OT Computer help

[Mike Hughes]

So my older computer took a dump on me a few weeks ago. I had Eric Bourlet take a look at it. The fan for the power supply was locked up. So we thought the power supply was shot. Found a cheap replacement and plugged it in today. I booted it up and everything look good. I did not try and open any applications as I thought the problem was fixed. Went to get something to eat. My daughter started to change the desktop back drop because we are going to give it to her. The computer took another dump again. It is weird. The sleep mode light is on but there is no way to awake the computer. If I unplug the computer and plug it back in after the capicitors dump, it stays the same with the sleep mode light on. If you psuh the on button it does nothing. This is the way the first power supply acted as well. Any ideas? I was hoping to get my data off the hard drive. I really need it. As my back up external drive stop working 2 weeks prior to the main computer problem. Just my luck.

Mike

 

[TERMINATOR]

So my older computer took a dump on me a few weeks ago. I had Eric Bourlet take a look at it. The fan for the power supply was locked up. So we thought the power supply was shot. Found a cheap replacement and plugged it in today. I booted it up and everything look good. I did not try and open any applications as I thought the problem was fixed. Went to get something to eat. My daughter started to change the desktop back drop because we are going to give it to her. The computer took another dump again. It is weird. The sleep mode light is on but there is no way to awake the computer. If I unplug the computer and plug it back in after the capicitors dump, it stays the same with the sleep mode light on. If you psuh the on button it does nothing. This is the way the first power supply acted as well. Any ideas? I was hoping to get my data off the hard drive. I really need it. As my back up external drive stop working 2 weeks prior to the main computer problem. Just my luck.Mike

this is probably not what you want to hear.. but i'd take the bigest hammer you could and fix her "midwest style" ..then go buy another one..lol. i hate computers and their ability to break when im getting ready to make the biggest buy if the week on ebay..that my friend is "my" luck..lol

terry

 

[carlnoki]

Mike;

sounds like you might have a bad mother board.

i experienced something similar a few years back on my old unit. junked it and bought a new one. the old one was one i put together about 6 years prior to it dying.

carl

 

[shawdaddy]

Mike, The good news is that your stored info is still there. When you get your new computer take them both to a good repair shop and have them transfer the data from the old to the new. might cost you a few buck but I bet the info on the old hard drive is priceless. Ryon Shaw

 

[Russ Nachtweih]

Mike,

Knowing you I would probably lengthen the Pipe a little, maybe try going out to 11" and work your way back in.

Russ

 

[TCHedOff]

So my older computer took a dump on me a few weeks ago. I had Eric Bourlet take a look at it. The fan for the power supply was locked up. So we thought the power supply was shot. Found a cheap replacement and plugged it in today. I booted it up and everything look good. I did not try and open any applications as I thought the problem was fixed. Went to get something to eat. My daughter started to change the desktop back drop because we are going to give it to her. The computer took another dump again. It is weird. The sleep mode light is on but there is no way to awake the computer. If I unplug the computer and plug it back in after the capicitors dump, it stays the same with the sleep mode light on. If you psuh the on button it does nothing. This is the way the first power supply acted as well. Any ideas? I was hoping to get my data off the hard drive. I really need it. As my back up external drive stop working 2 weeks prior to the main computer problem. Just my luck.Mike

Hey Mikey - Dont know JACK about boats but computers....

Could be the motherboard but my bet would be the memory. Either way, PM me what you are running - I may have a replacement for either/or you can have for just shipping costs.

As for your info, its saved on the harddrive, which can be swapped into another computer as a "slave drive". Just a matter of plugging on a power cable, a data cable and setting a "jumper" on the harddrives. Do you want to try to fix the old PC, buy a new one, or buy a used one? Let me know what you had running that failed - I can help.

todd

 

[Nigtmare]

