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Jay

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Registered: 26th Sep 04
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21st Jan 13 at 22:54

Edit: Priced the PSU up at £48 in a local place and I dont even know if thats going to fix it, So I may aswell just buy a new tower, can I get anything worth having for £150-£200...? Links please.

At first it was a continuous fast beep and didn't load up, took it apart and unseated everything and hoovered all the dust up (there was quite a bit), I took the fan off inside to give it a proper Hoover and re attached it. It now switches on and gets to the page "start windows normally" then turns its self off? Done a few searches on google and I'm not getting a specific answer.

It's quite an old packard bell machine, it worked fine until I moved house and never plugged it in for a few months, it's got all my pictures on though so would like to be able to access it again, plus it done everything I needed it to!

[Edited on 23-01-2013 by Jay]

Jay

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21st Jan 13 at 23:09

I think it could be overheating, the fan starts slow then gradually gets faster until it switches off

Daniel_Corsa

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21st Jan 13 at 23:14

Doubt its overheating if doesn't get passed the start windows normally screen.

Unplug HDD and add to another machine as a secondary HDD to remove your docs / pics from your profile.

Chuck said PB in bin!

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Jay

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21st Jan 13 at 23:19

I don't really want to buy a new PC though if there's any way to fix this?

IvIarkgraham

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22nd Jan 13 at 00:54

psu

Daniel_Corsa

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22nd Jan 13 at 07:07

What model number?

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willay

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22nd Jan 13 at 07:16

how many beeps and are they short or long

Jay

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22nd Jan 13 at 07:25

I can't tell if its two short fast beeps or just one normal one when its turned on

Sam

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22nd Jan 13 at 07:43

quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
psu

Jay

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22nd Jan 13 at 21:33

Right I've googled the model number FSP250-6GEN should I just find one online and buy the same one?

Sam

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22nd Jan 13 at 22:18

They are just standard ATX power supplies mate, you can buy them from anywhere (doesn't need to be that one specifically).

[Edited on 22-01-2013 by Sam]

Jay

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22nd Jan 13 at 23:40

Sound, il go to a computer shop tomorrow and pick one up, is it just plug and play?

Jay

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23rd Jan 13 at 18:47

Priced the PSU up at £48 in a local place and I dont even know if thats going to fix it, So I may aswell just buy a new tower, can I get anything worth having for £150-£200...? Links please.

Will be used for Downloading, browsing the internet and the missus will prob use it for Rollercoaster Tycoon...

[Edited on 23-01-2013 by Jay]

Andrew

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23rd Jan 13 at 18:50

As my u2u, drop it in with me and I will test the psu for you. Can replace for £35 if it is the psu

deano87

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23rd Jan 13 at 18:57

Try www.bigpockets.co.uk for cheap machines!

Dom

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23rd Jan 13 at 19:25

eBay and Hotukdeals are worth looking at. Although if you can up your budget another £100 then you can get something pretty reasonable.

Bart

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23rd Jan 13 at 20:38

quote:
Originally posted by Jay
took it apart and unseated everything and hoovered all the dust up (there was quite a bit

Did you take the CPU fan off as well?
Did you re-apply thermal paste?

Jay

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23rd Jan 13 at 21:34

quote:
Originally posted by Bart

quote:
Originally posted by Jay
took it apart and unseated everything and hoovered all the dust up (there was quite a bit

Did you take the CPU fan off as well?
Did you re-apply thermal paste?

Yeah i took the CPU fan off, in the middle of the machine? No, is that the chalky stuff I wiped it off.....

:noob:

[Edited on 23-01-2013 by Jay]

Bart

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23rd Jan 13 at 21:43

I would say with confidence, there lies your problem.
Your CPU is overheating.

buy some thermal paste @ £1.20 and add a small blob to the top of the cpu, then re-attach the fan. The past shouldn't spill out, so don't go overboard with it.

The fact that it was chalky, could be a good indication that the CPU has overheated.

It may or may not be fucked, but for £1.20 id be buying some paste and trying that before anything else.

deano87

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23rd Jan 13 at 22:25

sound advice that.

TheCrow

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24th Jan 13 at 22:17

What model is the PC? There is a couple of oldish Packard bell's that suffer with mainboard and PSU problems like you describe.

Jay

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25th Jan 13 at 13:39

Just got the thermal paste and its not even getting to the "start windows normally" page now, think its fucked!

Jay

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25th Jan 13 at 13:51

It's just stayed on to the point where it gets to the windows XP loading page, then went off!

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How much will i pay for anything similar spec/abit better

[Edited on 25-01-2013 by Jay]

Bart

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25th Jan 13 at 19:19

Jay,
when the PC is booting, keep pressing F8 until you get a list of options.
Choose Safe Mode and see if it will load windows?

Jay

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25th Jan 13 at 19:29

I need to go and get a keyboard then think I've got one in my mums, the one I've got is wireless and it's not responding

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