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Help! Push Power button, light flashes on CD player but then nothing?

Hi,

I went to turn on my Best Buy special.. desktop, VPR Matrix, Intel Pentium IV.
I push the Power button and a light flashes on CD player but then nothing?
Pulled side panel and there is a little green LED inside that is on and where the ethernet cable plugs in is lit with green LED.

Don't know what to do? Help!

Thank you, Bill

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ISoul

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BILL Carlisle

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How do I rule out one or the other?

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nobus

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BILL Carlisle

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Thanks for the replies,

there is no booting at all.. never gets that far...

"but then nothing" means that I get no signal on the monitor, AND my PSU fan did not roll AND my CPU fan did not roll AND I did not notice my Hard drive spin AND......dead..except those 2 LED lights that seem to stay on whether it is turned on or not.

I get no post beeps at all after pressing the power button.
If it doesn't beep could it be the power supply?

when I get home tonight I'll check that my system speakers are connected and working and the other things if applicatable.

I have another computer that I can test parts... what about the power supply? What is crucial to match.. don't want to burn my motherboard...

Thanks so much for the help... Bill

nobus

try what i suggested : boot with the minimum to isolate the problem.
Then you still can swap power supply, mobo or cpu

BILL Carlisle

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nobus,
I'll try disconnecting the second hard drive, Jaz drive, pull memory and whatever else I can and then try pushing the power button...

Thanks...

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BILL Carlisle

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I disconnected everything but the primary hard drive..
Same thing....Nothing....
Replaced the Power Supply - Nothing....

Sounds like Mother Board?

Bill :(

speak2ab

Motherboard will be my pick, provided you have done the troubleshooting as indicated earlier.
AB

BILL Carlisle

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Hi All,
It was my motherboard...

Thanks for the help diagnosing...

Bill :>)