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Remove components one by one yo find which one broke.
I've had the same behavior with broken cpu in the past when my friend's pc fell off my sofa. -
nonox6585yYeah I disconnected all the sata disks and the graphic card (using the motherboard's dvi output to test the display), still the same :-/
The vaccum cleaner hypothesis is possible but I live in a nordic country, not sure if it applies as dry...
@TheKarlisk Not sure I understand your 2nd hypothesis : I did use the new graphic card during an hour. The cpu was at 70° which is warm indeed, but if that was the issue then wouldn't the computer have crashed at that moment rather than not boot? For your last suggestion wouldn't I see a console error on the screen still? -
JhonDoe28195ydo a cmos reset. and power it up without the graphics card. post your result
out of curiosity, which card did you get? -
nonox6585y@WildOrangutan Genius! I went to the local playground and dug my computer into the sand. Well it still doesn't boot but now there's a crackling sound when the fans rotate and the smell makes me feel like I'm on holidays in Marrakech
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nonox6585yThe only thing happening apart from the fans rotating is the disk usage led switching on for a fraction of a second, then nothing lights up anymore
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wonwon02205yremove every sticks of ram except one.
if it boots, put other sticks in.
it worked on many computers for me in simmilar situations.
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So I decided to buy a new graphic card to fully enjoy my PC games. Once I set it up it sounded like the fans were working too hard,so I decided to open the computer case and clean inside.
And now it doesn't boot anymore. Nothing at all on the screens.
I don't know what I did, only the fans are turning when I press the power button. Even the led on the front of the case is not blinking anymore.
I have enjoyed my new graphic card during one hour all in all. Frustration is high.
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