (2017) 99 Crafting (2017) 99 Smithing (2017) 99 Thieving (2017) 99 invention (2017) 99 Fishing (2018), 99 Divination (2018), 99 Agility (2018), MAXED (05/17/2018)[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Tried that, and tried only leaving one stick in. Either both sticks are dead, or the slots are broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Try cleaning the contacts with a pencil eraser. Might be all that's wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 Contacts are the metal parts on the RAM stick, right? I'll try that in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Fixed the problem, one of the slots that contained a dummy RAM stick had a loose clasp, causing the computer to not read the RAM for some reason. Thanks for the help, especially dsavi for pointing out that the beeping MoBo meant something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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