Computer Wont Boot!

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Firesky

Discussion Starter · Jan 5, 2007

Last night I tried to put in two sticks of ram that my buddy gave me. After doing so, I tried to boot up and my monitor light turned green like it should....then turned amber (the color of it when there is no input) I tried taking out the ram and I got the same results. I also tried the monitor on another PC and the monitor is fine. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I need this computer for work. My entire life is on it.

I can post my specs if need be.

Thank you,

- Jared

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Doby

· #2 · Jan 5, 2007

Hi Jared,

Please post the specs they are very important.
Try reseating the orginal ram in the original slot leaving out the new sticks.
Try the orginal ram in another slot
Does the computer beep at all?
Is there a case speaker connected?

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Firesky

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jan 5, 2007

* Power Supply – Antec, SL350, 350 (watts) and, Max 16A Min 0.8A

* Motherboard – ASUS, P4P800 not sure the socket type.

* CPU – Intel, Pentium 4, 2.8Ghz (I believe)

* RAM – 2 Corsair, DDR, 512 Mb.

* Video Card(s) – ATI, Radeon 9800 Pro, AGP, 128 Mb

* Hard Drive(s) – Western Digital, IDE, 80 Gb.

* Operating System - Windows XP

There is no beeping whatsoever.

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dai

· #4 · Jan 5, 2007

the power supply is underpowered for the system
check you did not knock the video card when fitting the ram check your cables are secure
http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?t=107466

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Firesky

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jan 5, 2007

dai said:
the power supply is underpowered for the system
check you did not knock the video card when fitting the ram check your cables are secure
http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?t=107466

So you're saying that if I get a stronger PSU, it might start to work? I have never really had problems with my current PSU.

I have already taken everything out, cleaned it, and put it back in. Everything is secure. I even tried switching my old ram into new slots.

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dai

· #6 · Jan 5, 2007

the 12vv line only puts out 16a the recommended min. is 18a
put your specs into here
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp
based on a quality supply and add 30% to the end result

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Firesky

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jan 5, 2007

So are you saying a stronger PSU should fix my problem?

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dai

· #8 · Jan 5, 2007

what did the calculator come up with
the best way is to borrow one and try it

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jatman000

· #9 · Jul 25, 2007

mate if i can call you that,
i had the same problem, replaced the motherboard by the reseller, exact spec you have and my monitor stopped working.
so now i changed the motherboard, the processor, ram and graphics card and now all appears but can not boot from a IDE hard disk. did u have this problem.
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