Got a machine Presario 5002us that does nothing when you start it. No bios screen, no
monitor, no keyboard.
Power supply checked out okay
Cpu fan is running
I disconected everything but the videocard and cpu and memory. No boot
Switched out vidoecard
Switched out memory
I am thinking bad cpu or motherboard.
Do I dare to reset the bios to see what that does?
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Jump to Postit wont hurt to reset the cmos, and often resolves a problem, but maybe a sign that something else is iffy (i have one machine that needs this doing every time it starts, or it wont! never been able to sort it???). it's not always cpu/mobo. check in the case …
Jump to Postsos bout the ground wire getting, my laptop/desktops mixed up. less likely on a desktop. if it's not getting to the post(beep) it could be a corrupt bios. flashing the bios could sort it but be very sure to get exactly the right one cos if you get it wrong, …
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