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Hey folks,
The PC that I built about a decade ago finally seems to have kicked the bucket, and it’s been so long that I appear to have lost my troubleshooting skills. I was hoping to get some idea/confirmation of what might be the issue.
The other day I noticed it had just randomly shut off. When I tried to power it back up, nothing happened. I checked my wiring, cracked it open, and disconnected the graphics card and drives from the power source. Still nothing. I happened to have an extra power source hanging around, so I tried replacing that; still nothing. I also had an extra motherboard I’d purchased on sale a while back, so I tried that, reattached everything, and now it actually powers up, but I get no display. Meaning, the fans kick on, the drives power up, but nothing comes on screen.
I’m not sure where to go from here. I don’t have an extra CPU, but seeing as those are a bit pricey, I don’t want to blindly order a new one. Any help would be appreciated!
The PC that I built about a decade ago finally seems to have kicked the bucket, and it’s been so long that I appear to have lost my troubleshooting skills. I was hoping to get some idea/confirmation of what might be the issue.
The other day I noticed it had just randomly shut off. When I tried to power it back up, nothing happened. I checked my wiring, cracked it open, and disconnected the graphics card and drives from the power source. Still nothing. I happened to have an extra power source hanging around, so I tried replacing that; still nothing. I also had an extra motherboard I’d purchased on sale a while back, so I tried that, reattached everything, and now it actually powers up, but I get no display. Meaning, the fans kick on, the drives power up, but nothing comes on screen.
I’m not sure where to go from here. I don’t have an extra CPU, but seeing as those are a bit pricey, I don’t want to blindly order a new one. Any help would be appreciated!
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