:( Need Immediate Assistance! :(

[se7enless]

I was looking inside my computer today and noticed it was dusty. Sooo i took it outside and blew it out with an air compressor and the computer would not start. The only thing that would turn on was the power supply and everything else not touching the mother board in anyway. I was wondering if i had messed up my mother board or what not and wether this is a minor or serious problem. If you need any more details just ask me and thx u for helping.

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Edit: Also before this the computer would constantly restart. I scanned for viruses and none were found and this was the reason as to why i blew out the computer thinking it was overheating or soemthing.

[The Plague]

You've probablly just got a loose card or cable.

[se7enless]

You've probablly just got a loose card or cable.

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I undid all the cords and wires and put them back again and nothing new happened and the problem seems to be getting worse and now the power supply stays on even when i press the off button for the pc.

[Silverado Nomads]

Reseat your memory(take them out and put them back in), that would certainly cause that.

[se7enless]

Reseat your memory(take them out and put them back in), that would certainly cause that.

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i tried it and no difference.

:(

Is this serious? :(

[Silverado Nomads]

hmm.

I'm guessing you did all of the obvious then.

What type of mobo is it?

Edit : Oh did you check your softpower 2 pin connector?

They come loose, or they get dirty from time to time. Who knows when you blew that out.

[Toonie]

How powerful was it air compressor :huh:

[bigdave]

I did this same thing the other day and had the same issue, what fixed it for me with my Abit KG7-RAID mobo was to reset/reseat the CMOS jumper, once I did that it fired right up.. Look Luck I know how much this sucks!! :cry:

[se7enless]

hmm.

I'm guessing you did all of the obvious then.

What type of mobo is it?

Edit : Oh did you check your softpower 2 pin connector?

They come loose, or they get dirty from time to time. Who knows when you blew that out.

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:blush: what is mobo? and 2 pin connector? :blush:

[skybl4ck]

the two pins that lead to the power button in the front of your case?

[Silverado Nomads]

lol mobo = Motherboard(the biggest board there, attached to the back of your case :D)

The connectors i'm talking about are little black rectangle 2-3 pin connectors from the front part of your case(where the led lights are..and the case power button.

Also I would grab the book or have somebody reset the CMOS on the board like BigDave Suggested.

[se7enless]

lol mobo = Motherboard(the biggest board there, attached to the back of your case :D)

The connectors i'm talking about are little black rectangle 2-3 pin connectors from the front part of your case(where the led lights are..and the case power button.

Also I would grab the book or have somebody reset the CMOS on the board like BigDave Suggested.

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i tried the pins and how do i reset the cmos?

and the mobo model is a lomita MBEM1673LMTL

[se7enless]

i tried the pins and how do i reset the cmos?

and the mobo model is a lomita MBEM1673LMTL

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anyone? got any ideas?

and could this be a case of static shock to the board?

[NextGen_Gamer]

anyone? got any ideas?

and? could this be a case of static shock to the board?

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Well, did you touch anything on the motherboard, video card, etc., while you were cleaning it? If not, then I doubt you shocked it to death.

To clear/reset the CMOS, look around on your motherboard for three pins, with a small piece of plastic covering two of them (pins 1 & 2) that says CMOS near it. This is usually located somwhere in the bottom right-hand corner of the motherboard. After you find it, make sure all power is disconnected from your machine, then remove the small piece of plastic (this is called a "jumper" by the way) and put it over pins 2 & 3 instead. Wait about ten seconds or so, then once again remove the jumper and put it back over pins 1 & 2.

Also, one more thing: from what you've described, I think your power supply unit (PSU) might be dead. It would be one heck of a coincedence for this to happen at the same time you decided to clean your PC, but it does sound like a dead PSU to me. That would also explain the random restarts you were mentioning earlier. Try the CMOS reset thing, and anybody's else suggestions, but if none of that works, I would start searching for a new PSU.

