-=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer won't boot- what next

GMan,

As far as I can tell the sound doesn't change when the light
goes out, but I
have a serious hearing problem, especially for high pitched
sounds. It's the
light beside the picture that looks like a can. If it was
the power light,
wouldn't it stay on all the time? Monitor doesn't show any
reading from the
computer, just the no signal.

Jo Ann 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: GMan
Date: 02/16/07 23:05:42
To: pctechtalkfreelists.org
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer won't boot- what next
 
Jo Ann,
    Do any of the internal sounds go away when that light
goes out?  I'm
wondering if it's actually the power light instead of a hard
drive activity
indicator.  Also, make sure the power cable is reseated in
the back of the
PC, just in case the system just isn't getting enough
juice.
 
    Does the monitor show any part of the BIOS info?  Does
it immediately
show the 'no signal' warning or does it wait until the PC is
almost done
supposedly booting?
 
Peace,
GMan
 
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never
asked!"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Ann Weaver" <bookworm54tds.net>
To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 10:50 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer won't boot- what next
 
 
> GMan,
>
> Haven't used this computer enough to know if yellow is
it's normal color
> or
> not. I bought it at a yard sale back in the summer.
Tinkered with it a
> little and it has worked fine since. My grandson uses
it when he's here to
> play World of Warcraft. I used it myself for three days
last week and all
> was fine. The light burns solid yellow, no flickering,
for about a minute,
> then goes off. The PS fan is spinning.
>
> Jo Ann
 
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Jo Ann,
    That's why I asked about the sound.  If everything goes
quiet or if the 
PS fan eventually stops, the PS is strongly suspect.  As for
the can light, 
that's supposed to be for the hard drive, but it should
flicker along with 
hard drive activity, not just tell you that there is a hard
drive.  Since 
it's not flickering, either the hard drive has a problem or
the light is 
connected to the wrong posts on the mainboard (the mainboard
power 
indicator, most likely).  If you can't hear it yourself, is
there anyone 
else there who can confirm that the hard drive is indeed
spinning up when 
you first fire up the machine?  The sound starts at nothing
and quickly 
builds from a low pitched hum to a high pitched whir.  There
may be a few 
click sounds in there once it's up to speed, as well.

Peace,
GMan

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never
asked!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Ann Weaver" <bookworm54tds.net>
To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 11:15 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer won't boot- what next


> GMan,
>
> As far as I can tell the sound doesn't change when the
light goes out, but 
> I
> have a serious hearing problem, especially for high
pitched sounds. It's 
> the
> light beside the picture that looks like a can. If it
was the power light,
> wouldn't it stay on all the time? Monitor doesn't show
any reading from 
> the
> computer, just the no signal.
>
> Jo Ann 

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