PC Startup / Monitor Output problem
Hi,
I'm putting this in the general section rather then one of the more specific ones as I have no idea what is causing the problem.
While a game was running the machine just switched off and when turned back on the monitor was showing the "no signal" message. Seen this before so pull out the power plug and waited ten minutes before trying to switch it on again but still the same thing. I now notice that when the pc turns on it is constantly trying to read the second dvd drive and the first is being read on and off (flashing ever 2 seconds or so), the red (busy) light is constantly on at the front of the computer. The screen just says that there is no output and the PC does not seem to boot at all (left it for 10 minutes and still in the same position).
I have tried all the connectors inside the case and also gave it a quick dusting. I thought that this might be an issue with the graphics card due to the lack of video output so I swap it for an older one but still nothing. I thought that it might be an issue with the hard disc (thought that it may have been trying to boot from the dvd drives rather then the HD) but I swaped in another and still the same problem. I thought that it might be a power consumption issue so I disconnected both dvd drives but apart from the fact that they were no longer flashing, still nothing.
Anyone have any idea what could be causing the problem?
My Specs are:
AsRock K8-Combo Mother Board
AMD Athlon 64 3400+
2 x 1GB Corsair Ram
Sapphire Radeon X850XT 256MB
Live Blaster Sound Card
400w power
120GB HD (can't recall make)
DVD RW
DVD
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Gavin
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