Ot - computer won't boot

[Sarunas Burdulis]

On 2017-03-17 19:54, Phil wrote:
> Thank you for reading this and I know that this a vague  question but
> you may be able to give me a lead.
> 
> For the past  couple of days my desktop computer has been very slow to
> begin the boot process, perhaps 5 minutes or so. Now it won't boot all.
> 
> The disk activity led blinks at about a 3 second rate, the fans run, and
> speed up once the system warms, and I can measure 5 and 12 volts at the
> disk drive. There is no video from the on-board 
> video chip (which is normal until the system boots up) and the system
> won't boot from the cd drive either. I've reseated various connecters
> and the ram board.

Are there any beeps, when powered up? If yes, check motherboard manual
to decode them.

Disconnect all hard drives, CD drives etc. Try booting and see whether
you still get "no bootable device" or alike.

Find the BIOS reset jumper on the motherboard. Reset BIOS.

-- 
Sarunas Burdulis
math.dartmouth.edu/~sarunas


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