[mdlug] PC Doesn't boot after moving the box

[Robert James Fulner]

So, not sure what I did, now the box isn't even responding to the power
button.


Jim Fulner
National platform representative, Libertarian Party of Michigan
22100 Armada Ridge Rd.,
Armada, MI 48005

Telephony eliminates confusion 248-971-0259


On Sun, Oct 7, 2018 at 3:24 PM Raymond Ingles <sorceror171 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, time to unseat everything. All cables. no disks, no USB, etc. (Leave
> the CPU fan plugged into the motherboard, though.)
>
> Then, plug in the just the power supply, mouse, keyboard, and monitor. See
> if you can get it to boot that way.
>
> On Oct 7, 2018 11:55 AM, "Robert James Fulner" <fulner at alumni.nmu.edu>
> wrote:
>
> I"m not 100% sure.
>
> f I had to guess based on the unfamilar markigns on the board I'd say MSI
> 880GM-E43.
>
> Please note as I said in my last mail now even with both of them plugged in
> I get no display on my monitor. I just plugged my monitor into my work
> laptop to verify it is still working.
>
>
>
> Jim Fulner
> National platform representative, Libertarian Party of Michigan
> 22100 Armada Ridge Rd.,
> Armada, MI 48005
>
> Telephony eliminates confusion 248-971-0259
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 7, 2018 at 11:48 AM Raymond Ingles <sorceror171 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> > What's the motherboard model? Some need two sticks to boot. Makes finding
> a
> > bad one a little trickier, but should be possible.
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 7, 2018, 11:46 AM Robert James Fulner <fulner at alumni.nmu.edu
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Ray,
> > >
> > > I tried that. With just the left memory in, just the right memory in
> both
> > > in and neither in. All 4 cases I now have the same problem, that now
> the
> > > display will not turn on.
> > >
> > > Jim Fulner
> > > National platform representative, Libertarian Party of Michigan
> > > 22100 Armada Ridge Rd.,
> > > Armada, MI 48005
> > >
> > > Telephony eliminates confusion 248-971-0259
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Oct 6, 2018 at 4:40 PM Raymond Ingles <sorceror171 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > In that case... I have also seen RAM DIMMs go bad. I had to get one
> > > > replaced once. I'd pull all but one stick and see if that helps. If
> > not,
> > > > try one stick at a time.
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Oct 6, 2018, 3:04 PM Robert James Fulner <
> > fulner at alumni.nmu.edu>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have previously tried resetting the memory to no avail. I hangs
> > > before
> > > > I
> > > > > even get to the option to enter the BIOS. Usually the "Press F12
> for
> > > > BIOS"
> > > > > shows after this AMD screen does.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim Fulner
> > > > > National platform representative, Libertarian Party of Michigan
> > > > > 22100 Armada Ridge Rd.,
> > > > > Armada, MI 48005
> > > > >
> > > > > Telephony eliminates confusion 248-971-0259
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 3:02 PM Raymond Ingles <
> sorceror171 at gmail.com
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I have seen these new UEFI BIOS systems mess up when new hardware
> > is
> > > > > > installed, and change their boot drive in the settings
> > spontaneously.
> > > > I'd
> > > > > > second checking the bios settings.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2018, 9:48 AM Carl T. Miller <carl at carltm.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I would very gently reseat the memory (pull it out and
> > > > > > > put it back in), reseat the video card if it has one, and
> > > > > > > then unplug all cables to both hard drives and verify
> > > > > > > that the plugs and sockets look good.  Hopefully it
> > > > > > > will boot.  If not, remove the new hard drive.  Go into
> > > > > > > the BIOS to see if there is some magical setting that
> > > > > > > needs tinkering.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Good luck!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > c
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 10/05/2018 09:20 AM, Robert James Fulner wrote:
> > > > > > > > Recently I put a second hard disk in my tower I plugged
> > > everything
> > > > in
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > make sure it worked as I expected to and then when the test
> was
> > > > > > > successful,
> > > > > > > > I plugged everything else in (additional monitors etc. and
> >  put
> > > it
> > > > > > back
> > > > > > > > int eh case where it goes and now when I go to bott I don't
> get
> > > > past
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > opening AMD logo screen on boot.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I suspect something got joggled loose when I moved the tower
> > but
> > > > > > > everything
> > > > > > > > looks ok to me (lots of cables not plugged into everything
> but
> > > I'm
> > > > > > pretty
> > > > > > > > sure that is how it was before.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > With such a symptom, where do I start? I'm hoping I didn't
> fry
> > a
> > > > > > > > motherboard or something.
> > > > > > > > Jim Fulner
> > > > > > > > National platform representative, Libertarian Party of
> Michigan
> > > > > > > > 22100 Armada Ridge Rd.,
> > > > > > > > Armada, MI 48005
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Telephony eliminates confusion 248-971-0259
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