HELP!!!!! Hurry, Now.
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You're right about that! Though, I've seen MOBO's that have a small speaker embedded on the board itself.
SG
interesting. I don't think I ever saw that one before. I'd think the 2 digit 7 segment display on some of my boards would be a more useful diagnostic tool and it's not really any bigger than the minispeaker.
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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Phil Harding wrote:
I live under a rock, what exactley is a home invasion :confused:
Were people (most often drug addicts) bust into your home and if your lucky enough to be home they will kick three shades of shit out of you if they leave it to hands and feet only. Then they will take anything and everything of value to pawn to get their next hit.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
OMG! Thats quite unbelievable!!:wtf: Which place is your friend in? And I thought these kind of things happened in middle eastern dictatorships. Aren't they ever apprehended?:~
SG
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I'm helping a mate out who has hit a bit of bad luck. He's unempoyed and recently was home invaded and as well as kicking a few teeth out they kicked crap out of his computer. Silly bastard went out a bought a few parts with a loan he got before I could have a look over his system. He needed a power supply, HDD and video card but I didn't know at that point if the computer (P4 2.66GHz) was in working order. I pulled out the air compressor and blew enough crap out of the heat sink to plant potatoes in. So it has a DVD-ROM, DVD-R, floppy, 1GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 256MD video, video capture, modem, fluro lights with power switch and I think a SPDIF thingy. It powers up nicely, all the lights on the motherboard light up abd all fans go, but no BIOS beeps or display. Probably means that the motherboard/CPU/RAM is gone. Anyone have any ideas of what else it could be? I have RAM I can swap out for testing but no CPU or M/B, any help appreciated.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
... And my wife wonderes why I sleep with a glock at the bedside, and keep a loaded rifle in the closet
I get all the news I need from the weather report - Paul Simon (from "The Only Living Boy in New York")
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Brady Kelly wrote:
Robbers?
Mainly drug addicts who break in if your home or not. Usually more than one and they are quite nasty if you are in their way.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
I thought we in SA were alone in not feeling safe at home... :~
"Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks." - Ernest Hemingway My New Blog
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OMG! Thats quite unbelievable!!:wtf: Which place is your friend in? And I thought these kind of things happened in middle eastern dictatorships. Aren't they ever apprehended?:~
SG
SimulationofSai wrote:
Which place is your friend in?
Less than a mile up the road from me, sunny downtown Mount Druitt NSW Australia.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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I'm helping a mate out who has hit a bit of bad luck. He's unempoyed and recently was home invaded and as well as kicking a few teeth out they kicked crap out of his computer. Silly bastard went out a bought a few parts with a loan he got before I could have a look over his system. He needed a power supply, HDD and video card but I didn't know at that point if the computer (P4 2.66GHz) was in working order. I pulled out the air compressor and blew enough crap out of the heat sink to plant potatoes in. So it has a DVD-ROM, DVD-R, floppy, 1GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 256MD video, video capture, modem, fluro lights with power switch and I think a SPDIF thingy. It powers up nicely, all the lights on the motherboard light up abd all fans go, but no BIOS beeps or display. Probably means that the motherboard/CPU/RAM is gone. Anyone have any ideas of what else it could be? I have RAM I can swap out for testing but no CPU or M/B, any help appreciated.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Michael Martin wrote:
He needed a power supply, HDD and video card but I didn't know at that point if the computer (P4 2.66GHz) was in working order. I pulled out the air compressor and blew enough crap out of the heat sink to plant potatoes in.
- I don't suppose anyone by chance "tested" the power supply without a motherboard attached? depending on power supply, an unloaded test of a PC powersupply will render the power supply: non-functional. 2) blowing dirt out of the heatsink could mean an overheated CPU, or dead CPU 3) kicking a computer while it is up could have resulted in a brief gap between heatsink and CPU, an air-bubble between the two heats up fast and activates the auto-off on the chip to prevent overheating. Although this is a relatively new thing, I believe it came in the P4 line. Taking the heatsink off, cleaning it properly (google or ask if unsure), put it back on with thermal paste/grease (not glue) or one of the better thermal compounds. In the case of #3, I had two computers shipped to our ship fed ex. Fed ex at least dropped them (not sure from what height but given that this is a steal enclosure bent 2 inches in -- I don't want to know). After reseating everything in a slot, both of them refused to post. But there were motherboard lights telling me that the reason was CPU related. Both had to be cleaned and reseated. One also had to have the graphics card replaced. I would have demanded fed ex insurance replace them, except they were needed in 3 days, insurance would take longer, so fixing was manditory.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I thought we in SA were alone in not feeling safe at home... :~
"Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks." - Ernest Hemingway My New Blog
Brady Kelly wrote:
I thought we in SA were alone in not feeling safe at home...:~
I don't feel unsafe in my home, but there is scum out there. I spent 18 months managing a pub in Fairfield were 2 of the biggest Ice and Cocaine dealers hung out. Amongst the locals were Assyrian gangs and Tongans and Somoans that would fit right alongside the biggest of the NFL players. I had to walk people out that were shooting up heroin, carrying guns and said Tongans and Somoans when they were too pissed to stay. It's not about being tough or too full of myself, but there are times when you just have stand up and stare down, shit happens, you aren't going to be able to stop these people from doing what they want to do. You just have to do your best to control what you can and ride out the rest.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Brady Kelly wrote:
I thought we in SA were alone in not feeling safe at home...:~
I don't feel unsafe in my home, but there is scum out there. I spent 18 months managing a pub in Fairfield were 2 of the biggest Ice and Cocaine dealers hung out. Amongst the locals were Assyrian gangs and Tongans and Somoans that would fit right alongside the biggest of the NFL players. I had to walk people out that were shooting up heroin, carrying guns and said Tongans and Somoans when they were too pissed to stay. It's not about being tough or too full of myself, but there are times when you just have stand up and stare down, shit happens, you aren't going to be able to stop these people from doing what they want to do. You just have to do your best to control what you can and ride out the rest.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Are drugs legalized in Oz?
