Hardware problem???

Dio · Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:53 pm Post subject: Hardware problem???

Hi everyone here,
Im not so good wif computer
and havin some hard time here!!
Wht is the possibility tht could fried our ram card??
I hv 2 ram on my cpu 256 and 128
out of no reason my 256 is fried and now my 128 become 96mb...
were they any explanation for this???
or it could be my motherboard problem???
Im usin ASRock Motherboard,GForce2,Pentium 4,2.5 ghz.
Thx in advance and sorry for all my stupidity and n00b.

LiangZzZ · Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:36 pm Post subject:

no it's alright, everyone's has a first time with anything, even computers. I was also like that, but after constant learning comp engineering then i knew more about such stuff.

ok, let's get back to your problem. can your computer still work perfectly, as in boot up and stuff? if that's the case, it cannot be the motherboard problem. a motherboard isn't powerful enough to fry any comp parts for what i know.

One possible cause which i derived would be the unstability of the ram. Firstly, it is not good to mix two rams of different frequencys and capacities together, it is very bad for your computer. so u may want to try changing or upgrading your ram, maybe 256mb dual channel at same frequency. If your ram is kingston, just send it for repairs (it's lifetime warranty) and rmb to use the same brand of rams also.

However, I don't quite understand your "out of no reason my 256 is fried and now my 128 become 96mb". as in the decrese in memory size. can u run dxdiag under the run option, and give me a print screen of that? and give me a full configuration of your computer hardware so that i can better understand your problem.

Dio · Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:36 pm Post subject:

So far I have tried some method and advise tht gaven by
frens and fella forumer from other site,
been unplug and reinstall all my hardware component as well,
before I reformat my PC it cant even work and kept on restartin,
statin sumthing error etc etc etc dumping physical memory (screen turn blue)
Been try my ram card on frens PC as well,the 256 ram card is total gone
but the 128 still can use and after been figurin and repairin my PC for whole nite found out my graphic card is gone too!! So I assume my 128 bcome 96 mb bcoz it was supportin the built in graphic card wasn't it?
Duh =( sad case men!! could this happened bcoz of over voltage??
heard from some ppl it could happened bocz of worm virus as well,issit real?
Gonna get a new graphic and ram card soon.

PolyGuru · Gokenin Samurai Joined: Oct 11, 2004 Posts: 1049

I had a similar problem with my RAM sometime ago. I had 256 x 2 but my pc only detected 256 x 1 and it would restart automatically within the first 10 minutes of startup.

Tried to replug my RAM, graphics card, changed hard disk and power supply but nothing worked. As a last resort the casing was opened completely and I found the underside of my motherboard had accumulated a lot of dust. After cleaning that up, my pc worked fine.

Dio · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:22 am Post subject:

Thx for all the info and advise,
get me myself a new ram card and graphic card....
havin some new headache problem now....
why my monitor can't detect the new graphic card???
when I plug into built in graphic card it can detect and work
but when I plug it into out source graphic card it cant detect and
my monitor led light kept on blinkin....my monitor total blank
duh..givin me headache......

care to assist and gave some help and advise here???

DrJackal · Jikan Samurai Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 979

The ram should automatically detect if it is compatible with your motherboard. For the graphics card, install the drivers from the cd you get with it.

Dio · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:58 am Post subject:

When I plug in my new graph card,
even I plug in the monitor cable to built in vga
it can't detect as well,the screen pitch black and led light kept on blinkin,
when I took out the graph card and plug the cable to built in vga it work just fine.
could it be my vga slot spoilt??or need to set the bios??

Yebyosh · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:38 am Post subject:

You likely have to set the BIOS to the option of your Primary Graphics being your PCI/AGP Graphics card instead of the inbuilt one.

Dio · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:01 am Post subject:

Yeah gonna try it later,now workin
get it done once I reach home.
Tht mean I hv to use the built in vga card
to set the bios into PCI/AGP.
only after tht I install the component
am I rite??
sry for my stupidity~
thx for the help as well

Yebyosh · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 10:40 am Post subject:

Yes...

1. Leave the graphics card out of the motherboard.
2. Power on, enter BIOS.
3. Set the option to boot up with AGP/PCI graphics card display.
4. Save & Exit.
5. Power off PC.
6. Install graphics card.
7. Switch on and continue.

TheDeceiver · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 4:28 pm Post subject:

I have a prob with my comp too... when i boot it up, there is a noise a sorta car engine having trouble to start noise... any idea on which part this might be? when i opened up case... sounded lik eit came out of cpu fan... either that or hard drive i think? has anyone ver had this prob?

Yebyosh · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:28 pm Post subject:

Hmmm... sounds like a car cranking???

That could be difficult to pinpoint. It depends on the loudness of the sound. If it is very loud, I would advise checking the Power Supply's fan or any of the high-wattage cooling fans you might be using.

It could also be the motors of the DVD/CD-ROMs that have difficulty starting up on boot up. This is easier to pinpoint, just unplug these drives and boot up. If the sound disappears, then this would be the issue.

The same goes for Hard Drives, though they would give a softer noise than the DVD/CD-ROMs.

TheDeceiver · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:30 pm Post subject:

hmm dont think it could be the power supply... I just installed a new 440 watt one like 2 months ago... Im thinking maybe my cd drive.... cause like the "car cranking noise" is like very persistenet on boot up... but then it dies down and cant hear it until u boot up next (if u restart, no noise tho)... and so u said hard drive is less so i dont think its that...yeah and me not too good with comp building/repairing... I dont feel comfortable thinkering wiht the insides of my comp lol... last time i did i broke my rear fan O-o

if its not too muhc to ask... instructions for unpluggiong cd drive?

Yebyosh · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:53 am Post subject:

The easiest way of disconnecting your DVD/CD-ROMs and testing for it would be:

1. Turn off the power to your PC, pull the plug from the socket.
2. Wait 5 seconds for any residual power in capacitors to discharge.
3. Open the casing.

4. Look for the back of the DVD/CD-ROM.
5. Look for the connector with 4 wires running to it, usually the colours of these wires are a sequence from left to right, Yellow, Black, Black, Red or the other way round.
6. Remember the way it is plugged into the DVD/CD-ROM ( the connector is directional, meaning you can only plug it back in one way ).
7. Pull that connnector out. This will require some force, be careful. Congratulations, you have just disconnected the Power Supply from the DVD/CD-ROM.

8. Plug back the Power Supply to the wall socket.
9. Turn on your PC. You can now determine if the sound still exists.
10. After determining so, you may want to plug back your DVD/CD-ROM so repeat steps 1 & 2.

11. Connect back the Power Supply to your DVD/CD-ROM ( remember the way it was originally plugged in )
12. Close back your casing.
13. Plug back in your Power Supply to the wall socket.
14. Continue with whatever you are planning to do.

Dio · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:29 am Post subject:

Yo~
everyone thx for ur help and advise,
finally my problem solved...
know wht has gone wrg...
say "bye bye" to my motherboard....
so...get myself a new Graph Card,Ram and motherboard..
bcoz of my motherboard short circuit
it made my ram and everything burns!!!
gonna break tht MoBo to thousand pcs!!!!
anyway Thx alot for all those givin me advise and help!!!
Im BROKE!!!!