[GRLUG] dead computer

[danwiddisii at gmail.com]

Patrick,
They usually do - however I've seen them not beep as well - I don't mean to
be cryptic - but I've seen just about every type of failure out there -
it's fairly typical to have them not beep on memory errors now days.

If you can get it to power up to post and it crashes - (if you can) try to
download and burn that memtest86 disc and see if it'll boot off that - if
no luck you'll just have to work one thing at a time.

You may want to pick up a static strap (to protect parts/pieces while
swapping them out) - you'd be amazed at how a small amount of static
electricity can affect parts.
If you have a friend with the same type of memory see if you can work out
testing with their memory. That might save you some money.
Tigerdirect/Newegg have great deals on memory/system boards during the
holiday's so that may be a good time to upgrade/replace anyway.

Hopefully you'll get things worked out. I wish I could help but my current
pc is a little older (not to mentioned packed) since we're moving to
Florida next week :)

Good Luck!

Dan


On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:29 AM, <patrick at upmerchants.com> wrote:

> Thank you for the info.  I was going to start with the memory first but
> will try the corsair instead of the adata.
>
> Years ago if you pulled the memory from a motherboard and powered it up it
> would beep at you.  I tried that and no beeps.
>
> Do today's motherboards still beep if they don't find any memory?
>
>
>
>
> Quoting "danwiddisii at gmail.com" <danwiddisii at gmail.com>:
>
>  Patrick,
>> I work for a computer company locally and do a ton of diagnostic and
>> repair
>> work on a variety of servers, main frame equipment etc. - I say that to
>> let
>> you know I have a lot of experience as I do this kind of stuff every day
>> of
>> the week!
>>
>> A few years ago I had a similar issue with my system and had memory issues
>> with OCZ and ADATA memory. I figured this out by running memtest86 - a
>> utility available for free - it's a bootable disk that you run and it does
>> thorough testing of the memory - if you google it you should be able to
>> find it rather quick.
>>
>> After several attempts to get 'good' memory from OCZ and ADATA I gave up
>> and bought Corsair memory - all builds I do from now on (for
>> friends/family
>> etc.) I will only use high-quality Corsair (or equivalent) memory for this
>> reason.
>>
>> The issue 'could' also be with the system board - if you can get your
>> hands
>> on some memory to test the box - you should be able to determine the
>> problem pretty quick. The good thing is that the PC3-10666 memory is
>> rather
>> cheap compared to past memory types.
>>
>> I would start with memory first though. Have a great Christmas - and good
>> luck!!
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 9:48 AM, <patrick at upmerchants.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Hello,
>>>
>>> My computer died this morning.  Over the past week it has been having
>>> hard
>>> lockups where I need to power off and back on to get it to work.
>>>
>>> No problem messages of any kind in /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog
>>> when I checked it astre restart.
>>>
>>> I did get a bios message once, something about the "dram" setting.  Did
>>> not record it so cannot say amy more about it.
>>>
>>> Power supply looks good when plugged into a power judge tester.
>>>
>>> system consists of:
>>>
>>> ECS A780LM-M2 AMD 760G Motherboard - Micro ATX, Socket AM3, AMD 760G
>>> Chipset, 1800MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA II (3Gb/s), RAID, Radeon HD 3000
>>> Graphics, 6-CH Audio, Fast Ethernet LAN, USB 2.0 MPN:  A780LM-M2 (10/100)
>>>
>>> AMD AD610EHDK42GM Athlon II X4 610e Processor - Quad Core, 2MB L2 Cache,
>>> 2.40GHz, Socket AM3, 45W, No Fan, OEM MPN:  AD610EHDK42GM
>>>
>>> Thermaltake CL-P0503 CPU Cooler - 70mm Fan, Rifle Bearing, Socket AM2,
>>> AM2+, AM3, 754, 939 MPN:  CL-P0503
>>>
>>> ADATA Premier Series AD3U1333C4G9-SH 4GB Desktop Memory Module -
>>> PC3-10666, DDR3-1333MHz, 240-pin DIMM
>>>
>>> Diablotek CPA-0170 Diamond ATX Mid Tower Case - ATX, Micro ATX, 400W PSU,
>>> 2x Int 5.25" x 1x Ext 3.5", 2x Int 3.5", 2x Front USB 2.0 Ports, Black
>>> MPN:  CPA-0170
>>>
>>> Unfortunately I don't have any other machine / parts to swap around to
>>> see
>>> if it will revive.
>>>
>>> Any ideas as to what could be the most likely cause / what parts to start
>>> replacing first?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Patrick
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