So my older computer took a dump on me a few weeks ago. I had Eric Bourlet take a look at it. The fan for the power supply was locked up. So we thought the power supply was shot. Found a cheap replacement and plugged it in today. I booted it up and everything look good. I did not try and open any applications as I thought the problem was fixed. Went to get something to eat. My daughter started to change the desktop back drop because we are going to give it to her. The computer took another dump again. It is weird. The sleep mode light is on but there is no way to awake the computer. If I unplug the computer and plug it back in after the capicitors dump, it stays the same with the sleep mode light on. If you psuh the on button it does nothing. This is the way the first power supply acted as well. Any ideas? I was hoping to get my data off the hard drive. I really need it. As my back up external drive stop working 2 weeks prior to the main computer problem. Just my luck.Mike

Mike unplug the pc from the wall and let it cool off...... plug it back in and put your hand on the hard drives see if you can feel the drives vibrate and the lights on the drives flashing.if the drives do nothing of the above you may have a bad hard drive and maybe thats what took both power supply's out, or the old power supply took both hard drives out . when I build a pc I all ways get the best power supply that money can buy!!!! most of the time if the supply goes most of the stuff in the system go with it because they can't handle the lower voltage. I bet the external drive stooped working about the same time as the power supply. Nick

 

[csmatheng]

Mike,

I agree with Todd, it could be either the motherboard or bad memory (RAM). It sounds like Todd knows computers as well, but if he is unable to help you out, PM me and I can certainly try and help as well. I have been working, building, troubleshooting, and repairing on computers for the last 10 years as well as studying computer science engineering at the university. I, too, know very little about boats, but computers............

Mike

 

[Mike Hughes]

Todd

I all ready look to see if I could move the drive to the new computer I have now. The data cables are different. Ram is 256 DDR 266mHz CL2.5 I have tried disconnecting the CD and 3.5 drive to see if I could get it to do something other than nothing with no luck. I check the pin out on the power supply and everything has the correct voltages per the pin out specs. Even tried to reset the ram by removing the 3V battery for 10 mins. Could you send me your phone number so we could talk it out.

Thanks

Mike

 

[153stars]

ToddI all ready look to see if I could move the drive to the new computer I have now. The data cables are different. Ram is 256 DDR 266mHz CL2.5 I have tried disconnecting the CD and 3.5 drive to see if I could get it to do something other than nothing with no luck. I check the pin out on the power supply and everything has the correct voltages per the pin out specs. Even tried to reset the ram by removing the 3V battery for 10 mins. Could you send me your phone number so we could talk it out.

Thanks

Mike

My bet mother board.

I don't know if you have a Fry's by you but you can pick up a motherboard CPU combo for about 70$ and up, they're ECS boards and not bad at all if your not going to overclock it. Alot of these boards have slots for ddr &ddr2 memory as well as plugs newer and older hard drives both. Putting in a board in is not that difficult. The last time I was there they had intel core duo 4500 PCU combos for 80$ you basically get the board for free. New egg,tiger direct ect would be close to the same. It would probally boot up fine and with some new hardware found ect... put in the the mother boards software . you could move your files with a memory stick to your new computer then I would do a complete format and reinstall with your windows disc . Would also recommend cheap 2 gig ddr2 upgrade at this time as the onboard graphics will be using it.

 

[TCHedOff]

ToddI all ready look to see if I could move the drive to the new computer I have now. The data cables are different. Ram is 256 DDR 266mHz CL2.5 I have tried disconnecting the CD and 3.5 drive to see if I could get it to do something other than nothing with no luck. I check the pin out on the power supply and everything has the correct voltages per the pin out specs. Even tried to reset the ram by removing the 3V battery for 10 mins. Could you send me your phone number so we could talk it out.

Thanks

Mike

PM Sent Mike,

But I'll put up publicly what I suggested in PM.

As you have already gotten a "new computer", and the data cables are incompatible and the old PC wont fire so you can get your data off, next best bet is hook up your old hard drive as a slave drive to someone who has a running, old/compatible PC, then transfer your data over the internet and download onto your new computer.

If you have a local friend who fits the bill, I'll be happy to walk you thru hooking things up and transferring; or you can send me your old hard drive, and I can hook it up to one of mine and send you your data. Whatever your comfortable with (hope you dont have any embarrasing/compromising photos - I'll publish them !! :lol: ). FYI I got a notebook once from a business; it had several pics of the previous owner/user holding those "green buds" that can get you fired at work!