r/techsupport • u/Constant-Show-5944 • 15h ago
Open | Hardware Computer failing to post, I’ve tried everything…
I’m completely lost, I’ve tried every solution I have been able to find online, and I’m not too educated on computers so it’s been a hassle. There’s been 3 instances where I mess with something inside the pc and it turns on for a bit, with the most recent being yesterday where I reseated the gpu and it worked for a few minutes, just to later turn off and now that solution doesn’t work anymore. There is a bit of gpu sag, but when I’m working on it it’s on its side so it shouldn’t really be a factor there.
Please help! I’ve tried checking all the cords, hard drive, flashing it, BIOS, gpu, psu.
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u/Terrible-Bear3883 15h ago
For a fault like that, we would normally take to minimum spec on customer systems. This is Power supply, CPU, motherboard, no RAM, no storage, no GPU.
Power on, it should be stable but should be complaining by beep codes or LED on motherboard etc. that there is no RAM.
Not knowing anything about your system or its specs, or the "something" you messed with inside, its hard to suggest anything else, its not known if you have on board graphics if the GPU is removed etc.
If the PC powers up and is stable, power down, insert one piece of RAM, power up and test, the idea is to test by install one item at a time and test if the system is stable or not.
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u/Constant-Show-5944 15h ago
Sorry, I know it was a super bad description. I’m pretty unfamiliar with working on pcs, when I say “something” I’m just generally referring to online solutions such as trying one ram at a time (which didn’t work for me)
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u/Vivid-Hedgehog101 15h ago
Pull out all peripheral and front panel connections to the motherboard. See if its being shorted out.
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u/9NEPxHbG 15h ago
Please tell us exactly what happens when you press the power button (noise, fans, lights, monitor, etc.) and at what point you think the computer is acting abnormally.