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2nd Opinion needed on Gateway Motherboard |
 Nov 8 2009, 02:52 PM
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A family friend just brought me his Gateway GT5252 desktop computer... When plugged in, the computer immediately starts running at full speed, but never even get to post. I've already tried unplugging all devices and no change. I took out the memory and tried starting it again and it started just the same with no beeping like it SHOULD do if it detected there was no memory. I've tried a second power supply as well and no change. I know the hard drive starts spinning as well as the rom drive and the fans go full speed.
He said they had a power outage last week and the next time he powered up his PC, it did this. I've tested all the other components, and they all work fine. Motherboard possibly got zapped? -------------------- CPU: Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad w/Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe S-Flex G series 1900rpm
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 Rev 2.0: Memory: 4GB (2x2gb) OCZ Reaper PC2 8500 Case: Antec 900 Gamer PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower W0106RU 700W OS: Dual Boot XP Home & Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Main HDD: 250GB Seagate Barracuda ES SATA Backup HDD's: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black + 1TB Seagate Barracuda SATA's Video: XFX GTX260 Black Edition Monitor: Samsung 226BW Audio: Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1 Keyboard: Z-Board Gamer Mouse: Logitech MX1000 Laser |
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Nov 8 2009, 03:12 PM
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 Member Posts: 93 Joined: 2-November 09 From: Porto, Portugal Member No.: 69,325 |
I had a similar problem and i couldn't say why it happened but I'm almost absolute sure it's the motherboard.
My memory sticks were running in dual-channel when I got the problem, computer turned on, all fans at 100% but no post. 1 memory stick, Wouldn't post, the other memory stick wouldn't post either, both in single channel and the computer booted normally. tried dual-channel again, no post. I know it's strange but give it a try. -------------------- Q6600 G0 @ 3.0Ghz w/ Zalman CNPS9700NT | Abit Fatal1ty F-190HD | TeamElite 2GB DDR2 800Mhz @ CL4 XFX 9500GT GDDR2 @ 650/1625/450 | SAMSUNG 500GB SATA2 7200rpm | Nox Urano 600W | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
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Nov 8 2009, 03:41 PM
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 Member  Posts: 418 Joined: 5-May 09 From: Remer Minnesota Member No.: 67,275 |
Motherboard sound toasted to me.
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Nov 8 2009, 03:47 PM
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 Forum Wars - OCC Captain Posts: 2,938 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 31,336 |
QUOTE (gabrieltessin @ Nov 8 2009, 06:41 PM)  Motherboard sound toasted to me. +1. Is that computer old? Maybe it's still under warranty. -------------------- Socket 1366 OC competition - 3DMark Competition - AMD Overclocking Competition - OCC IRC (channel #OCC)   QUOTE (IVIYTH0S @ Sep 13 2009, 02:55 AM) I did honestly believe there would be a 5870x8. |
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Nov 8 2009, 04:20 PM
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QUOTE (ScapeGoat @ Nov 8 2009, 06:12 PM) I had a similar problem and i couldn't say why it happened but I'm almost absolute sure it's the motherboard. My memory sticks were running in dual-channel when I got the problem, computer turned on, all fans at 100% but no post. 1 memory stick, Wouldn't post, the other memory stick wouldn't post either, both in single channel and the computer booted normally. tried dual-channel again, no post. I know it's strange but give it a try. I've tried booting with NO ram in the PC and it didn't even give a warning beep like all other PC's i've worked on do... I've also tried every slot with a single stick. No luck... Looking into a new or used mobo now... Thanks -------------------- CPU: Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad w/Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe S-Flex G series 1900rpm
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 Rev 2.0: Memory: 4GB (2x2gb) OCZ Reaper PC2 8500 Case: Antec 900 Gamer PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower W0106RU 700W OS: Dual Boot XP Home & Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Main HDD: 250GB Seagate Barracuda ES SATA Backup HDD's: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black + 1TB Seagate Barracuda SATA's Video: XFX GTX260 Black Edition Monitor: Samsung 226BW Audio: Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1 Keyboard: Z-Board Gamer Mouse: Logitech MX1000 Laser |
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