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pmormr 
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 Posted: 06 November 2003 at 1:35pm |
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i should start a company that collects old computers...
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Bluefrog
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Posted: 06 November 2003 at 1:45pm |
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oh - To recover the data, just stick the drive in another box - easier...
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fernan82
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Posted: 07 November 2003 at 8:30pm |
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Open it and check that all the PCI/AGP cards are firmly in place. Since
you said it happened when you unplugged the cables off the back it's
very possible that the video card came loose a bit. Also if it's a PCI
card try taking it out and put it on another slot. It can be pretty
much anything but the most common causes for this problem are video
card, motherboard, RAM, and CPU.
If that don't fix it you might have to start stripping out all the
hardware and keep just the motherboard, cpu, ram, and video card, and
if still won't POST then start swaping parts from another PC until you
narrow it down to something... Ground yourself by touching the metal
chasis of the case before you touch anything inside.
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dpyers
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Posted: 08 November 2003 at 1:59am |
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Can you boot from a floppy?
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Lead me not into temptation... I know the short cut, follow me.
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lenacheong
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Posted: 08 November 2003 at 9:06pm |
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no, can't boot from floppy either.
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Bluefrog
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Posted: 10 November 2003 at 5:41am |
Now, calculate how much time you have wasted on messing around with the PC, multiply it by how much your time is worth, multiply that by a 'cost of living' / 'cost of sanity' adjustment factor to account for the hair and sanity you lost... and then tell me it wouldn't have been easier just to scrap it all...
PCs are very much similar to public restrooms... lots of crap floating around in there and if you're brave enough, you're still gonna get covered in $hi+.
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the boss
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Posted: 10 November 2003 at 7:07am |
buy a new one 
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KCWebMonkey
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Posted: 10 November 2003 at 9:14am |
Maybe your PC fluid reservoir is too low, and that would cause your Fluid Underflow Capacity Device to malfunction, which would prevent your PC from booting up.
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