I bought a new case and 2 sticks of 1gb of ram for my pc.
I've spent most of the day ****ing about.
The problem i have now is strange, i've got everything installed and set
up in place as it should be. But.. my pc won't power on when stood up,
but comes on when it's layed on it's side. I 'don't' think anything is
loose, i've checked, double checked and ****ing 10 times checked and
there's nothing i can see that's loose.
When it's on and on it's side, if i then stand it up, the pc locks up
and nothing can be done expect hold the power button and power off.
Anyone got any idea's?
System:
6600GT
C2D 6400
2gb 5300 ram
775Dual-vsta
xp pro sp2
Jimbob wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I bought a new case and 2 sticks of 1gb of ram for my pc.
>
> I've spent most of the day ****ing about.
>
> The problem i have now is strange, i've got everything installed and set
> up in place as it should be. But.. my pc won't power on when stood up,
> but comes on when it's layed on it's side. I 'don't' think anything is
> loose, i've checked, double checked and ****ing 10 times checked and
> there's nothing i can see that's loose.
>
> When it's on and on it's side, if i then stand it up, the pc locks up
> and nothing can be done expect hold the power button and power off.
>
> Anyone got any idea's?
>
> System:
> 6600GT
> C2D 6400
> 2gb 5300 ram
> 775Dual-vsta
> xp pro sp2
>
> <<<stressed.
"Jimbob" <me@nofkinspam.me> wrote in message
news:648904F2alrblU1@mid.individual.net...
> Hi all
>
> I bought a new case and 2 sticks of 1gb of ram for my pc.
>
> I've spent most of the day ****ing about.
>
> The problem i have now is strange, i've got everything installed and set
> up in place as it should be. But.. my pc won't power on when stood up, but
> comes on when it's layed on it's side. I 'don't' think anything is loose,
> i've checked, double checked and ****ing 10 times checked and there's
> nothing i can see that's loose.
>
> When it's on and on it's side, if i then stand it up, the pc locks up and
> nothing can be done expect hold the power button and power off.
>
> Anyone got any idea's?
>
> System:
> 6600GT
> C2D 6400
> 2gb 5300 ram
> 775Dual-vsta
> xp pro sp2
>
> <<<stressed.
Jimbob wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I bought a new case and 2 sticks of 1gb of ram for my pc.
>
> I've spent most of the day ****ing about.
>
> The problem i have now is strange, i've got everything installed and set
> up in place as it should be. But.. my pc won't power on when stood up,
> but comes on when it's layed on it's side. I 'don't' think anything is
> loose, i've checked, double checked and ****ing 10 times checked and
> there's nothing i can see that's loose.
>
> When it's on and on it's side, if i then stand it up, the pc locks up
> and nothing can be done expect hold the power button and power off.
>
> Anyone got any idea's?
>
> System:
> 6600GT
> C2D 6400
> 2gb 5300 ram
> 775Dual-vsta
> xp pro sp2
>
> <<<stressed.
If I paid good money for the hardware, it would
all come apart again. It could be, for example,
that there is an "extra" standoff underneath the
motherboard. A standoff should only be placed,
where there is one of those "plated holes" on the
motherboard. You're not supposed to install extra
standoffs, that don't have a matching hole on the
motherboard.
It doesn't take that long to disassemble and reassemble a system.
The first time you do it, you're learning where all the wires
go. The second time, you're just repeating what you did the
first time, so it should go faster.
On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:18:15 -0400, "lisa swallowz" <poken@ur****.org>
wrote:
>
>"Jimbob" <me@nofkinspam.me> wrote in message
>news:648904F2alrblU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Hi all
>>
>> I bought a new case and 2 sticks of 1gb of ram for my pc.
>>
>> I've spent most of the day ****ing about.
>>
>> The problem i have now is strange, i've got everything installed and set
>> up in place as it should be. But.. my pc won't power on when stood up, but
>> comes on when it's layed on it's side. I 'don't' think anything is loose,
>> i've checked, double checked and ****ing 10 times checked and there's
>> nothing i can see that's loose.
>>
>> When it's on and on it's side, if i then stand it up, the pc locks up and
>> nothing can be done expect hold the power button and power off.
>>
>> Anyone got any idea's?
>>
>> System:
>> 6600GT
>> C2D 6400
>> 2gb 5300 ram
>> 775Dual-vsta
>> xp pro sp2
>>
>> <<<stressed.
>
>sounds like heatsink is not right on cpu.
>
This is a stab in the dark, I take great care when I build my
computers but I have found on my last minute checks that I have
forgotten to tighten the motherboard mounting screws fully or just one
of the screws. I am wondering if this could be the problem, when the
board is flat maybe the screw is centered in the hole but when stood
up maybe, if it is a loose screw, it might be touching something
creating a short.
Paul wrote:
> Jimbob wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I bought a new case and 2 sticks of 1gb of ram for my pc.
>>
>> I've spent most of the day ****ing about.
>>
>> The problem i have now is strange, i've got everything installed and
>> set up in place as it should be. But.. my pc won't power on when stood
>> up, but comes on when it's layed on it's side. I 'don't' think
>> anything is loose, i've checked, double checked and ****ing 10 times
>> checked and there's nothing i can see that's loose.
