Our kids PC has died and we don't know why

[cataclysm]

Had a wiggle ....looks like a HDD fault

Beep on startup means the BIOS failed it's P.O.S.T. (Power-on self test).
Normally goes in this order:
- Voltage check
- Critical fans
- PCI Bus
- Graphics card (to fix, remove & replace)
- RAM
- CPU Wake (incl North Bridge)
- South Bridge
- HDD / CDROM / Floppy.

Check in that order. If nothing, you've probably got a fried component somewhere and will need to take it to an expert.

[24Seven]

Only the bleep ,fans are spinning every thing else blank and no boot up

All you need for a boot up is, Memory, Vid card, and CPU.

It's very rare for it to be the CPU, I would still go for memory or Vid card reseating first, remove and refit.

[Woodzie]

Beep on startup means the BIOS failed it's P.O.S.T. (Power-on self test).
Normally goes in this order:
- Voltage check
- Critical fans
- PCI Bus
- Graphics card (to fix, remove & replace)
- RAM
- CPU Wake (incl North Bridge)
- South Bridge
- HDD / CDROM / Floppy.

Check in that order. If nothing, you've probably got a fried component somewhere and will need to take it to an expert.

Right it dead ..........it can wait till after xmas for repair

[24Seven]

Right it dead ..........it can wait till after xmas for repair

Whatever it is I can fix it for parts costs only and that's only if I don't have the spare bit's in more "come in handy box" which if I do have you can have them FOC.

Only problem will be if its a Dell, Compaq etc with a unique PSU, motherboard or case, then it could end up costing more than it's worth in parts.

Any details on make and model?

[dirtydog]

yu can often find the wire codes online so you can chop and join a normal PSU in there.

Whatever it is I can fix it for parts costs only and that's only if I don't have the spare bit's in more "come in handy box" which if I do have you can have them FOC.

Only problem will be if its a Dell, Compaq etc with a unique PSU, motherboard or case, then it could end up costing more than it's worth in parts.

Any details on make and model?

[Woodzie]

Whatever it is I can fix it for parts costs only and that's only if I don't have the spare bit's in more "come in handy box" which if I do have you can have them FOC.

Only problem will be if its a Dell, Compaq etc with a unique PSU, motherboard or case, then it could end up costing more than it's worth in parts.

Any details on make and model?

It's a advent W0922..........we are in no rush as it was due to be packed away for xmas and we need the space .....will look into it next year .

They will have to use the main household one

[24Seven]

It's a advent W0922..........we are in no rush as it was due to be packed away for xmas and we need the space .....will look into it next year .

They will have to use the main household one

If you want an opinion / fix, pass it on through Mark and I will have a look

I cannot find any info on an Advent W0922 btw

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

If you want an opinion / fix, pass it on through Mark and I will have a look

I cannot find any info on an Advent W0922 btw

I would imagine that it's a generic PC inside - time to raid the parts bin

[24Seven]

I would imagine that it's a generic PC inside - time to raid the parts bin

As long as it's a generic PC we should be laughing

[tintin]

I've still got a couple of pentium 2s in the loft if you need to canibalize for parts, just give me a shout when woodzie lets you give it the once-over.
Alan

[24Seven]

I've still got a couple of pentium 2s in the loft if you need to canibalize for parts, just give me a shout when woodzie lets you give it the once-over.
Alan

Cool

I'm sure between us all, we can fix it for next to nothing (hopefully)

[Retribution]

Try switching a hdd over from another pc, if that starts to work it's the hdd i lost a 200 gig hdd not so long ago and tried it in other units and wont power up and a alarm starts beeping, but the fans run etc...

[Tallyman]

Check the HDD to see who it's made by. If it's someone like Maxtor then unless it's more than 5 years old it's probably still under guarantee. If it has gone you could probably return it for a replacement. Did this when the 200Gb Maxtor drive in my computer went earlier in the year and got a 250Gb brand new one as a free replacement. Only problem is that if it is dead then you will have lost the data on it unless you have back-ups.