Co-Author ASP.NET AJAX in Action
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Brady Kelly wrote:
I thought we in SA were alone in not feeling safe at home...:~
I don't feel unsafe in my home, but there is scum out there. I spent 18 months managing a pub in Fairfield were 2 of the biggest Ice and Cocaine dealers hung out. Amongst the locals were Assyrian gangs and Tongans and Somoans that would fit right alongside the biggest of the NFL players. I had to walk people out that were shooting up heroin, carrying guns and said Tongans and Somoans when they were too pissed to stay. It's not about being tough or too full of myself, but there are times when you just have stand up and stare down, shit happens, you aren't going to be able to stop these people from doing what they want to do. You just have to do your best to control what you can and ride out the rest.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Michael Martin wrote:
I don't feel unsafe in my home,
I didn't mean to imply that you did, as I was generalising. I live in SA and do feel safe in my home, but that's because it's in a complex, secured by a guard. It's just surprising to hear of such a thing happening outside of SA. I suppose it happens every where. :(
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"Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks." - Ernest Hemingway My New Blog
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I'm helping a mate out who has hit a bit of bad luck. He's unempoyed and recently was home invaded and as well as kicking a few teeth out they kicked crap out of his computer. Silly bastard went out a bought a few parts with a loan he got before I could have a look over his system. He needed a power supply, HDD and video card but I didn't know at that point if the computer (P4 2.66GHz) was in working order. I pulled out the air compressor and blew enough crap out of the heat sink to plant potatoes in. So it has a DVD-ROM, DVD-R, floppy, 1GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 256MD video, video capture, modem, fluro lights with power switch and I think a SPDIF thingy. It powers up nicely, all the lights on the motherboard light up abd all fans go, but no BIOS beeps or display. Probably means that the motherboard/CPU/RAM is gone. Anyone have any ideas of what else it could be? I have RAM I can swap out for testing but no CPU or M/B, any help appreciated.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
I've had this exact symptom. I'd forgotten to connect the separate 12V power feed.
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interesting. I don't think I ever saw that one before. I'd think the 2 digit 7 segment display on some of my boards would be a more useful diagnostic tool and it's not really any bigger than the minispeaker.
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
dan neely wrote:
I'd think the 2 digit 7 segment display on some of my boards would be a more useful diagnostic tool and it's not really any bigger than the minispeaker.
Supermicro has a piezo speaker (mini) for the heat alarms and a slightly larger one for standard PC boot tones both on the motherboard, as well as a 3 LED error message system. handy.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Are drugs legalized in Oz?
Co-Author ASP.NET AJAX in Action
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
Are drugs legalized in Oz?
No and neither is the carrying of guns, but that doesn't stop the criminal element from doing it.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote:
I don't feel unsafe in my home,
I didn't mean to imply that you did, as I was generalising. I live in SA and do feel safe in my home, but that's because it's in a complex, secured by a guard. It's just surprising to hear of such a thing happening outside of SA. I suppose it happens every where. :(
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"Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks." - Ernest Hemingway My New Blog
Brady Kelly wrote:
I didn;t mean to imply that you did, as I was generalising.
I know that, sorry if it came across the wrong way in text.
