Hello everyone!
This is my first post here
Some days ago I recieved a PC from a colleague and he said that it suddently stopped working and he asked me to try to fix it.
The PC turns on, but there is no output display , although the display works fine. The fan spins very fast but then slows down. First I thought it was the RAM, but if it were the RAM the motherboard would have beeped, right? (And I tried turning it on with no RAM and still no beeps or lights) So I thought it was the PSU, so I tested it in another computer and it booted normally, so the PSU isn't the problem. Therefore it could only be the mobo or the CPU. I changed the CMOS battery, still nothing. I removed everyting from the case and just connected the CPU, the fan, the PSU and the RAM and still nothing. I tried to look out for a bent CPU pin, a burnt capacitor or something like that, and once more nothing.
He says that he can buy a new motherboard or CPU but he doesn't have the budget for both (and I wouldn't like to tell him to buy something that is already working).
Any suggestions of what could be the issue?
Here are the PC specs (also this is a prebuild PC):
Processor: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7 GHz Dual-Core Processor
RAM: Kingston 4 GB DDR3 (1x4GB)
ROM: SSD Crucial MX500 1TB (he bought recently)
Graphics: Graphics HD Intel® 4400, 2GB
Motherboard: ASUS H81M-P
Power Supply: Gold (300 W)
This is my first post here
Some days ago I recieved a PC from a colleague and he said that it suddently stopped working and he asked me to try to fix it.
The PC turns on, but there is no output display , although the display works fine. The fan spins very fast but then slows down. First I thought it was the RAM, but if it were the RAM the motherboard would have beeped, right? (And I tried turning it on with no RAM and still no beeps or lights) So I thought it was the PSU, so I tested it in another computer and it booted normally, so the PSU isn't the problem. Therefore it could only be the mobo or the CPU. I changed the CMOS battery, still nothing. I removed everyting from the case and just connected the CPU, the fan, the PSU and the RAM and still nothing. I tried to look out for a bent CPU pin, a burnt capacitor or something like that, and once more nothing.
He says that he can buy a new motherboard or CPU but he doesn't have the budget for both (and I wouldn't like to tell him to buy something that is already working).
Any suggestions of what could be the issue?
Here are the PC specs (also this is a prebuild PC):
Processor: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7 GHz Dual-Core Processor
RAM: Kingston 4 GB DDR3 (1x4GB)
ROM: SSD Crucial MX500 1TB (he bought recently)
Graphics: Graphics HD Intel® 4400, 2GB
Motherboard: ASUS H81M-P
Power Supply: Gold (300 W)