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"Urgent Help: Total Computer Fook Up"

My dad's computer.

Yes, Dad + Computer = Disaster.

A wire was loose at the back or something, just the printer I think.
Now, the tower is on like a shelf around 2-4 inches off the ground.

He just hoofed it out, badoompf.

Now, it won't start up.

I looked inside, and the Gfx card wasnt plugged in porperly, as it wasn't screwed in securely.
I sorted it, and thought that it'd be it.
But it wasn't.

The computer starts buzzing, the fans go on etc... but then it starts to like beep.
I've had this before when I replaced a Gfx on my comp a while ago - putting it back in securely sorted it.

Everything is in properly, securely, all wires and hardware etc.

So what the hell is wrong?

Help!

Azul wrote:
> It kinda moves a little bit.

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Check the screw holes on the motherboard - make sure non have popped out.

If its been moving - You're at risk or shorting out the board on the mounting screws.

Right, so what type of things could I try to whittle down some possibilities, and hopefully sort it?

As I've said, all wires are in properly, Gfx card and stuff is in properly, although I'm not sure about the motherboard.
It kinda moves a little bit.
I think it did that before though, anyway.

Cheers.

Sounds like what happens when I dislocate my RAM>

Either

a) Your processor has moved slightly
b) A card is incorrectly inserted into its port.
c) You've blown your motherboard.

Or it could be a PSU problem?

switch the power off completly from windows without shutting down if you can, then put graphics card back in properly and check all wires are in the right place.then switch it back on, you didnt let it shut down correctly....blar blar let your computer tell you whats wrong with it, but if its not fixed its self at this piont im affraid i think youve reely broken something, like the gfx,ooops.also if it doesnt start up it would explain the beeps, the beeps are your computer trying to start up but not being able to due to something being broken.

Take the graphics card out. Does it change the sequence of beeps?


It's possible the processor has become dislodged, although I'm not sure what pattern of beeps if any that would produce.

Oh dear.

I just went to check what the beeps were doing now.

It *was* doing like 3 short, a couple long etc then stopping.

Now it's gone into psycho mode.

It just keep beeping at the same speed really quickly.

Some bloody idiot must have tried to have a look since the last time I did.

MEH!

Ok, i think if you go here you may be able to diagnose the problem.

http://www.spurdens.freeserve.co.uk/pc/postbeeps.htm#phoenix

Series of long then short.

Oh, it then stops.

The monitor stays blank.

When you turn on, you hear the fans etc initiating (ahar), and then a few sec later, it sorta goes "Beep, beep, beep,...,..., Beeepppp, b-b-beep"

The first three 3/4 second intervals, the ellipsis' indicating short breaks (1-2 seconds), and the rest is obvious.

It's annoying.
I'm getting paid if I can sort it.
Woo.

Heh.