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  • Alex15787
    PCHF Member
    • Apr 2021
    • 37

    #1

    PC turns on but wont boot

    Whenever I turn my pc on, the fans start spinning but nothing shows up on screen, any help is appreciated
  • veeg
    PCHF Director
    • Jul 2016
    • 8982

    #2
    Hello

    Give us your complete pc spec’s.

    @Bruce

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    • Alex15787
      PCHF Member
      • Apr 2021
      • 37

      #3
      Originally posted by veeg
      Hello

      Give us your complete pc spec’s.

      @Bruce
      Gtx 1070, 16gb ddr3 ram, core i7-4790k, thats all I know, other the fact its a dell Xps 870p

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      • Alex15787
        PCHF Member
        • Apr 2021
        • 37

        #4
        Originally posted by Alex15787
        Gtx 1070, 16gb ddr3 ram, core i7-4790k, thats all I know, other the fact its a dell Xps 870p
        XPS 8700 *

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        • Rustys
          PCHF Member
          • Jul 2016
          • 7862

          #5
          What is the make and model of the power supply unit?

          [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]EDIT: What color and does the power button light flash in any pattern?[/COLOR]

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          • Alex15787
            PCHF Member
            • Apr 2021
            • 37

            #6
            Originally posted by Rustys
            What is the make and model of the power supply unit?

            [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]EDIT: What color and does the power button light flash in any pattern?
            [/COLOR]
            [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]
            Its a solid orange, which is normally what happens when you turn it on just before it boots or is in sleep mode, its a dell one, it has 80 plus bronze, and the model number is AC460EM-00[/color]

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            • Bruce
              PCHF Moderator
              • Oct 2017
              • 10702

              #7
              some things to try first…

              take off the side cover and remove the memory sticks and the graphics card.
              wipe down their contacts and with a soft bristled brush, wipe their circuitry and the motherboard slots they came from.
              reseat them and see how you go.

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              • Rustys
                PCHF Member
                • Jul 2016
                • 7862

                #8
                The GTX 1070 display card requires a 500 Watt psu
                Your system currently has a 460 Watt psu.

                Which probably actually puts out about 350-375 watts

                Pull the display card if there is one like @Bruce stated and see if the system boots with out it installed.

                Make sure that you are plugged into the display card and not the onboard.

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                • phillpower2
                  PCHF Administrator
                  • Sep 2016
                  • 15209

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Rustys
                  The GTX 1070 display card requires a 500 Watt psu
                  Your system currently has a 460 Watt psu.

                  Which probably actually puts out about 350-375 watts
                  Claims to be 385W Russ but being an ACbel I wouldn`t trust that number.

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                  • Alex15787
                    PCHF Member
                    • Apr 2021
                    • 37

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Bruce
                    some things to try first…

                    take off the side cover and remove the memory sticks and the graphics card.
                    wipe down their contacts and with a soft bristled brush, wipe their circuitry and the motherboard slots they came from.
                    reseat them and see how you go.
                    This may sound like a stupid question but what do you mean by circuitry do you mean the actual boards of them?

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                    • Alex15787
                      PCHF Member
                      • Apr 2021
                      • 37

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Bruce
                      some things to try first…

                      take off the side cover and remove the memory sticks and the graphics card.
                      wipe down their contacts and with a soft bristled brush, wipe their circuitry and the motherboard slots they came from.
                      reseat them and see how you go.
                      I have windows on a 32gb ssd which is constantly giving me low space warnings, could that be the issue maybe?

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                      • Alex15787
                        PCHF Member
                        • Apr 2021
                        • 37

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Rustys
                        The GTX 1070 display card requires a 500 Watt psu
                        Your system currently has a 460 Watt psu.

                        Which probably actually puts out about 350-375 watts

                        Pull the display card if there is one like @Bruce stated and see if the system boots with out it installed.

                        Make sure that you are plugged into the display card and not the onboard.
                        I did work before, its only recently stopped working, but before I was playing games like r6s and minecraft perfectly

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                        • Rustys
                          PCHF Member
                          • Jul 2016
                          • 7862

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Alex15787
                          I have windows on a 32gb ssd which is constantly giving me low space warnings, could that be the issue maybe?
                          Updates require 32 - 40 GB of free space to install updates not including the reserved space that Windows no uses for updates.
                          That is just for updates not including the backup that it creates when downloading and installing the updates.

                          In other words you have to replace that HDD that windows is installed on. Minimal of 250 GB is almost getting to be to small.

                          For Windows to work properly there has to be an additional 20% of available space on top of all that.

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                          • Alex15787
                            PCHF Member
                            • Apr 2021
                            • 37

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Rustys
                            Updates require 32 - 40 GB of free space to install updates not including the reserved space that Windows no uses for updates.
                            That is just for updates not including the backup that it creates when downloading and installing the updates.

                            In other words you have to replace that HDD that windows is installed on. Minimal of 250 GB is almost getting to be to small.

                            For Windows to work properly there has to be an additional 20% of available space on top of all that.
                            So if I reinstall windows that could fix it, I have a usb drive I can use

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                            • Rustys
                              PCHF Member
                              • Jul 2016
                              • 7862

                              #15
                              No it will not the only thing that will correct it will be to get a bigger drive to install windows on. 32 GB is not big enough.

                              Plus a better PSU.

                              @phillpower2

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