 Help!, my tower is falling apart... some of the wires are all pulled out |
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 Jan 9 2008, 02:54 AM
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if anyone knows anything about these kind of things... it would mean alot. i just dont know what to do. and i need to use the tower because mine doesnt have enough ram in it. |
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Jan 9 2008, 05:17 AM
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What wires are pulled out? Can you post a pic if you dont know. Go to photo bucket http://photobucket.com/ and upload the image.
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Jan 9 2008, 06:06 AM
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 Hardware Guru Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,872 Joined: 25-January 07 From: Tiffin, Ohio Member No.: 108,353 |
What kind of computer is it?
-------------------- ~Chad~ Biostar P4M900-M4, Celeron 2.7GHZ OCD 2.95, 2GB patriot DDR2 667 CL3, 60,20 GB IDE HDD,2 Dell 19" Flat Panel monitors, XFX 512mb OC'd Geforce 9500, Windows XP Professional SP2, SAS, MBAM, MCAFEE STINGER, Zonealarm, Linksys Router, and A Modded Palm TX HandHeld. |
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Jan 9 2008, 03:22 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 9-January 08 From: grande prairie ab Member No.: 182,210 |
okay
i dont have my camera... once again bf took that with him. gotta love break ups. its a "A Open"... it older... but it has a few sticks of ram in it he told me. and as for the wires they all come out of the main box from top top of the tower... some are plugged in but others are just hanging there. |
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Jan 9 2008, 04:43 PM
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Hardware Guru Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,872 Joined: 25-January 07 From: Tiffin, Ohio Member No.: 108,353 |
Sounds like the power supply. Are the wires inside the case? Kind of looks like this?
-------------------- ~Chad~ Biostar P4M900-M4, Celeron 2.7GHZ OCD 2.95, 2GB patriot DDR2 667 CL3, 60,20 GB IDE HDD,2 Dell 19" Flat Panel monitors, XFX 512mb OC'd Geforce 9500, Windows XP Professional SP2, SAS, MBAM, MCAFEE STINGER, Zonealarm, Linksys Router, and A Modded Palm TX HandHeld. |
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Jan 9 2008, 05:00 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 9-January 08 From: grande prairie ab Member No.: 182,210 |
yes!!!
it looks like that haha everything is still in the case but its all blah. the fan is hooked up.. and some of the wires are all hooked up but other arent. |
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Jan 9 2008, 06:42 PM
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Hardware Guru Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,872 Joined: 25-January 07 From: Tiffin, Ohio Member No.: 108,353 |
Not every wire off the power supply will be connected. Have you tried to turn the computer on yet? In order to try and tell you what should be connected we will need to know whats in the computer. If the computer was built at a computer store you will need to try and locate the make and model of the motherboard. If it is an actual Aopen computer we will need a make and model number. Try turning it on first and see if it works.
-------------------- ~Chad~ Biostar P4M900-M4, Celeron 2.7GHZ OCD 2.95, 2GB patriot DDR2 667 CL3, 60,20 GB IDE HDD,2 Dell 19" Flat Panel monitors, XFX 512mb OC'd Geforce 9500, Windows XP Professional SP2, SAS, MBAM, MCAFEE STINGER, Zonealarm, Linksys Router, and A Modded Palm TX HandHeld. |
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Jan 9 2008, 07:21 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 9-January 08 From: grande prairie ab Member No.: 182,210 |
i tried to turn it on and nothing works.
where do i find the make and model? |
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Jan 9 2008, 08:09 PM
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Any labels on the front or back? Model number or anything else like that?
It may have been built special for you or it could be DELL or HP or something like that. DR Here is a link: http://www.buildeasypc.com/hw/howto/instmb.htm that will lead you through a step by step. From this maybe you can figure out what each device needs. Power and Data. This post has been edited by rigacci: Jan 9 2008, 08:13 PM -------------------- |
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