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writer22816
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JohnColtrane
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Gao Xi
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JohnColtrane
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Gao Xi
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CrownRoyal
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disconnect everything from the inside besides the power supply from your motherboard, try to fire on your computer, post results. | ||
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CrownRoyal
Vatican City State1872 Posts
not worth it imo for the shop, maybe worth it if you can do it yourself. | ||
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CrownRoyal
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Gao Xi
Hong Kong5178 Posts
And generally how long should a computer last? for like (personal use/gaming) | ||
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JohnColtrane
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Gao Xi
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Jugan
United States1566 Posts
On April 05 2010 19:59 Gao Xi wrote: If I do decide to buy a new computer, I would still have to fix my old computer to get the data back right? Not necessarily. You can get a data retrieval expert to do it... but that would cost some money obviously. There are other ways/methods, but I'm not entirely sure what you want or how it works. | ||
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Nuttyguy
United Kingdom1526 Posts
On April 05 2010 19 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 05 2010 19 end_of_the_skype_highlighting:59 Gao Xi wrote: If I do decide to buy a new computer, I would still have to fix my old computer to get the data back right? if the hard drives aren't broken u can move them to your new computer | ||
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Boblion
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
On April 05 2010 19:24 CrownRoyal wrote: im gonna say 80% Take a screwdriver open your case remove the PSU, put the new one and connect the cables to the mobo and drives ( and maybe GPU if you have one ). | ||
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BluzMan
Russian Federation4235 Posts
On April 05 2010 19:32 Gao Xi wrote: I totally suck with computers, so i'm going to ask a family member to do it. Since I'm hardware illiterate, If i replace the motherboard, the computer should work and the data should be still there right? And generally how long should a computer last? for like (personal use/gaming) Depending on how you organized data. If all of your data was stored on a specific RAID array that was built and maintained by a motherboard-specific controller, recovering your data is a tricky task, otherwise it's most likely as trivial as plug the HDD cable into the new motherboard. Most likely you won't be able to understand what has happened, but the safest bet is to get a 100% working power supply somewhere and just see if it starts. I've had your kind of sympthoms 2 times, and one time it was a power supply, the other - motherboard. If replacing PSU (I didn't say "buy it", I said get it somewhere) doesn't help, consult a specialist, there can be several things wrong with your PC that I know of and several hundreds that I don't. | ||
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
On April 05 2010 18:46 Gao Xi wrote: d. When I check the back, the fan spins only for a second and it stops, so maybe it has something to do with the power or something. Hint hint hint | ||
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Gao Xi
Hong Kong5178 Posts
Assuming that computer power supplies are all the same, is it possible for me to use a power supply from an older computer to temporarily get my files on an external hard drive? [Edit] On the chance that i might get a new computer, what brand would be good for personal/gaming use. (if the different brands even matter) The computer that i have right now that broke down is by Acer. | ||
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BluzMan
Russian Federation4235 Posts
Assuming that computer power supplies are all the same, is it possible for me to use a power supply from an older computer to temporarily get my files on an external hard drive? They are not the same, and you should at least be looking for one with equal or greater amount of power in Watts it can sustain. There are other differences, but I think you should do fine even with a less powerful one if you just plug in the motherboard and nothing else (basically, you want to see if you reach BIOS). If your machine works with another PSU, just go and buy a new one, it's the easiest way. Concerning getting your data, first, make 100% sure you weren't using a RAID array because a single write operation on one of the disks in the array will irreversibly (well, technically, it's possible to reverse, but very hard) break the whole array. If you only have one HD inside, that's not an issue, but if you have two or more identical HDD's (same manufacturer, same model, same capacity), don't attempt anything with your HDDs without a specialist. | ||
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
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Archaic
United States4024 Posts
On April 05 2010 19:00 JohnColtrane wrote: is your pc hot? On April 05 2010 19:14 JohnColtrane wrote: how old is your pc? Am I the only one that caught this? | ||
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leetchaos
United States395 Posts
On April 05 2010 19:23 CrownRoyal wrote: motherboard or power supply most likely disconnect everything from the inside besides the power supply from your motherboard, try to fire on your computer, post results. Do this before anything else. Seriously, you could save yourself a lot of time and money. | ||
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rredtooth
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lowbright
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rredtooth
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hmmmmmmmmmmmm. coincidence or correlation? | ||
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Gao Xi
Hong Kong5178 Posts
On April 06 2010 02:08 redtooth wrote: is your computer bios beeping? if you can get the bios code then you can better identify the problem. as for recovering data, it shouldn't be too much of a hassle (assuming your hard drive didn't inexplicably die as well). you can buy adapters/cases for internal hard drives online for ~$10 and just keep them around as external hard drives after you recover your files. salvaging is always fun. I doesn't even turn on, when i try to i hear a beep, then the fan runs for a second and it dies. On April 06 2010 02:11 lowbright wrote: This seems like kind of an obvious question but have you cleared out the dust inside? Trying to find a screw driver to open my computer. =/ Even if i clear the dust I'm probably still going to have to replace some parts. On April 06 2010 02:12 redtooth wrote: as a side note, my computer died playing LoL too. heating problems as well... hmmmmmmmmmmmm. coincidence or correlation? I hope its just a coincidence. =( | ||
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KingofHearts
Japan562 Posts
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Gao Xi
Hong Kong5178 Posts
Problems: Motherboard is busted apparently 2 of the 4 slots for RAM died. so instead of 4GB its now 2GB. D= | ||
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semantics
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Is your power button stuck down. seriously I'd check. | ||
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Gao Xi
Hong Kong5178 Posts
The guy said that, both my primary slots for ram are OK. but the 2 secondary ones are busted. Also that the dust could have been a factor. the cost of getting a new motherboard - $450~ and getting a ATI Radeon 5770 - $260~ would cost too much, so i just bought a new computer, which was $1.3k~ | ||
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