Got black screen after power on

Titus03 · April 14th, 2008

I came home and powered my PC on. It loaded Windows XP normally, but when I clicked my user picture, computer rebooted. Then I saw a flash of a blue screen and computer turned off.

When I tried to restart again, screen stayed black and red light was on. Nothing more happened.

OK, them I started to find out what's the problem.

1. Unplugged Hard drives, didn't solve problem.

2. Tried different graphics card, didn't solve problem.

3. Changed CPU back to my old. First boot: everything worked normally. I thought I had found the problem. Then I turned computer off, putted new thermal paste and placed PSU back. Again: black screen.

4. PSU gives power, so I think that motherboard is broken. I still have some months of warranty left. Just need someone to confirm that I'm right. If so, I will contact the dealer and so on...

Thanks for advance.

runawayprisoner · April 14th, 2008

What do you mean "placed PSU back?"

Titus03 · April 14th, 2008

I screwed it to it's place, so during the testing it was next to my computer.

**MiretanK** · April 14th, 2008

Too bad you couldn't note down the BSOD error. :/

Make sure to unplug the PCI devices. I'd also try some new RAM.

runawayprisoner · April 14th, 2008

Sounds more like you fried your CPU up to this point.

Squall-Leonhart · April 14th, 2008

Try a different PSU first, then cpu, and finally mainboard.

note, damaged memory may also cause black screens

April 14th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
Titus03 I'm evil Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ? (In PAL-area) Posts: 666	Got black screen after power on I came home and powered my PC on. It loaded Windows XP normally, but when I clicked my user picture, computer rebooted. Then I saw a flash of a blue screen and computer turned off. When I tried to restart again, screen stayed black and red light was on. Nothing more happened. OK, them I started to find out what's the problem. 1. Unplugged Hard drives, didn't solve problem. 2. Tried different graphics card, didn't solve problem. 3. Changed CPU back to my old. First boot: everything worked normally. I thought I had found the problem. Then I turned computer off, putted new thermal paste and placed PSU back. Again: black screen. 4. PSU gives power, so I think that motherboard is broken. I still have some months of warranty left. Just need someone to confirm that I'm right. If so, I will contact the dealer and so on... Thanks for advance. __________________ - SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS: ---------------------------------- Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @2.40GHz \|\| ASUS Commando 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM \|\| EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 512Mb Corsair 620W 620HX \|\| 3x Seagate 160Gb SATAII HDD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Windows XP Home Edition SP3/Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron ------------------------------------------------------------------

April 14th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
runawayprisoner Doku Ichi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 3,396	What do you mean "placed PSU back?" __________________ My best friend: Kopu: Asus Eee PC 701 Next best friend: Gamu CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3.80GHz RAM: 2GB of DDR2 800MHz (brandless, and brainless) GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4850 @ 800/1100 Good for PCSX2: overclock, overclock, and even more overclock.

April 14th, 2008	#3 (permalink)
Titus03 I'm evil Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ? (In PAL-area) Posts: 666	I screwed it to it's place, so during the testing it was next to my computer. __________________ - SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS: ---------------------------------- Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @2.40GHz \|\| ASUS Commando 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM \|\| EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 512Mb Corsair 620W 620HX \|\| 3x Seagate 160Gb SATAII HDD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Windows XP Home Edition SP3/Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron ------------------------------------------------------------------

April 14th, 2008	#4 (permalink)
MiretanK Demo/Beta Addicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brazil Posts: 2,159	Too bad you couldn't note down the BSOD error. :/ Make sure to unplug the PCI devices. I'd also try some new RAM. __________________ GeneralEmu\|dA Page\|flickr\|Unseen64\|Desktank

April 14th, 2008	#5 (permalink)
runawayprisoner Doku Ichi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 3,396	Sounds more like you fried your CPU up to this point. __________________ My best friend: Kopu: Asus Eee PC 701 Next best friend: Gamu CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3.80GHz RAM: 2GB of DDR2 800MHz (brandless, and brainless) GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4850 @ 800/1100 Good for PCSX2: overclock, overclock, and even more overclock.

April 14th, 2008	#6 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart VBA-M Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,188	Try a different PSU first, then cpu, and finally mainboard. note, damaged memory may also cause black screens __________________ TechZone3K \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct

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