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31st Dec 2008, 17:07
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even though doing a degree in computing i aint got a clue with this one.
one of my computers came up with the Blue screen of death.."Mountable boot drive error or something" it does not have a DVD / CD drive in so i opened the case to install one. cleaning it all out at the same time. made sure everything was back in place. powered on, the fan spins, and the harddrive activity light blinks but the monitor stays in standby mode. - any ideas? I am guessing its a problem with either the CPU. the motherboard or the Graphics card. Thanks for any help you may have |
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#2
31st Dec 2008, 18:28
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first was the error before or after you instaled the drive.
2nd sounds like dust to me [you have a air canon to give it the once over again?], and how old of a computer is it any ways Do you have an onbord graphics card? if so run that to see if it'll boat then. and double cheak the conections again like take them off and then put them back on. |
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#3
31st Dec 2008, 19:05
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The error was before i installed the drive. as i had to install the drive in order to recover the system using the CD. Since the new fault (the graphics card. i have dis-connected the DVD drive)
I disconnected the heatsink and fan, cleared any dust. using a hover (done this countless times and it has still worked) cleared the old Thermal insulation paste. and re-applied new. replaced the CPU and fan. cleared dust from the PCI slots and from the graphics card and replaced. The graphics card is a PCI, there is no onboard option. In the morning i will do another full system rebuild. if this does not work i will come back. The computer is about..6-7 year old.if its the CPU or Graphics card. i am guessing it will be no more than £30-£50 to replace like for like. Thanks again |
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1st Jan 2009, 19:09
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whenyou turn it on does the cpu get hot? turn it on, leave it running for 30 sec and then feel the top of it. be careful dont cut your hand on the cpu fan! and dont burn yourself! done that once and it was very painful. if its cold, well you know your problem. also do you have a spare pci vid card?
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