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IcePick88
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Failed pc! Plz help

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Ok, so about 4 days ago my pc decided to cave.

When switching it on, there is no display (screen does not say check cable), intermittent beeps and no keyboard lights.

Things I've tried:

Tested another PSU, same result.
Stripped out RAM, sometimes it beeps, sometimes it does not. (correct error beep code as per ASUS website)
Disconnected the P4 cable. Same result. (just to check if something else might happen).
Stripped all the non essentials out. Same result.
Edit: Tried different RAM. Same result.

I suspect a bad mobo, but I'm not ruling out a bad CPU.

Any ideas?
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 555 (OC'ed to 3.8Ghz)
CPU Cooler: CM Hyper TX3 P/P
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD5850
Motherboard: Asus M4A785T-M
Memory: 4GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333
Case: Zalman Z7
Display: Samsung Syncmaster 2243BWX
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Re: Failed pc! Plz help

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IcePick88 wrote:Ok, so about 4 days ago my pc decided to cave.
Stripped out RAM, sometimes it beeps, sometimes it does not. (correct error beep code as per ASUS website)
So what is the correct error beep code as per ASUS website?

When you took out the RAM what happened? Did you try other RAM? Only one stick etc?
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Re: Failed pc! Plz help

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Well, if all ram is taken out, it's one long and two short beeps.
But it does this when it wants. (beeps)

Tested my CPU in another pc today and it works. So the mobo it is.

Thanks for all the help anyway people. :|
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 555 (OC'ed to 3.8Ghz)
CPU Cooler: CM Hyper TX3 P/P
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD5850
Motherboard: Asus M4A785T-M
Memory: 4GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333
Case: Zalman Z7
Display: Samsung Syncmaster 2243BWX
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