PC does not boot up after installing of RAM & Hard Disk.
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Originally posted by BearBear®:
remove ur PCI modem card and try.
how to remove that?
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unscrew and pull
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Should I really do that? I'm quite worried that I'll damage it in the process of removing it. I'll bring it to the pc shop instead. Will update you guys on the problem.
Thanks BearBear®, mayi and Xcert.
Be back later. :]
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refer to the layout diagram provided by Xcert.
The card u need to remove is located at PCI 2.(white slot)
There is only 1 screw securing it.
Unscrew it and gently pull out the carda faulty PCI modem could cause the system not to boot at all.
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Okay. The person told me that my motherboard fused. Don't know if it's a coincidence or the initial repairing made it fuse.
Urgh.
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Motherboard fused? Like what? Like how a light bulb fused?
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Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
Motherboard fused? Like what? Like how a light bulb fused?
Umm. The technician pointed out some mini bulb lookalike thingys and they were all fused. As in they were burnt out. I don't know if you understand what I'm saying. I don't know the proper terms. :P The pointed part of those "bulbs" look rusty.
Then he suggested to me to change my motherboard. I told him that I'll think about it when I get home.
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Those black battery like thingys with a "Y"or peace logo on the top. All these turned brown and looks rusty. And there's another one that's pointed.
Image from wiki. :)
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Originally posted by dahliamorie:
Umm. The technician pointed out some mini bulb lookalike thingys and they were all fused. As in they were burnt out. I don't know if you understand what I'm saying. I don't know the proper terms. :P The pointed part of those "bulbs" look rusty.
Then he suggested to me to change my motherboard. I told him that I'll think about it when I get home.
i think what you are referring are capacitors. your motherboard probably had blown caps. -
Originally posted by dahliamorie:
Okay. The person told me that my motherboard fused. Don't know if it's a coincidence or the initial repairing made it fuse.
Urgh.
if thats the case, i doubt its the initial repairing that caused it. -
Originally posted by dahliamorie:
Umm. The technician pointed out some mini bulb lookalike thingys and they were all fused. As in they were burnt out. I don't know if you understand what I'm saying. I don't know the proper terms. :P The pointed part of those "bulbs" look rusty.
Then he suggested to me to change my motherboard. I told him that I'll think about it when I get home.
I am not sure how easy is it to get a mobo using DDR RAM nowadays at Sim Lim...
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Blown capacitors is not caused by the initial repairing, but what's interesting is that first computer shop didnt notice the spoiled parts.
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Those are capacitors. Not quite sure how they can actually missed out that.
Rusty or not is not a case. They will still work...
Since it's 5 years old... I'm not sure if you could still get a new motherboard that supports your processor. Might want to take a look around second hand shops if you don't want to buy a new one.
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My apologies to All.
The layout diagram provided earlier was for the ASUS P4SD-LA "Stingray" but dahliamorie is using the ASUS P4SD-LA PES revision 0.01 "Oxford-UL6E". That is why she(?) does not have the onboard VGA and only has one 15 pin hole connector provided by the AGP graphics card.
I provide the correct layout pictures of the mobo below.
PART / FEATURE SPECIFICATION / SUPPORT Motherboard Description - MB manufacturer: ASUS P4SD-LA PES revision 0.01
- HP name: Oxford-UL6E
CPU - Socket 478
- Intel Pentium 4 Northwood/Prescott
- New power design for up to 3.2+ GHz
Chipset - Intel 848P (Breeds Hill)
- MCH with Intel ICH5
- Supports DDR 266/333/400 SDRAM
- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE devices
- Supports Ultra DMA 150 Serial ATA device
Front Side Bus (FSB) - 800/533/400 MHz
System Memory - Two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
- Up to 2GB memory (the PC manufacturer's recommended maximum memory may differ)
- Non-ECC 2.5V DDR SDRAM
- Register DIMM not supported
Expansion Slots - One AGP 8X/4x slot
- Three PCI slots
VGA - Integrated 3D graphics controller
- In Springdale chipset
Serial ATA - Intel ICH5 supports two UltraDMA/150 SATA connectors
Onboard IDE - Intel ICH5 embedded Dual channel Bus Master ports supports UltraDMA 100/66 connectors, PIO Mode 3/4, and hot swap function
- Intel ICH5 embedded Serial ATA port support to Ultra DMA 150 and hot swap function
- ATAPI IDE DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, AND LS-120 support
Onboard Audio - RealTek ALC650 6-channel audio CODEC subsystem
- AC'97 2.2 compliant
Onboard LAN - Realtek 8101L LAN PHY (Physical Layer Protocol)
- 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller
Special Features - Power Loss Restart
- ASUS EZ Flash
Rear panel I/O - One parallel port
- One serial port
- One PS/2 keyboard
- One PS/2 mouse port
- One RJ-45 port
- Up to 4 USB 2.0 / USB 1.1 ports (two connectors)
- One IEEE 1394 port
- Audio line-in, line-out, and microphone ports (one each)
Internal I/O - Four USB 2.0 ports (two connector)
- One IEEE 1394 connector
- CPU/chassis fan connectors
- 20-pin 4-pin ATX 12V power connectors
- S/PDIF connector
- Speaker out connector
- CD/AUX audio connector
- Front headphone connector
BIOS Features - 4Mb Flash ROM
- AMI BIOS with Enhanced ACPI, PnP, DMI2.0, Green features
Industry Standard - USB 2.0/1.1
- PCI 2.2
Manageability - WfM 2.0
- DMI 2.0
- WOL/WOR by PME
Form Factor - Micro-ATX form factor
- 9.6 inches x 9.6 inches (24.5 cm x 24.5 cm)
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Whoa! This is really intricate.
The technician was suggesting to me to build a new computer with my old parts + new motherboard. Around $300.
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get a new MBO and processor.
the interesting thiing will be which MBO now still let u put in DDR ram
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it would be better to build a new com with old psu, agp, ddr/ddr2 rams, cd-roms and casing..
in short change ur mainboard but u have to find phase out stock that have ddr slot.
1 thing do u take out the agp card and on the com? it will give out beep beep sound. if not ur mobo dies
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Originally posted by hiphop2009:
get a new MBO and processor.
the interesting thiing will be which MBO now still let u put in DDR ram
Agree...and DDR2 is cheap now...
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If its me, I'd rather build a new computer.
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1.2k will get a decent gaming comp le.. HP comp is better not to "mod" too much ..
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Don't even expect to mod a HP/Compaq PC... I've sworn not to repair them EVER.
Tweak a little, you can bring it to HP service centre.