>>
>> When it's on and on it's side, if i then stand it up, the pc locks up
>> and nothing can be done expect hold the power button and power off.
>>
>> Anyone got any idea's?
>>
>> System:
>> 6600GT
>> C2D 6400
>> 2gb 5300 ram
>> 775Dual-vsta
>> xp pro sp2
>>
>> <<<stressed.
>
> If I paid good money for the hardware, it would
> all come apart again. It could be, for example,
> that there is an "extra" standoff underneath the
> motherboard. A standoff should only be placed,
> where there is one of those "plated holes" on the
> motherboard. You're not supposed to install extra
> standoffs, that don't have a matching hole on the
> motherboard.
>
> It doesn't take that long to disassemble and reassemble a system.
> The first time you do it, you're learning where all the wires
> go. The second time, you're just repeating what you did the
> first time, so it should go faster.
>
> Paul
On Mar 18, 5:17 am, Jimbob <m...@nofkinspam.me> wrote:
>
> Yea, it just ****es me off.
It's a physical connection of some sort. Something to find that
doesn't cost money for parts replacements, substitution and modular
troubleshooting. Take it down to a barebone, sit it up, lay it down
sideways - case open and over and over until the problem is found.
May involve removing the MB. Things like that happen (once ran into a
intermittent case power switch which would up and reboot the sys when
it had a mind to).
"Jimbob" <me@nofkinspam.me> wrote in message
news:648904F2alrblU1@mid.individual.net...
> Hi all
>
> I bought a new case and 2 sticks of 1gb of ram for my pc.
>
> I've spent most of the day ****ing about.
>
> The problem i have now is strange, i've got everything installed and set
> up in place as it should be. But.. my pc won't power on when stood up, but
> comes on when it's layed on it's side. I 'don't' think anything is loose,
> i've checked, double checked and ****ing 10 times checked and there's
> nothing i can see that's loose.
>
> When it's on and on it's side, if i then stand it up, the pc locks up and
> nothing can be done expect hold the power button and power off.
>
> Anyone got any idea's?
>
> System:
> 6600GT
> C2D 6400
> 2gb 5300 ram
> 775Dual-vsta
> xp pro sp2
>
> <<<stressed.
Jimbob wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I bought a new case and 2 sticks of 1gb of ram for my pc.
>
> I've spent most of the day ****ing about.
>
> The problem i have now is strange, i've got everything installed and set
> up in place as it should be. But.. my pc won't power on when stood up,
> but comes on when it's layed on it's side. I 'don't' think anything is
> loose, i've checked, double checked and ****ing 10 times checked and
> there's nothing i can see that's loose.
>
> When it's on and on it's side, if i then stand it up, the pc locks up
> and nothing can be done expect hold the power button and power off.
>
> Anyone got any idea's?
>
> System:
> 6600GT
> C2D 6400
> 2gb 5300 ram
> 775Dual-vsta
> xp pro sp2
>
> <<<stressed.
Update:
I 'think' i know what may well be the problem.
When the case is stood up, one of my hard drives seems to try to boot up
twice, and i can hear it making a whiring noise. When it's on it's side,
it boots up straight away. Do you think this hard drive may have some
sort of loose platter or something inside, that when it's stood up a
connection is not being.. connected?
Otherwise i have no clue, i can't try it without this hard drive plugged
in cos it has XP on it..or could i?...
"Jimbob" <me@nofkinspam.me> wrote in message
news:64ajkoF2b02dhU1@mid.individual.net...
> Jimbob wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I bought a new case and 2 sticks of 1gb of ram for my pc.
>>
>> I've spent most of the day ****ing about.
>>
>> The problem i have now is strange, i've got everything installed and set
>> up in place as it should be. But.. my pc won't power on when stood up,
>> but comes on when it's layed on it's side. I 'don't' think anything is
>> loose, i've checked, double checked and ****ing 10 times checked and
>> there's nothing i can see that's loose.
>>
>> When it's on and on it's side, if i then stand it up, the pc locks up and
>> nothing can be done expect hold the power button and power off.
>>
>> Anyone got any idea's?
>>
>> System:
>> 6600GT
>> C2D 6400
>> 2gb 5300 ram
>> 775Dual-vsta
>> xp pro sp2
>>
>> <<<stressed.
>
> Update:
>
> I 'think' i know what may well be the problem.
>
> When the case is stood up, one of my hard drives seems to try to boot up
> twice, and i can hear it making a whiring noise. When it's on it's side,
> it boots up straight away. Do you think this hard drive may have some sort
> of loose platter or something inside, that when it's stood up a connection
> is not being.. connected?
>
> Otherwise i have no clue, i can't try it without this hard drive plugged
> in cos it has XP on it..or could i?...
>
> BRB!!
You don't need a hdd attached to simply see if it will start. Try
disconnecting all peripherals, as was mentioned before.
All you need is RAM, graphics card, CPU and HSF connected to the mb to see
if it will post.
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