new motherboard?
 

hello,
hope someone can help, i've got a problem with my sons computer, when turned on it lights up , case and cpu fan run , hard drive spins , but no signal goes to monitor , i've tried the hard drive in another computer and it works fine .
the motherboard in my sons comp has on board graphics .
i think its probably the motherboard but thought i'd ask someone elses opinion before i go and splash the cash on a new one.
any ideas anyone
thanks
andy.

Re: new motherboard?
 

can you try a different PSU just in case? it certainly does look like mobo

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thaks for quick reply
the psu fans are running ,everything lights up, is there any way to test the psu ?
i dont have a spare psu , and dont fancy taking my comp apart to use that one .

Re: new motherboard?
 

it does not matter if the fans are running there could still be a fault. 9 times out of 10 the symptoms you describe would point to the mobo but there is the 1 time its not.

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ok just tried another psu from my other computer , just managed to get the cables to stretch without having to remove psu from case , just the same as before , looks like it is the mobo , i'm off to buy another one . thanks for your help.

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Just be sure that the Motherboard connectors from the Power supply will fit the new Mobo, ie, make sure the 20/24 pin and the 4 pin 12 v ones are on it.;)

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and of course make sure the cpu and ram will fit and work lol

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Its all been said realy, the only other thing left is to reset the cmos, unplug the power cable, remove the battery from the mobo, & short the cmos reset jumper. Its a long shot.

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Sometimes a small screw can get loose inside and jam twixt m/board and case causing problems.

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If all you are getting is a blank screen, and the graphics are "on board", have you tried a PCI graphics card? Had the same issue once with an old PC, plugged in a PCI graphics card, and it worked great. Turned out the onboard graphics were dead.

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if you remove the battery you do not need to short the cmos ;)

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Hi, is it possible you can let us know how you got on mate? :)

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has ya son been messing with the bios, i was messing with it yesterday and i got blank screen bios wouldnt come up or nothing. so i just followed the Manuel and removed the battery from the motherboard and a couple of pins, it restarted the bios and now it works fine.

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hi ,
just an update , got new motherboard , £35 from a local supplier , fitted and woking perfectly with no problems at all , thanks for your help everyone .
;)