pc doesnt work. The HDD lights stays permanently on, it spins a few secs then stops. Monitor doesnt kick in ?
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Forget all that!..\n\nWhat you need to do is open-up the P.c, and reset the BIOS.\n\nThis is VERY SIMPLE! - all thats involed is moving a jumper, and moving it back a few seconds later (With the computer turned OFF!)\n\nCheck online for the exact location of the Jumper you need to swap. Just goto you Mobo's Manufacturers Website\n\nRegards, Mikeo =)
72767
Uplug the hard drive cables, disk drives, cd, etc. Then power up and see if the mother board will run. Work from there.
142984
are you getting power or not. i would first check all the cables to see if anything are loose. i would also check the power supply. and also would look in you motherboard book to find how to reset the bios.
149679
first try some simple steps.\n\n1 make sure that everyting is connected properly. Like reconnect the monitor, keyboard, mouses and all other components.\n\n2. If out of wannanty , open up the case and use some canned air to clean it out.\n\n3.reseat all internal devices like video, card,sound card and esp the ram. meaning carefully remove and put back in.  Try all cards and hdd cable ect. you may have something loose in there. Do one at a time so you don't forget where they were.Make sure you touch a metal part of the frame to dicarge static electricy first.\n\n4. Use the Windows starup disk to perform diags for the hdd, like scandisk, ect\n\n5. you may have to reset defaults in Setup(Cmos) or make sure that they are corrects. Your can get into set up by pressing delete key of f2 upon start up.\n\n6. call the manufacture and or support if these steps do not help.
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If cable was an issue it would not have worked at all. Do this to get a resolution. I hope you are using a Seagate HDD (cuz its widely used but my steps have nothing to do with a brand. It,s in general)\n\nTurn off your PC. Unplug it from the mains. Ground yurself by touching the cabinet. Now remove the HDD CAbles from Both motherboard and HDD. Blow some air on the ends of the cables and also the points where you put in the cables on the motherboard and HDD. Now plug it back. Start your PC and directly go to the BIOS and check if your HDD is detected or not. IF yes just reboot the pc and start ir. IF not then some issue here. You can also unplug the HDD and get it to yur Friends pc and check if it works on the first attempt or still it takes time.If it works there then you can narrowdown the problem in yur PC. IF it does the same there Get yur PC to the desktop anyways. Once done go to your HDD manufacturers website. BAck up your data first. Download a software that can do a low level format on your HDD. Follow the instructions and do a low level format and then reinstall the OS. If it still does the same replace it if its under warranty. \n\nSo you got the solution. GO follow it get back on your PC as soon as possible. Best of luck.
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This is nothing to do with your hard drive. The hard drive connects directly to the hard disk controller on the motherboard. This controller sends a signal to an LED connector that connects to the light on the case. There are a number of possibilities, but the most likely is that there is a short where the LED connector connects to the motherboard. Chances are that this is a minor glitch and will not result in a loss of hard drive performance.\n\n[It's just a thought, but are you sure you're not looking at the power on light?]
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You're going to have to supply us with a lot more information - is it plugged in?  Is your computer on?  Do you have the right cable?  Has the monitor worked before with other PC's?  Have other monitors worked with that PC?
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ok, to start with it is not your bios, it is not the cables, it is not the jumpers, if any of those were not detecting the drive, windows couuldn't find it in add new hardware, more than likely it is in your registry.\ncheck these tips here, I don't know your operating system or hardware configuration,so I can't be more specific in helping you, but the page might have the anwer\nhttp://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1218041&page=1
718606
You said you installed windows..you did not mention anything about installing your video drivers. It is not yor monitor, you don't have drivers for the video and it will act that way until installed and set correctly.
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need more info than that to diagnose.  make sure your cables are plugged in tightly?  is the jumpers on the hard drive on the correct pins?  can you hear it booting up. when does it stop?\ntoo many variables
917529
if the tower is all working (light is on and display is showing on monitor) then chances are the OS is damaged. recover using the recovery disc or in some cases using the resest config data option in BIOS
112486
It could be many things.... start by disconnecting  your Hard Drive... if it still restarts and does not let you stay in the bios try a new Power Supply... if persist its most likely your motherboard... make sure to disconnect  everything else...
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This is not a big prob....insert ur motherboard CD ...n install sound drivers...restart ur system...its over
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It sounds like there is a lose connection between the hard drive and the motherboard.  Check your ribbon cable.  If that is not it maybe do a chkdsk/f to check for any errors the drive may have.
866133
THE MOTHER BOARD IS FINE  THE PROBLEM WAS THE BIOS IS NOT SET UP CORRECLTY AND SINCE U DID A RESET ON IT ,NOW U HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT WAS SET UP, OPEN UP THE COMPUTER TAKE OUT THE CABLES WHERE UR CD AND HARD DRIVE IS, NOW START THE COMPUTER IS GOING TO SAY IN YOUR SCREEN HARDISK NOT FOUND AFTER IT SAYS THAT CONNECT THE HARDDRIVE TO THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF IT RECONIZE IT \nIF DOESNT RECONG IT  THEN GO TO BIO WITH THE COMPUTER OPEN AND THE HARDRIVE STILL IN THERE AND COM STILL ON IN THE BIO SET UP GO TO HARDWARE AND THERE GOING TO BE A OPTIONS WHERE II SAY DISABLE OR ENABLE ,ENABLE THE THE HARDRIVE AND THEN SAVE WHERE IT SAYS SECURITY AND THAT IT
853033
Next time it goes blank, try pressing the menu button, if the menu comes up, suspect the video card.  If the menu doesn't display, replace your monitor.  Of course, check the cable connections first.
560537
Sounds like you have to tweak the flux capacitor on your motherboard to make sure the output is 1.21 jiggawatts. Make sure the hard drive is spinnging at 88 miles per hour as well or nothing is going to happen.