Sony Vaio RA826 Desktop Won't Boot Up

glasc · 07-14-2008, 11:58 AM

Yesterday started it up fine, Windows loaded fine and then McAfee began to scan and started to install new updates for McAfree and Windows started installing an update. While these were running I opened Outlook and received incoming messages. I used the wheel on my mouse to scroll down to look at this list of messages and my whole system locked up. I could not shut it down anyway I tried so I turned the power off to it.

When I tried to start it back up it was receiving power, the light indicator came on and I could hear the hard drive spinning but nothing ever happened and the computer did not boot up anything.

I have tried to using the boot disk and I can hear it spinning, but nothing happens.

I took the case off and checked the connections. I disconnected the hard drive and reconnected it. It wouldn't start up. I took CMOS battery out and cleaned it and put it back.

Any ideas about what the problem is and how to fix it?

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 07-14-2008, 02:37 PM

Any beeping during power on?

glasc · 07-14-2008, 07:51 PM

No, there is no beep.

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 07-14-2008, 08:34 PM

Unplug your PSU. take the ram out, power plug in your PSU tap power button post if it beeps.

glasc · 07-15-2008, 12:12 PM

Ok, I did that and it did beep.

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 07-15-2008, 01:06 PM

Guessing the monitor displays nothing /

glasc · 07-15-2008, 03:11 PM

After replacing the RAM I started it up and it booted up!!! Whewwwwwwwww. (Thought it was motherboard.) Thank you for all you help!!!!!!!

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 07-15-2008, 03:19 PM

Sucessfull results..

07-14-2008, 11:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
glasc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP	Sony Vaio RA826 Desktop Won't Boot Up Yesterday started it up fine, Windows loaded fine and then McAfee began to scan and started to install new updates for McAfree and Windows started installing an update. While these were running I opened Outlook and received incoming messages. I used the wheel on my mouse to scroll down to look at this list of messages and my whole system locked up. I could not shut it down anyway I tried so I turned the power off to it. When I tried to start it back up it was receiving power, the light indicator came on and I could hear the hard drive spinning but nothing ever happened and the computer did not boot up anything. I have tried to using the boot disk and I can hear it spinning, but nothing happens. I took the case off and checked the connections. I disconnected the hard drive and reconnected it. It wouldn't start up. I took CMOS battery out and cleaned it and put it back. Any ideas about what the problem is and how to fix it?

07-14-2008, 02:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Re: Sony Vaio RA826 Desktop Won't Boot Up Any beeping during power on?

07-14-2008, 07:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
glasc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP	Re: Sony Vaio RA826 Desktop Won't Boot Up No, there is no beep.

07-14-2008, 08:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Re: Sony Vaio RA826 Desktop Won't Boot Up Unplug your PSU. take the ram out, power plug in your PSU tap power button post if it beeps.

07-15-2008, 12:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
glasc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP	Re: Sony Vaio RA826 Desktop Won't Boot Up Ok, I did that and it did beep.

07-15-2008, 01:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Re: Sony Vaio RA826 Desktop Won't Boot Up Guessing the monitor displays nothing /

07-15-2008, 03:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
glasc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP	Re: Sony Vaio RA826 Desktop Won't Boot Up After replacing the RAM I started it up and it booted up!!! Whewwwwwwwww. (Thought it was motherboard.) Thank you for all you help!!!!!!!

07-15-2008, 03:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Re: Sony Vaio RA826 Desktop Won't Boot Up Sucessfull results..