[se7enless]

Well, did you touch anything on the motherboard, video card, etc., while you were cleaning it? If not, then I doubt you shocked it to death.

To clear/reset the CMOS, look around on your motherboard for three pins, with a small piece of plastic covering two of them (pins 1 & 2) that says CMOS near it. This is usually located somwhere in the bottom right-hand corner of the motherboard. After you find it, make sure all power is disconnected from your machine, then remove the small piece of plastic (this is called a "jumper" by the way) and put it over pins 2 & 3 instead. Wait about ten seconds or so, then once again remove the jumper and put it back over pins 1 & 2.

Also, one more thing: from what you've described, I think your power supply unit (PSU) might be dead. It would be one heck of a coincedence for this to happen at the same time you decided to clean your PC, but it does sound like a dead PSU to me. That would also explain the random restarts you were mentioning earlier. Try the CMOS reset thing, and anybody's else suggestions, but if none of that works, I would start searching for a new PSU.

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Im almost 100% sure i didnt touch anything inside the pc till it died and even then i touched some kind of metal to lose any static built up but theres always a chance and i reset the cmos and it didnt do anything. I thought it was the power supply but the thing is that everything else works except things on the mother board

[Silverado Nomads]

Since you have full power. You've checked and rechecked the obvious.

Out of everything here the only thing that would make it not post would be the CPU itself... Now I can't see static reaching it because the metal inside your basic case(which is what i'm thinking you have) gounds everything out. (Not some of the lan-li cases obviously because of the aluminum).

Unless you touched one of the boards directly(it doesn't take much, your arm hair will do it.).

I'd really take a look at the CPU. As unlucky as it is. That would be the ONLY thing now since you tried

A) The memory(course you could try putting the sticks in a different machine and see if they work for sure.).

B) I'm a hands on person, since i'm not there to look at it. This is all I can tell you apart from the obvious.

Oh and one more thing. Don't ever use a air compressor to blow out any electronics again. Unless the one you had, had a variable setting. Even then it needs to be very low or you risk damaging something.

Just buy one can of compressed air next time you want to blow out your computer.

[se7enless]

Since you have full power. You've checked and rechecked the obvious.

Out of everything here the only thing that would make it not post would be the CPU itself... Now I can't see static reaching it because the metal inside your basic case(which is what i'm thinking you have) gounds everything out. (Not some of the lan-li cases obviously because of the aluminum).

Unless you touched one of the boards directly(it doesn't take much, your arm hair will do it.).

I'd really take a look at the CPU. As unlucky as it is. That would be the ONLY thing now since you tried

A) The memory(course you could try putting the sticks in a different machine and see if they work for sure.).

B) I'm a hands on person, since i'm not there to look at it. This is all I can tell you apart from the obvious.

Oh and one more thing. Don't ever use a air compressor to blow out any electronics again. Unless the one you had, had a variable setting. Even then it needs to be very low or you risk damaging something.

Just buy one can of compressed air next time you want to blow out your computer.

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:( well im prolly gonna get a new comp since i cant move the F'in heat sink on this comp and its like stuck on there pretty good and now im sick of worrying about and so... if it doesnt fix itself in a few day :p i quit on it

[Silverado Nomads]

I'm really sorry I can't help you anymore. :(

Good luck.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

WOW.. this is really dumb lol.

i have compressed air at work.. 100PSI, and i would NEVER blow my PC out with that. clean it for christ sakes.. it only takes 15min.

i bet you got something loose you don't see. compressed air (under 50psi) wouldn't have too much of an effect

[se7enless]

WOW.. this is really dumb lol.

i have compressed air at work.. 100PSI, and i would NEVER blow my PC out with that.  clean it for christ sakes.. it only takes 15min.

i bet you got something loose you don't see.  compressed air (under 50psi) wouldn't have too much of an effect

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my compressor is set on 40 psi

[+Warwagon MVC]

ya this is why god made man who made air in can :)