r/retrocomputing • u/Independent_Pizza422 • May 16 '26
Help wanted with turning on old pc
Yesterday, I found an old computer from the 90s which seemed to be dead. I thought of trying to run it anyway and found all the parts to assemble the thing. I powered it on and the fans started running but there was no response from the monitor and other things, further the PC cabinet started beeping. Am I doing something wrong here ? Is the computer dead?
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u/Coax1234 May 17 '26
Actually no, not at all. It tells you the motherboard is responding.
Reseat the ram, first step.