[SOLVED] hard drive dead?

AussieChick · 09-24-2009, 10:58 AM

Hi there, having trouble searching this site. I just signed up as a newbie member - so please go easy on me! I have just came to Canada from Australia & transported my PC over here. I just installed a new PSU as it didn't start up. Now it powers up - but nothing from the hard drive. Monitor says 'No Signal'. I appear to have all the connections in place (SATA data & power). No noise or anything coming from hard drive. I wonder if it's died? What process of elimination can I do to see if it's the hard drive? Or could it be something else? Thanks. AussieChick

**raptor_pa** · 09-24-2009, 11:29 AM

If you are getting no signal on the monitor, it is not the HD, check your video card and memory are seated correctly.

Techie19 · 09-25-2009, 05:38 AM

As raptor_pa recommended, thats the first thing you want to check. The monitor cable, where it connects to your computer. Post your findings.

FlashMyBIOS · 09-25-2009, 06:31 AM

Yup.
But no video signal at all sounds like maybe in transport something got jiggled around and maybe unseated the card even?
you should still see a post screen with or without the hard drive and be able to get into your BIOS.

dai · 09-25-2009, 08:12 AM

check it your psu has auto or manual power settings
australia is 240v
canada i think is 115v if your psu has a red slider switch on the back you need to set it on 115v

AussieChick · 09-25-2009, 09:57 AM

Hi, thanks for your suggestions. My new PSU is set to 115V switch (by default). I have switched my monitor to the pc I am on now & it's fine. I checked the connections & rechecked - but all seems ok. I suspect something has happened in transit - but I don't know what.

**raptor_pa** · 09-25-2009, 10:34 AM

Open th case and make sure memory and video card are seated to the motherboard. Video is checked first in post followed by memory, Also maight not hurt to make sure the CPU is seated in it's socket... that's a long trip :)

AussieChick · 10-01-2009, 05:20 AM

Hi there, thanks for all your help. I opened the case & pretty much doubled checked all connections etc. Still nothing. Took it to a pc repair place - diagnosed with a damaged motherboard! Arrgg! Motherboard to be replaced & hope the rest is ok. :)

dai · 10-01-2009, 10:08 AM

lets hope the m/b fixes it

FlashMyBIOS · 10-02-2009, 04:34 AM

Sorry to hear it was not just something simple.
Hopefully as Dai said this takes care of it for you

09-24-2009, 10:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
AussieChick Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP & Vista, 101 Ubuntu	[SOLVED] hard drive dead? Hi there, having trouble searching this site. I just signed up as a newbie member - so please go easy on me! I have just came to Canada from Australia & transported my PC over here. I just installed a new PSU as it didn't start up. Now it powers up - but nothing from the hard drive. Monitor says 'No Signal'. I appear to have all the connections in place (SATA data & power). No noise or anything coming from hard drive. I wonder if it's died? What process of elimination can I do to see if it's the hard drive? Or could it be something else? Thanks. AussieChick

09-24-2009, 11:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,820 OS: XP	Re: hard drive dead? If you are getting no signal on the monitor, it is not the HD, check your video card and memory are seated correctly. __________________

09-25-2009, 05:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Techie19 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elizabeth, NJ Posts: 250 OS: XP Media Center SP3 My System	Re: hard drive dead? As raptor_pa recommended, thats the first thing you want to check. The monitor cable, where it connects to your computer. Post your findings.

09-25-2009, 06:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
FlashMyBIOS Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: OH Posts: 89 OS: Vista 64 sp2 My System	Re: hard drive dead? Yup. But no video signal at all sounds like maybe in transport something got jiggled around and maybe unseated the card even? you should still see a post screen with or without the hard drive and be able to get into your BIOS.

09-25-2009, 08:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,588 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: hard drive dead? check it your psu has auto or manual power settings australia is 240v canada i think is 115v if your psu has a red slider switch on the back you need to set it on 115v __________________

09-25-2009, 09:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
AussieChick Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP & Vista, 101 Ubuntu	Re: hard drive dead? Hi, thanks for your suggestions. My new PSU is set to 115V switch (by default). I have switched my monitor to the pc I am on now & it's fine. I checked the connections & rechecked - but all seems ok. I suspect something has happened in transit - but I don't know what.

09-25-2009, 10:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,820 OS: XP	Re: hard drive dead? Open th case and make sure memory and video card are seated to the motherboard. Video is checked first in post followed by memory, Also maight not hurt to make sure the CPU is seated in it's socket... that's a long trip :) __________________

10-01-2009, 05:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
AussieChick Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP & Vista, 101 Ubuntu	Re: hard drive dead? Hi there, thanks for all your help. I opened the case & pretty much doubled checked all connections etc. Still nothing. Took it to a pc repair place - diagnosed with a damaged motherboard! Arrgg! Motherboard to be replaced & hope the rest is ok. :)

10-01-2009, 10:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,588 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: hard drive dead? lets hope the m/b fixes it __________________

10-02-2009, 04:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
FlashMyBIOS Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: OH Posts: 89 OS: Vista 64 sp2 My System	Re: [SOLVED] hard drive dead? Sorry to hear it was not just something simple. Hopefully as Dai said this takes care of it for you __________________ I do not have OCD I have CDO, Its like OCD but in Alphabetical order AS IT SHOULD BE!