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Offline ebfd11

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Re: A WTF moment...
« Reply #15 on: December 05, 2009, 04:12:49 PM »
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I had the same thing happen to me no too long ago. I ended up bringing it to a shop and found out it was a bad motherboard. So that is when i decided to do a total rebuild. I scabbed some parts from my old comp and reused them but i know what you are talking about, unfortunately.
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Re: A WTF moment...
« Reply #16 on: December 05, 2009, 04:19:06 PM »
Quote from: ebfd11 on December 05, 2009, 04:12:49 PM
Ruler

I had the same thing happen to me no too long ago. I ended up bringing it to a shop and found out it was a bad motherboard. So that is when i decided to do a total rebuild. I scabbed some parts from my old comp and reused them but i know what you are talking about, unfortunately.

That's JUST what I didn't want to hear! But I'd rather know the truth than lie to myself to make me feel better,lol
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Re: A WTF moment...
« Reply #17 on: December 06, 2009, 12:50:41 AM »
oh if it doesnt even get to post then its 100% hardware.

re-seat all the cards and the ram, check cables and connectors.

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Re: A WTF moment...
« Reply #18 on: December 06, 2009, 12:53:05 AM »
I already got the mobo requested for RMA from Gigabyte, if the CPU died when I took it out and bent afew pins then I'll send it back too, I'm GLAD I bought those things under warranty!
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Re: A WTF moment...
« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2009, 04:51:41 PM »
I recently had this problem due to a faulty power supply. Apparently if there's enough power to start everything up but the motherboard never receives a "good power signal" (read: data from the PSU) it won't initialize.
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Re: A WTF moment...
« Reply #20 on: December 06, 2009, 08:23:58 PM »
Quote from: OOZ662 on December 06, 2009, 04:51:41 PM
I recently had this problem due to a faulty power supply. Apparently if there's enough power to start everything up but the motherboard never receives a "good power signal" (read: data from the PSU) it won't initialize.

Doesn't really seem plausible as he's sometimes able to get into the BIOS, where, if it's able to get into that stable, it has power enough to run.
It really sounds like a bad mobo. If it's under warranty as you said, it's a fairly easy fix if you find 15 minutesish to spare to hook it all up.

Good luck, and if you need any help, PM me.  :salute
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Re: A WTF moment...
« Reply #21 on: December 06, 2009, 09:47:42 PM »
The instance in where it happened to me the PSU was supplying power and the system would power up (fans/hard drives/opticals/floppies) but the monitor wouldn't wake from Power Save.
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Re: A WTF moment...
« Reply #22 on: December 07, 2009, 02:27:53 PM »
Quote from: Ruler2 on December 06, 2009, 12:53:05 AM
I already got the mobo requested for RMA from Gigabyte, if the CPU died when I took it out and bent afew pins then I'll send it back too, I'm GLAD I bought those things under warranty!

Bent pins are easy to fix, you will need .7 or .5 mechanical pencil. Just be prepared to spend at least an hour and a half working on it.
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Re: A WTF moment...
« Reply #23 on: December 07, 2009, 02:43:34 PM »
Quote from: ariansworld on December 07, 2009, 02:27:53 PM
Bent pins are easy to fix, you will need .7 or .5 mechanical pencil. Just be prepared to spend at least an hour and a half working on it.

I just used a regular pair of needlenoses...though that was a Socket 478. Now I have jeweler's pliers.
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Re: A WTF moment...
« Reply #24 on: December 07, 2009, 07:16:36 PM »
all I needed was a tooth pick, there were only 3 or 4 bent
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