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  1. Brokencomputernvrright

    Question Is this CPU fried ?

    A while ago my entire pc shut offer with no power to mb. I just replaced motherboard and it’s getting power now but no output to monitor. I have posted a pic of the cpu and there is a burn type dark mark on the upper middle part. Is this the issue? I tried using a direct vga connection from mb...
  2. warwar13

    Question [Weird] PC wont turn on every morning but fans are spinning

    I have a very unique problem of my PC. This PC is already 3 years old. My PC won't turn on every morning for a week now. I just noticed that when I completely turn it off and go to sleep (removed also from wall socket), then in the morning when I try to turn it on, it won't display anything...
  3. djreedj

    Question Why is my pc doing this?

    All of a sudden (pc prob 5-6 years old give it take) during a game (elder scrolls online) after about 5-10 minutes my pc restarts itself and gives me the message “Power supply surges detected during the previous power on. Asus anti surge was triggered to protect system from unstable…”(can’t...
  4. thororo

    Question Pc wont turn on after sleep

    Hi. So i recently upgraded my motherboard and CPU, and everything worked perfectly until yesterday when i when to dinner, and when i came back i though the computer was in sleep mode, because there was light in the keyboard and mouse, but no fan spinning. So i turned it off with a long press on...
  5. Y

    [SOLVED] PC won't power on after sleep mode

    Hi, my PC has randomly stopped powering on after sleep mode on windows 10. During the sleep mode to wake it up I tried pressing the keys on the keyboard, clicking my mouse and pressing the power button. I noticed when I clicked my mouse the LEDs lit up but nothing else. Those didn't work so I...
  6. charliep123

    [SOLVED] Why won’t my pc turn on? I need help!!!

    Hello, I just recently received a new motherboard in the mail and after installing it I am getting no power at all to my pc. I recieved this new motherboard after returning my previous one with the thought that it was dead after having the same issue then that I do now. It is not my power supply...
  7. freezy_eud

    Question PC won’t turn on

    I just built a fully new PC about 3 weeks ago. When I first built it I was having trouble as when the PSU switched on only the motherboard logo RGB would go on (asus rog strix z490) but we unplugged some cables and it randomly worked. It was working fine but yesterday after not not turning it on...
  8. CAF-Arie

    Question My PC won’t turn on after I force shut down during installing windows 10 2004

    So I saw an update on the newest windows 10 2004 and when it finished downloading it needed to restart and it wanted to restart immediately, but i was working on some stuff so I pressed cancel immediately. Then the screen got all white but my mouse curson it still there. So I pressed the...
  9. K

    [SOLVED] Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Mini Video Card (PC WONT START)

    Hey everyone, I need your assistance regarding an on-going issue. Recently i upgraded my PC 8 months back in Sept 2019 from Intel to AMD Ryzen The PC specs are listed below CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor Motherboard - MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI...
  10. tmarigney

    Question PC Not Working

    Hi, I just finished building my first pc and when I go to turn it on, the fans slightly spin and stop continuously and the face on the side of my motherboard flashes. The display doesn’t show either. I also hear a clicking noise near my power supply. the led indicator on my gpu is on the...
  11. jun_chan8

    Question GPU or PSU problem?

    I just finished cleaning my PC. When I tried to turn it on after cleaning it, it wouldn't start anymore. The ram light just blinks for a bit but wouldn't continue turning on. I did a bunch of research on why it wouldn't turn on, I did reseat the rams, checked cmos, non-of them worked. Until I...
  12. TripleJTH

    Question PC won’t turn on

    My pc shut down normally last night with no issues, this morning I tried turning it on and it wouldn’t start, I’ve tried different power sockets etc, but my microphone is lit up and my gpu has a light too, and the USB ports are working, but when I start the pc, none of the fans start, case...
  13. JustinPD

    Question CPU red light on motherboard and computer wont work. Help please.

    Hi, So I recently built my first PC and everything worked great. However, I had my front fan RGB set up to a control button on the case and a molex cable on the PSU, and I wanted to be able to control the RGB through my motherboard. So I disconnected the molex, disconnected the fans from the...
  14. W

    [SOLVED] PC Keeps shutting off immediately after I power it on (Driving me insane for over a year)

    Hi all, so whenever I powered on my PC the fans would run for about half a second (no beeps just a click from the PSU) I didn't have time to fix it so I took it to a shop. They told me the issue wasn't the PSU (was told the psu was fine) but likely the motherboard. The next day they told me...
  15. funboyfun23

    Question PC Power Button Light Turns on, but nothing else turns on

    Hello, A few days ago I accidentally spilled water on top of my PC, almost instantly my computer turned off and wouldn't turn back on. When I opened the case the water had mostly got on top of the GPU, however some droplets got onto the motherboard. AfterI let everything dry off, I turned on my...
  16. A

    Worried about 3,000 files

    I dropped my 1 TB external Seagate hard drive 15 inches from the side of my desk to the top of the computer (the part where you insert dvds, dcs and turn the computer on). This happened while I had the device plugged up. I noticed it wasn't showing up on my computer so I unplugged it and plugged...