Help, PC won't load up.

TheStranger5 · 08-06-2006, 07:08 PM

Hi,

I have an Asus P5GDC-V Deluxe motherboard, and it was working fine for 2 years. So today, I went to shut down my PC from Windows XP, and accidently clicked "Stand By" intead of "Shut down".

But for some reason my PC just turned off automatically. So I was like "Whatever", and turned off the power bar. Later I went to turn my PC on, and there was no beep, no post, or anything, and my monitor was just a blank screen.

I unplugged the power, restarted the power supply, but still nothing.

Is my PC in a permanent state of "stand by"? Should I reset the bios? Or is my motherboard fried?

I tried putting the jumpers on the motherboard in the position of "Wake on S1 sleep mode" but still nothing.

Now I'm starting to regret accidently hitting the "stand by" button. I wish MS didn't put that button so close to "shut down". :(

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advanced. :)

**Doby** · 08-06-2006, 08:02 PM

Hi, Accidently hitting standby won't do what you are describing this is more likely a broken part.

When you push the power button does anything happen like fans spinning or any lights?

If you get nothing its possibly the powersupply or case switch but of course make sure the wall outlet and surge protector have power.

If you have fans spinning then start removing the drives and cards (except video) to see if you can get a post, if you get a post then add the drives and or cards one at a time to you find the bad one.

Post back and let us know if any of this helps and exactly what it does when you push the button and please include you full system specs.

Rick

TheStranger5 · 08-06-2006, 08:19 PM

Yeah my lights, fans, drives still work. So it isn't my power supply. I'll start doing what you suggest and see if it's a broken part. Thanks. :)

My specs are:

Pentium 4 3.0 gig
1 gig DDR Ram
asus p5gdc-v deluxe
Sound blaster audigy 2
ati X600 pro
200 gig hard disk

**Doby** · 08-06-2006, 08:21 PM

Its still possible that the psu is bad but do what I suggested first and we will go from there

TheStranger5 · 08-06-2006, 08:27 PM

Ok I unplugged all the power cables from the drives, took out the sound card, so the only thing left was the cpu and the video card.

But still nothing.

**Doby** · 08-06-2006, 08:32 PM

Reset the cmos, I doubt that will help but worth a shot.

Reseat the ram and video card

What is the name and model of your power supply?

Do you have or can you barrow a quality known working power supply? This would be the next thing to check and its best to swap one in.

TheStranger5 · 08-06-2006, 08:35 PM

It's an Enlight 420W ATX Power Supply.

model number HPC-420-1020f

Do you think its wise to bring my comp to a store for repair?

I don't have a spare power supply.

**Doby** · 08-06-2006, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Do you think its wise to bring my comp to a store for repair?

Sometimes this is a wise thing to do if you don't have parts to try because this could be just about anything and the only true way to figuar it out is by try certain parts one at a time.

At this point I suspect the powersupply because if it were the video card or ram the system would give you a beep code indicating so. I could possibly be the motherboard but like I said this is a process of elimination

TheStranger5 · 08-06-2006, 09:06 PM

Well thanks for your trouble. You do better tech support than Asus that's for sure. :)

**Doby** · 08-06-2006, 09:20 PM

Your welcome, and good luck, please keep us posted on how you make out.

TheStranger5 · 09-04-2006, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doby

Your welcome, and good luck, please keep us posted on how you make out.

Well I took it to a computer store a while ago and they said my power supply was dead and installed a new one for me. Now everything works fine. Thanks. :)

**Doby** · 09-04-2006, 06:03 PM

You are welcome thats good news glad you got it fixed

08-06-2006, 07:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheStranger5 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Help, PC won't load up. Hi, I have an Asus P5GDC-V Deluxe motherboard, and it was working fine for 2 years. So today, I went to shut down my PC from Windows XP, and accidently clicked "Stand By" intead of "Shut down". But for some reason my PC just turned off automatically. So I was like "Whatever", and turned off the power bar. Later I went to turn my PC on, and there was no beep, no post, or anything, and my monitor was just a blank screen. I unplugged the power, restarted the power supply, but still nothing. Is my PC in a permanent state of "stand by"? Should I reset the bios? Or is my motherboard fried? I tried putting the jumpers on the motherboard in the position of "Wake on S1 sleep mode" but still nothing. Now I'm starting to regret accidently hitting the "stand by" button. I wish MS didn't put that button so close to "shut down". :( Can anyone help me? Thanks in advanced. :)

08-06-2006, 08:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,059 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Hi, Accidently hitting standby won't do what you are describing this is more likely a broken part. When you push the power button does anything happen like fans spinning or any lights? If you get nothing its possibly the powersupply or case switch but of course make sure the wall outlet and surge protector have power. If you have fans spinning then start removing the drives and cards (except video) to see if you can get a post, if you get a post then add the drives and or cards one at a time to you find the bad one. Post back and let us know if any of this helps and exactly what it does when you push the button and please include you full system specs. Rick __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

08-06-2006, 08:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheStranger5 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 OS: XP	fd Yeah my lights, fans, drives still work. So it isn't my power supply. I'll start doing what you suggest and see if it's a broken part. Thanks. :) My specs are: Pentium 4 3.0 gig 1 gig DDR Ram asus p5gdc-v deluxe Sound blaster audigy 2 ati X600 pro 200 gig hard disk Last edited by TheStranger5; 08-06-2006 at 08:20 PM.

08-06-2006, 08:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,059 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Its still possible that the psu is bad but do what I suggested first and we will go from there __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

08-06-2006, 08:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,059 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Reset the cmos, I doubt that will help but worth a shot. Reseat the ram and video card What is the name and model of your power supply? Do you have or can you barrow a quality known working power supply? This would be the next thing to check and its best to swap one in. __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

08-06-2006, 08:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheStranger5 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Ok I unplugged all the power cables from the drives, took out the sound card, so the only thing left was the cpu and the video card. But still nothing.

08-06-2006, 08:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheStranger5 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 OS: XP	It's an Enlight 420W ATX Power Supply. model number HPC-420-1020f Do you think its wise to bring my comp to a store for repair? I don't have a spare power supply.

08-06-2006, 09:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
TheStranger5 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Well thanks for your trouble. You do better tech support than Asus that's for sure. :)

08-06-2006, 09:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,059 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Your welcome, and good luck, please keep us posted on how you make out. __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

09-04-2006, 06:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,059 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	You are welcome thats good news glad you got it fixed __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF