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Re: [LUG] OT Computer will not start.

 

peter wrote:
> (I am having problems with a dead Windows Box).
> 
> Hi Rob and Neil
> 
> Thanks for that.  I started it this morning it worked for a bit, then
> went dead.  I took the top off and pushed this and that, got a household
> fan and put it so it encouraged the air to flow the way it wanted to go,
> to no avail.
> 
> Symptoms, switch on power at the back, mouse flashes, push the front
> button, keyboard flashes and the fan works hard for a bit then it goes a
> lot quieter, but the keyboard is dead, and nothing happens at the
> screen.
> 
> I do not get any error beeps! (These just happen don't they?)
> 

Yep, if you take the memory out you should get some long beeps.

> I will wait an hour and try again. 
> 
> Other exciting projects at the moment, getting Windows XP (running in
> (on?) qemu on my Ubuntu box to see the network and getting another
> computer to see my Mythtv backend.
> 
> Oh joy
> 
> Peter

What spec is the PC?

Have you got any bits you can swap out to diagnose the fault?

Rob



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