Brady Kelly wrote:
It's just surprising to here of such a thing happening outside of SA. I suppose it happens every where. :(
This stuff doesn't happen everywhere all the time, but it does happen often enough to suck big time.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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I'm helping a mate out who has hit a bit of bad luck. He's unempoyed and recently was home invaded and as well as kicking a few teeth out they kicked crap out of his computer. Silly bastard went out a bought a few parts with a loan he got before I could have a look over his system. He needed a power supply, HDD and video card but I didn't know at that point if the computer (P4 2.66GHz) was in working order. I pulled out the air compressor and blew enough crap out of the heat sink to plant potatoes in. So it has a DVD-ROM, DVD-R, floppy, 1GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 256MD video, video capture, modem, fluro lights with power switch and I think a SPDIF thingy. It powers up nicely, all the lights on the motherboard light up abd all fans go, but no BIOS beeps or display. Probably means that the motherboard/CPU/RAM is gone. Anyone have any ideas of what else it could be? I have RAM I can swap out for testing but no CPU or M/B, any help appreciated.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
First thing you do is disconnect everything that is not neccesary for the pc to run eg. Sound Card, Hard Drives, CD/DVD Roms, Floppy Drives. All you leave connected is your display adapter and 1 memory module (and the CPU obvliously). Now power up the PC If nothing happens, try it with the memory module in another slot. If still nothing happens, try another memory module, and also try it in multiple slots. If STILL nothing happens then you can try another CPU if you can find one, and if you suspect that your PC-Speaker isn't working you could even try another display adapter because it's possible that the PC is beeping but the speaker is not functioning. If all of the above fails, try another mother board. If you still struggle, try another PC. ;P
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I'm helping a mate out who has hit a bit of bad luck. He's unempoyed and recently was home invaded and as well as kicking a few teeth out they kicked crap out of his computer. Silly bastard went out a bought a few parts with a loan he got before I could have a look over his system. He needed a power supply, HDD and video card but I didn't know at that point if the computer (P4 2.66GHz) was in working order. I pulled out the air compressor and blew enough crap out of the heat sink to plant potatoes in. So it has a DVD-ROM, DVD-R, floppy, 1GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 256MD video, video capture, modem, fluro lights with power switch and I think a SPDIF thingy. It powers up nicely, all the lights on the motherboard light up abd all fans go, but no BIOS beeps or display. Probably means that the motherboard/CPU/RAM is gone. Anyone have any ideas of what else it could be? I have RAM I can swap out for testing but no CPU or M/B, any help appreciated.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
You should be able to eliminate RAM from the equation as the computer will at least make noise/beeps even if the RAM was bad. I'm not sure if the same can be said for the CPU.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
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OMG! Thats quite unbelievable!!:wtf: Which place is your friend in? And I thought these kind of things happened in middle eastern dictatorships. Aren't they ever apprehended?:~
SG
SimulationofSai wrote:
Aren't they ever apprehended?
Only if caught.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
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Phil Harding wrote:
I live under a rock, what exactley is a home invasion :confused:
Were people (most often drug addicts) bust into your home and if your lucky enough to be home they will kick three shades of shit out of you if they leave it to hands and feet only. Then they will take anything and everything of value to pawn to get their next hit.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote:
He needed a power supply, HDD and video card but I didn't know at that point if the computer (P4 2.66GHz) was in working order. I pulled out the air compressor and blew enough crap out of the heat sink to plant potatoes in.
- I don't suppose anyone by chance "tested" the power supply without a motherboard attached? depending on power supply, an unloaded test of a PC powersupply will render the power supply: non-functional. 2) blowing dirt out of the heatsink could mean an overheated CPU, or dead CPU 3) kicking a computer while it is up could have resulted in a brief gap between heatsink and CPU, an air-bubble between the two heats up fast and activates the auto-off on the chip to prevent overheating. Although this is a relatively new thing, I believe it came in the P4 line. Taking the heatsink off, cleaning it properly (google or ask if unsure), put it back on with thermal paste/grease (not glue) or one of the better thermal compounds. In the case of #3, I had two computers shipped to our ship fed ex. Fed ex at least dropped them (not sure from what height but given that this is a steal enclosure bent 2 inches in -- I don't want to know). After reseating everything in a slot, both of them refused to post. But there were motherboard lights telling me that the reason was CPU related. Both had to be cleaned and reseated. One also had to have the graphics card replaced. I would have demanded fed ex insurance replace them, except they were needed in 3 days, insurance would take longer, so fixing was manditory.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
El Corazon wrote:
- kicking a computer while it is up could have resulted in a brief gap between heatsink and CPU, an air-bubble between the two heats up fast and activates the auto-off on the chip to prevent overheating. Although this is a relatively new thing, I believe it came in the P4 line.
The p3 line actually. The p4 improved response time to allow underclocking to FPS slideshow performance if all cooling was lost instead of doing an emergency shutdown that left the PC hung. I'm not sure when AMD got around to stealing the idea, I know the athlonXP family would smoke if the heatsink was removed during operation.
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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El Corazon wrote:
- kicking a computer while it is up could have resulted in a brief gap between heatsink and CPU, an air-bubble between the two heats up fast and activates the auto-off on the chip to prevent overheating. Although this is a relatively new thing, I believe it came in the P4 line.
The p3 line actually. The p4 improved response time to allow underclocking to FPS slideshow performance if all cooling was lost instead of doing an emergency shutdown that left the PC hung. I'm not sure when AMD got around to stealing the idea, I know the athlonXP family would smoke if the heatsink was removed during operation.
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
dan neely wrote:
The p4 improved response time to allow underclocking to FPS slideshow performance if all cooling was lost
hmmmm... XEONs will still shut down, its most of our work on those processors, and I can't tell you how many times and overheated processor has shut down a system. They underclock to a limit then *poof* gone. At least until you fix the problem.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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... And my wife wonderes why I sleep with a glock at the bedside, and keep a loaded rifle in the closet
I get all the news I need from the weather report - Paul Simon (from "The Only Living Boy in New York")
Justin Perez wrote:
I sleep with a glock at the bedside, and keep a loaded rifle in the closet
That'll change as soon as you have children. Or at least I hope it will...
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