[nflug] issues with starting a comptuer

[Roelant Ossewaarde]

Maybe there's still hope.

First, if you have video, but it is tinted green, check the cabling;  
either it works or it doesn't, if it works but in a weird way, it's  
probably not broken. Also, check the settings of your display itself,  
notably the color depth.

In my experience, 'touching the case and it dies'-cases are most  
always problems with power: open up the case and find ALL loose  
wires, no matter how tiny, check their shielding and if they can make  
contact with the case. You can't always see this easily, sometimes  
cables make contact through their plastic housing. So I'd suggest you  
buy some insulating tape and tape off all loose cables within the  
machine.

It sounds to me as something less fatal: a computer that dies when  
you touch it is certainly not inherently broken.


On Dec 15, 2005, at 7:44 PM, Joshua Ronne Altemoos wrote:

> I looked in teh case and what not and it looked mounted correctly. It
> started up and ran for awhile untill the case was touched and now  
> it does
> not start up correctly. If it does the video is green tinted. bad  
> thing
> for me is i left the seller good feedback ebfore all this staretd to
> happen. The phone # he has with paypal is disconnected so it looks  
> like i
> paid 100 for a 20 gig hd and 256mb of ram ....
>
>
>
>> Hi, Joshua
>> You say when you move the case it shuts off? Sounds
>> like the motherboard is not mounted right and is
>> touching the case and grounding out. It could short
>> out! I would have pete look into it. It may be in need
>> of remounting the motherboard, you can do it yourself,
>> but if you think you might have a bit of a problem
>> putting it all back together, then your better off
>> having pete do it. If you think you can do it yourself
>> try taking it apart and reassembling it from scratch
>> to make sure it was done the right way. You may need
>> mounts and such on hand! Hope it all works out.
>>
>> Ron:)
>>
>> --- Joshua Ronne Altemoos <joshua at wolfnix.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> hehe. I did mention it "I plug it in and all that
>>> jazz and for a while it
>>> would just turn off." The email was not exactly in
>>> cronical order.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- Joshua Ronne Altemoos <joshua at wolfnix.net>
>>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Well it does start up after awhile but then it
>>>>> shutsoff after a period of
>>>>> time.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well, you did not mention that in your first
>>>>
>>> email.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I did not think putting it near heat would did
>>>>
>>>>> anything wrong to it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes it could! But then again I have not seen the
>>>>
>>> unit
>>>
>>>> myself, so I'm only going by your email.
>>>>
>>>> Pete, is correct! check to so if all is correctly
>>>> connected, and everything is correctly placed. I
>>>>
>>> would
>>>
>>>> take it over to his shop if your still then in
>>>>
>>> doubt
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, Joshua
>>>>>> Well it sounds like one of two issues, one
>>>>>>
>>>>> condensation was on the
>>>>>
>>>>>> motherboard and shorted it out, or two you just
>>>>>>
>>>>> bought your first eBay
>>>>>
>>>>>> special. The cost alone of returning it would
>>>>>>
>>> make
>>>
>>>>> it no bargen. As to the
>>>>>
>>>>>> first opinion, you should have unpacked it and
>>>>>>
>>> let
>>>
>>>>> it alone till the next
>>>>>
>>>>>> day after it dried out. Keeping it near a heat
>>>>>>
>>>>> vent would be the worst
>>>>>
>>>>>> thing to do. The shock of cold circuits
>>>>>>
>>> suddenly
>>>
>>>>> being heated up by hot
>>>>>
>>>>>> air could have also caused damage. You should
>>>>>>
>>> have
>>>
>>>>> left it alone and kept
>>>>>
>>>>>> it away from heat and just let it dry out.
>>>>>>
>>> After
>>>
>>>>> it came to room
>>>>>
>>>>>> temperature overnight would have been the best
>>>>>>
>>>>> time to test it. You need
>>>>>
>>>>>> to learn more about the hardware as much as you
>>>>>>
>>> do
>>>
>>>>> about the software.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've came across meany people that are well
>>>>>>
>>> versed
>>>
>>>>> in software, but need
>>>>>
>>>>>> to use common sense when handling hardware.
>>>>>>
>>> Don't
>>>
>>>>> take this the wrong way,
>>>>>
>>>>>> but it happens. The joy of unpacking and
>>>>>>
>>> playing
>>>
>>>>> with the new toy is hard
>>>>>
>>>>>> to resist, and some people learn the hard way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Ron:)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joshua Ronne Altemoos <joshua at wolfnix.net>
>>>>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> hey i ordered a PC off
>>>>>
>>>>>> ebay there is a DOA policy but i want tio try
>>>>>>
>>> to
>>>
>>>>> do
>>>>>
>>>>>> what i can before i i have to return it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  I plug it in and all that jazz and for a while
>>>>>>
>>> it
>>>
>>>>> would just turn off. It
>>>>>
>>>>>> was cold so I left it near a vent but not to
>>>>>>
>>> close
>>>
>>>>> to over heat it when i
>>>>>
>>>>>> switch the power on the PSU's fan starts and
>>>>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>> LEDs on the front flash
>>>>>
>>>>>> when they turn off. Any ideas? Also how can i
>>>>>>
>>> find
>>>
>>>>> out how to getinto
>>>>>
>>>>>> setup on a Intel D815eea Motherboard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> link for product
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? 
>> ViewItem&item=8727106471&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
>>
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